Republicans in Congress are ceding their constitutional power to the president, so says the "politerati." Yes, but there's the rub: 10 Senate Democrats joined Republicans, including Minority Leader ...

Temecula-area evangelical clergyman, praised by Donald Trump Jr., has helped elect Christian conservatives to school boards and stood up for his beliefs.

The President has made it absolutely clear to those in government and all his appointees that he demands total fidelity.  If ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Amid the rising international tensions and overwhelming flood of executive orders under the new Trump administration, it is ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington recently posted a reel to her Facebook page thanking those who expressed their support of her amid the controversy. “I cannot tell you ...

President Donald Trump will address a Joint Session of Congress Tuesday, and Democrats have put forward Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan to give their party's response. Senate Democratic Leader ...

Did anyone else see the horrific display in the Oval Office last Friday as a ritual exercise in male domination? I don’t want to insult great apes, but I’ve seen similar performances at the zoo. Trump ...

It’s been said that a sermon should be judged by its impact beyond the moment when it’s preached. In the last month, the bishop’s sermon at the National Cathedral has been making a difference. New ...

But this era of religion and politics in America is over, and Trump ended it. He has confounded the question of “friendliness” to religion, and its meaning has essentially been made illegible. The ...