Trump’s legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world
MATT SPETALNICK, ANDREA SHALAL, JEFF MASON and STEVE HOLLAND, of Reuters, report…
In Biden’s Cabinet, Catholics and Jews dominate
RNS Joe Biden’s Cabinet is set to make history in a number of ways. If all the nominees the president-elect has chosen are confirmed, the Cabinet – including the Vice President, the heads of 15 executive departments and eight other key positions – will be the most racially and ethnically diverse ever. Among them are six […]
Joe Biden’s family Bible anchors faith-infused inaugural events
RNS President-elect Joe Biden plans to be sworn in with his hefty family Bible when he becomes the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday. It’s one of many ways religion will be a facet of the inaugural activities surrounding the country’s second Catholic president. “it’s just been a family heirloom on the Biden […]
In the US, Democrats barreling toward impeaching Trump in wake of Capitol siege
Washington DC, US Reuters Democrats in the US House of Representatives plan to impeach Donald Trump on Wednesday unless he steps down or is removed before then, after drawing up charges accusing him of inciting insurrection ahead of last week’s siege of the Capitol. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told his fellow Democrats the chamber […]
US House Democrats to pursue impeachment if Trump not removed
Washington DC, US Reuters US House of Representatives Democrats plan a vote on Monday to urge Vice President Mike Pence to take steps to remove President Donald Trump from office after his supporters’ deadly storming of the Capitol, before attempting to impeach him again. The plan, spelled out by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a […]
US Congress certifies Biden win hours after harrowing Capitol Hill assault
Washington DC, US Reuters Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory. Immediately after the certification, the White House released a statement from Trump in which he pledged an “orderly transition” on […]
“Black America’s church”: Senate race thrusts historic Atlanta church into spotlight
AARON MORRISON, of Associated Press, reports on the role Ebenezer Baptist Church has played – and continues to play – in US politics…
US President-elect Joe Biden laces Electoral College victory speech with Scripture and Prayer of St Francis
Washington DC, US RNS President-elect Joe Biden marked his Electoral College win with a religious flair, citing Scripture and the Prayer of St Francis during his victory speech. Members of the Electoral College voted in all 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday, formalising Biden’s 306-232 win over incumbent Donald Trump. President-elect Joe […]
Republican-led Senate panel advances US Supreme Court nominee Barrett as Democrats boycott
Washington DC, US AP Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, keeping President Donald Trump’s pick on track for confirmation before the 3rd November election. Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the GOP’s rush to install Trump’s nominee to […]
US election: How Trump’s Republican National Convention speech wove faith into the ‘great American story’
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, take a look at President Donald Trump’s speech on the last night of this week’s Republican National Convention…