In his victory speech early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump pledged that he “will be president for all Americans,” and he asked those who did not support him “for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country.” Here’s some guidance right off the […]
Democrats Pramila Jayapal, Kamala Harris, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi win seats NEWLEY PURNELL Nov 9, 2016 7:16 pm IST Wall Street Journal 4 COMMENTS Several Democratic Indian-origin candidates have clinched victory in U.S. elections, as Republican candidate Donald Trump swept to power in the presidential poll. Indian-born Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who […]
Source: CBS News by Stanley Feldman and Melissa Herrmann Many observers thought this presidential election would be decided by Donald Trump’s polarizing rhetoric, his history of behavior toward women and his questionable qualifications for the office. Instead, CBS News exit polls suggest Trump’s win was in large part a repudiation […]
Source: BBC World leaders are reacting to the triumph of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election. As news of the result was confirmed, they began to […]
Source: The New York Times By RICK ROJAS DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Some pro-Clinton videos circulating in this part of South Florida do not feature Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders or […]
Source: America Magazine By Michael O’Loughlin In a speech delivered at the Vatican just three days before the U.S. presidential election, Pope Francis urged social justice activists from around the world […]
Source: Pew Research Center Declines in eight states and increases in seven since 2009 BY JEFFREY S. PASSEL AND D’VERA COHN There were 8 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. working or looking for work in 2014, making up 5% of the civilian labor force, according to new Pew Research […]
Source: Time By Sam Frizell / Cleveland Dark prophecies are more likely to seem credible in church. So when Hillary Clinton took the stage at Mt. Airy Church of God and quoted Proverbs—”where there is no vision, the people perish”—the congregation nodded and said “amen” in solemn agreement. “This election, in […]
Source: Huffingotn Post By Ben Walsh Business Reporter, The Huffington Post Shortly after the first presidential debate, former Obama adviser David Axelrod said on CNN that the commander in chief “can send armies marching and markets tumbling.” Investors, it seems, are being reminded of this as polls show Hillary Clinton’s numbers […]
Source: CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN)Melania Trump says she’d work to improve a social media culture that has gotten “too mean and too tough” — riddled with insults based on “looks and intelligence” — if she becomes first lady. But she didn’t make any mention of the Twitter activities […]
Source: Time By Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith&Pratheek Rebala @pratheekrebala Given that more than 129 million people voted in the last presidential election, it’s easy to feel like your vote won’t count. But thanks to the Electoral College, you can end up having a much greater impact on the outcome than you […]
Source: Time By Sam Frizell As polls tighten in battleground states and Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump is less secure, Clinton’s campaign is touting early voting numbers that show her […]
Source: The San Diego Union Tribune By Joshua Stewart Between requests for prayers for the sick and a notice for an upcoming chastity luncheon, a newsletter from a Catholic church in […]
Source: The New York Times By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON and RICHARD FAUSSET GREENVILLE, Miss. — A predominantly African-American church here was badly burned on Tuesday evening, with the words “Vote Trump” […]
Source: RNS By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) Two dozen African-American Christian leaders have delivered an open letter to Hillary Clinton asking her to defend the right to oppose abortion and gay […]
Source: NPR By TOM GJELTEN For more than 30 years, conservative evangelical Christians have been tied to the Republican Party. While the pattern seems to be holding this year, with most conservative white Christians supporting Donald Trump, some evangelical leaders are now questioning the logic behind the political alliance. Prominent among […]
Source: Time By Melissa Chan More voters trust Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, according to a new tracking poll released Wednesday. The Republican presidential nominee leads his Democratic rival on honesty and trustworthiness by eight points in a Washington Post-ABC News poll, which found 46% of likely voters saying Trump is […]
Source: BBC By Katty KayPresenter, BBC World News Derwin Gray won’t say which way he is voting. The charismatic, former NFL-playing pastor of Transformation Church doesn’t want to upset the carefully choreographed racial balance of his evangelical congregation in Charlotte, North Carolina. But as an African-American man, he sympathises with black […]
Source: Time By Stephen Braun (WASHINGTON) — Only days before the presidential election, the FBI released a 17-year-old archive of documents from a long-closed investigation into Bill Clinton’s presidential pardon of a fugitive financier, prompting questions from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign about its timing. The release comes amid the bureau’s controversially […]
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories on the religious beliefs of the presidential nominees. Read about the faith of Donald Trump here. (CNN)At a Catholic charity event this month, Hillary Clinton, a onetime Sunday school teacher, made a small […]