Pro-life activists are pushing back against the Republican Party’s new, Trump-directed platform, which appears to soften the party’s stance on abortion.
Donald Trump
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Why we miss Tom Wolfe in the Trump-Biden era
Tom Wolfe would have loved to write about a debate between a billionaire former president who is also a convicted felon and an octogenarian sitting president whose public mental lapses are vociferously denied by many of his own confidantes.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Democrats: If you respect voters, replace Joe Biden
Keeping President Biden on the ballot is like telling voters: “Trust us. Don’t believe your eyes and ears.”
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Did we just watch the last presidential debate?
Many watching last night’s debate wondered if this was the end for Joe Biden. But I could not help but wonder if this was the end of presidential debates.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What you may not hear about immigration during the Biden-Trump debate
This week’s debate could be an opportunity to inform voters that the economy needs immigrants for economic growth, but so far both candidates have focused on border control.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholics could decide the 2024 election
Catholics are a good weathervane for how the country will vote: If you win Catholics, you likely win the country.
Posted inFaith, News
Only 13% of Americans see President Biden as ‘very religious’
The number was even smaller for former President Donald Trump, with just 4% of respondents seeing Trump, a non-denominational Christian, as “very religious.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Donald Trump is a modern-day Gatsby. That’s why he may still win in November.
Donald J. Trump became the first president in history to be convicted of a felony last week. And he may become the first convicted felon to become president of the United States in November.
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Experts: Trump’s felony conviction is historic, with potential ramifications for US
Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on all 34 felony counts by a Manhattan jury for falsifying business records related to hush money payments during the 2016 campaign, marking the first criminal conviction of a former president and sparking varied reactions from political and legal experts.
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Trump’s 34 felony convictions won’t make him more popular. That might not matter for the election.
The reality is that voters don’t have to like Mr. Trump, or think he’s a martyr of our legal system, in order to vote for him.