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1+ min ago (292+ words) U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett on September 18, 2025 (LBJLibraryNow/Flickr) When the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment was adopted in 1791, the Founding Fathers were clear about two things: (1) freedom of religion would a Constitutional right, and (2) government would not favor one religion over another. The First Amendment states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The First Amendment is at the heart of Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, a case that finds the Religious Right at odds with a combination of liberals, progressives, and right-wing libertarians. At issue in the case is whether or not religious charter schools can, under the Constitution, receive taxpayer dollars. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled "no," but when the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court in May 2025, it was a 4-4 split decision. Right-wing Justice Amy Coney…...

9+ min ago (207+ words) A reporter brutally fact-checked one of President Donald Trump's favorite claims about one of his administration's bombing campaigns during a press conference in the White House on Thursday. "We went in with this very plane right here," Trump said, pointing to a replica B-2 bomber made by Northrup Grumman that he keeps on his desk. "We flew over there and we, now I can use the word because it's been confirmed by the Atomic Energy Commission, obliterated their nuclear capability." But his claim was immediately fact-checked. "Your own National Security Strategy says it was not obliterated, sir," another reporter shot back. "I say that," Trump replied. "It says, 'Set them back,' sir," the reporter continued. "Well, the Atomic Energy Commission says 'obliterated,' and the people who have seen the site say 'obliterated,'" Trump said. The Trump administration was sharply criticized for…...

13+ min ago (350+ words) The Indiana redistricting proposal failed 19-31 on Thursday Pete Buttigieg is confident that Donald Trump's power collapse is going to happen first within the Republican Party " and the evidence seems clear after Indiana votes to reject its new political map. Ahead of Thursday's vote in the Indiana State Senate, Buttigieg told "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" that the lack of support within the state's Republican supermajority senate to redistrict the state " even with "the President of the United States personally begging them" " was "really telling." "In the same way that before taking over this country, he took over his party, I think the way that his party is starting to collapse will be first within his party and then more broadly in the country," Buttigieg said. "But here is the thing, these Republicans are doing something that many in my party are still…...

22+ min ago (232+ words) President Donald Trump attempted to reverse the continued slide in his economic approval rating by shifting blame for the affordability crisis and insisting that "prices are coming down fast." The latest AP-NORC survey released Thursday found just 31 percent of respondents approve of Trump's handling of the economy, down 2 percent from last month and plummeting 9 points since March, and marks his lowest approval rating on the topic in either of his terms in the White House. "Prices are coming down FAST, Energy, Oil and Gasoline, are hitting five year lows, and the Stock Market today just hit an All Time High," he added. "Tariffs are bringing in Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we are respected as a Nation again." Oil and gasoline prices have reached post-pandemic lows, and the stock market has neared record highs. Trump's sweeping tariffs on imports,…...

22+ min ago (965+ words) "It felt like a targeted message, and that's what has really shaken us." A Ring Doorbell camera recently filmed a mailman kicking over a potted plant containing a rainbow flag. The mailman has since been fired, and police are now investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The incident occurred in front of a home in Belfast, Northern Ireland on December 6 around 3:55 p.m. local time. Video footage shows the mail carrier dropping off the mail and briefly looking around before kicking the potted plant to the ground, Belfast Live reported. A resident of the house said she and her female fianc'e were "astounded" when they discovered the pot had been overturned by the postman. "We were absolutely stunned when we checked the Ring footage. You never expect to see your own postman looking around to make sure the coast is…...

23+ min ago (246+ words) President Donald Trump was called out by political observers Thursday evening over his attempt to downplay a humiliating defeat in Indiana on Thurdsay. Indiana's Republican-controlled Senate rejected a controversial redistricting proposal backed by Trump in a stunning 31-19 vote. The sharp rebuke came despite Republicans holding a 40-10 majority. When asked about the rejection, Trump downplayed the defeat. "Well we won every other state. That's the only state " it's funny because I won Indiana all three times by a landslide," Trump began. Social media observers called out the president over his next assertion. "I wasn't working on it very hard," said Trump. "Would've been nice. Would've picked up two seats if we did that." Nick Field, freelance political and culture writer, mocked on X, "'I didn't want to go to prom with her anyway. Actually, she's ugly really'." The anti-Trump account PatriotTakes…...

27+ min ago (194+ words) MS NOW's Mika Brzezinski balked on-air after a Washington Post report revealed Donald Trump openly admitted at a sparsely attended Pennsylvania rally that he had used a vulgar slur to describe certain foreign countries'a phrase he previously denied using. Brzezinski, refusing to repeat the word, noted that Trump's admission contradicts years of pushback against earlier reporting that he used the insult to refer to Haiti, El Salvador, and multiple African nations.Watch the video below. Your browser does not support the video tag. Trump's admission of vile slur sparks on-air refusal to repeat it Trump's admission of vile slur sparks on-air refusal to repeat it MS NOW's Mika Brzezinski balked on-air after a Washington Post report revealed Donald Trump openly admitted at a sparsely attended Pennsylvania rally that he had used a vulgar slur to describe certain foreign countries'a phrase…...

28+ min ago (148+ words) President Donald Trump vowed to support a primary challenge to the Republican leader of the Indiana Senate who helped kill an effort to redraw the state's congressional map. Shortly after the new map failed, Trump took questions in the Oval Office, where one reporter asked for his reaction. "In Indiana just a few moments ago, the Senate there rejected the congressional maps to redistrict in that state," she said. "A number of Republicans voted against that redistricting effort. You have spent a lot of time talking about this. The vice president traveled to Indiana. What's your reaction?" Trump responded by twice bragging that he won the state by a large margin in the last three elections and pledged to try to unseat Bray: The president had successfully endorsed a similar measure in Texas, where Republicans enacted a new map that…...

32+ min ago (52+ words) The best movies, books, TV shows, albums, jokes, and podcasts of 2025. Holiday gift guides for kids, coffee nerds, food lovers, nostalgists, tech enthusiasts, and your host. When an Ivy League school turned against a student. How to cycle like a Dutchman. The day the dinosaurs died. The brothers behind Warner Bros....

32+ min ago (52+ words) The best movies, books, TV shows, albums, jokes, and podcasts of 2025. Holiday gift guides for kids, coffee nerds, food lovers, nostalgists, tech enthusiasts, and your host. When an Ivy League school turned against a student. How to cycle like a Dutchman. The day the dinosaurs died. The brothers behind Warner Bros....