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Mormon church removes 185K teens from Boy Scouts, plans own organization

15 May 2017, 07:43

But he said that leaving Varsity and Venturing could offer the church a chance to test its own youth programming and that it may someday leave the Boy Scouts altogether. "We have seen that a very small percentage of the current LDS Varsity Teams a...

Trump Creating Commission on Voter Fraud, Suppression

15 May 2017, 07:36

The commission will include Republicans and Democrats and be composed of current and former state election officials and other experts , the White House official said . She says the group plans to complete its work with a report to the president ...

Whitehouse was warned about Flynn's blackmail risk

15 May 2017, 07:30

Trump officials have said Yates merely gave a "heads-up". "If they didn't take any action, that would certainly be concerning", Yates said. Yates had been made into an enemy by the Trump administration after speaking out against the Muslim ban an...

Pope Francis: Medjugorje 'Supposed Apparitions Don't Have Much Value'

15 May 2017, 07:18

It's like an answer to prayer, because I felt that always they would be canonized", said Agnes Walsh from Killarney, Ireland. Asked specifically if he would try to soften Trump's policies, Francis said: "That is a political calculation that I don't...

President Trump signs executive order giving Churches more political freedom

15 May 2017, 06:31

The Freedom From Religion Foundation , or FFRF, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that advocates for the separation of church and state, filed a lawsuit Thursday in Madison federal court against President Donald Trump and IRS Commissioner Josh Koskinen,...

Interviews well underway for new Federal Bureau of Investigation director to replace Comey

15 May 2017, 06:30

Comey. "The Russians did interfere in our election". "I think there are a lot of Democrats who feel that way", Schumer said. "Internally from the president?" Clapper said America's founding fathers had created three co-equal branches of governmen...

Trump pushes Senate Republicans to act on bill

15 May 2017, 06:18

Susan Collins, R-Maine, said the Senate will come up with a "new, fresh approach" to health care rather than rigidly follow the Obamacare replacement bill narrowly passed by the House on Thursday. For a handful of moderates who pushed the Republican ...

Trump kept Spicer in the dark on Comey firing

15 May 2017, 06:00

Associates of Mr Comey , however, have been outspoken on the issue, casting doubt on the official White House narrative of his firing. The ousted director has told associates he was summoned to the White House for a one-on-one dinner with Trump ju...

Betsy DeVos Booed, Protested While Delivering Speech At Florida HBCU

15 May 2017, 05:52

At times her remarks were drowned out by hecklers. The B-CU petition also objects to DeVos's recent withdrawal of protections the Obama administration put in place for students who have mismanaged or are defaulting on their student loans.

Suspect in killing of Arkansas deputy and 2 others captured

15 May 2017, 05:52

Authorities say a gunman has fatally shot the police chief of an OH village and two nursing home employees. The woman who was in the residence was not named and she was not wounded, police said . Mainhart was fatally shot during the traffic stop, ...

Senate keeps Obama-era climate change regulation

15 May 2017, 05:45

The Senate failed Wednesday to overturn an Obama-era methane restriction, unable to muster a simple majority to repeal the rule when three Republicans who were expected to vote yes instead voted no on the repeal. The rule targeted methane, a pot...

US Senate Democrats may refuse to vote on Trump FBI pick - Schumer

15 May 2017, 05:38

Trump sparked a political firestorm when he abruptly fired James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation last week. "I agree that it needs to be someone with a lot of credibility in law enforcement, it is one of the reasons I suggested...

2 women killed in shooting on highway

15 May 2017, 05:37

Police say 23-year-old Tanna D. Gardner of Richmond died at the scene and 26-year-old Sharayne Danielle Nichole Holland of Manassas died after being taken to the hospital. Police say three officers fired their weapons during an encounter with a man o...

Portugal win first ever Eurovision Song Contest

15 May 2017, 05:34

I want to be known as a musician. Jon Ola Sand, executive supervisor of Eurovision afterwards praised the "amazing set-up" in Ukraine and Sobral's performance. "We are really cementing our place in the competition", Creasey added. Though the ev...

Trump say it's possible he could pick FBI head by next week

15 May 2017, 05:17

Clapper spoke following Trump's sudden firing of Comey last week, which drew sharp criticism because it came amid the FBI's investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. They are among a dozen candidates being considered...

DOJ reversal on drug prosecutions will fuel mass incarceration, undermine public safety

15 May 2017, 05:02

Eric Holder says Sessions is ignoring bipartisan support for sentencing changes in telling the nation's federal prosecutors to charge the most serious crimes against most suspects. Combined, those changes led to a steep decline in a federal prison po...

White House disputes political risks for 2018

15 May 2017, 04:52

They would eliminate popular protections for people with pre-existing conditions, make older people pay more, and give huge tax breaks to the wealthy. However, members including Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows persisted in talks with the Trump A...

Comey declines to testify before Senate committee

15 May 2017, 04:54

I will "absolutely" subpoena tapes between Comey and Trump if they exist GOP chairman: Trump's Comey tweet "inappropriate" GOP senator: Special prosecutor "on the table" MORE (R-N.C.), said that while another committee may need to subpoena the ...

Trump addresses class of 2017 at Liberty University

15 May 2017, 04:51

Christian conservatives have been overjoyed by Trump's appointment of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, along with Trump's choice of socially conservative Cabinet members and other officials. "Following your convictions means you must be w...

Trump says 'major help from God' need to win

15 May 2017, 04:52

But Trump himself has given his critics a lot of fodder over the last several days. Trump on Friday fired FBI Director James Comey . "Being an outsider is fine". Trump also praised the military for its battle against the Islamic State and referred...

Chinese President Inaugurates Belt and Road Summit

15 May 2017, 04:18

U.S. companies are ready to get involved in China's Silk Road project, an American official said Sunday, as Washington strikes an increasingly cooperative tone with its biggest trade rival. Addressing concerns that the initiative will become a bonanz...

Abbas to Trump: Peace agreement must be based on two-state solution

15 May 2017, 04:16

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to break that pattern - but if the daylight between his meetings with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas indicates anything, it's going to be an uphill battle. "We will get...

Israel criticizes United Nations cultural agency resolution on Jerusalem

15 May 2017, 03:51

The resolution is similar to a previous UNESCO decision passed past year, which sharply criticized Israel's management of Palestinian religious sites, including al-Aqsa mosque. The Foreign Minister expressed his dissatisfaction with those count...

54% of Americans Think President Trump Firing James Comey Was Inappropriate

15 May 2017, 03:47

Gen. Rod Rosenstein to brief all senators early next week on Comey's dismissal. Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, testifying in place of Comey, contradicted Trump's appraisal of turmoil at the FBI, saying that Comey had "broad support" from the ra...

Trump order to ease no-politics tax rule for religious groups

15 May 2017, 03:46

At his signing ceremony in the White House's Rose Garden, Trump said the order "will not allow people of faith to be bullied, targeted, or silenced any more". Numerous religious leaders News 5 spoke with on Thursday from local churches, Focus on ...

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