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'I don't know. I wasn't there': Most GOP Senators decline to condemn law enforcement tear-gassing peaceful protesters for Trump's church photo op
Two GOP Senators both told NBC that they couldn't stop to comment on the matter because they were "…
Grace Panetta
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'They turned holy ground into a battle ground': Clergy members say police expelled them from the grounds of St. John's Episcopal Church for Trump's photo op
"I am shaken, not so much by the taste of tear gas...but by the fact that that show of force was fo…
Grace Panetta
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Episcopal bishop of DC 'outraged' after Trump hosted a photo-op outside of one of her churches holding a Bible, calling it an 'abuse of sacred symbols'
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde called the photo-op an "abuse of sacred symbols" to hold a Bible and pose …
Lauren Frias
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Police used tear gas to clear protesters from Lafayette park so Trump could take a photo at St. John's Church
Police officers used tear gas on a peaceful protest so US President Donald Trump could walk to the …
Charles Davis
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Paul McCartney recalls meeting John Lennon and remembers thinking he was 'a cool guy' before they ever spoke
On his podcast "Paul McCartney: A Life in Lyrics," the former Beatle opens up about his relationshi…
Callie Ahlgrim
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A Bible signed by Donald Trump days after his St. John's Church photo-op is for sale for $37,500. The seller calls Trump's actions 'revolting.'
In June, Trump made waves for clearing protesters in order to have a photo taken of him holding a d…
Isabella Jibilian
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White House press secretary compares Trump's photo-op outside St. John's Church to Churchill's bunker visits during WWII and Bush's first pitch after 9/11
To facilitate the photo-op, law enforcement violently dispelled peaceful protesters outside the Whi…
Eliza Relman
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Louisiana arsonist who torched 3 Black churches to impress the black metal community sentenced to 25 years in prison
Holden Matthews, 23, the lead singer of a black metal band called the Vodka Vultures, set fire to t…
Naina Bhardwaj
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Following his photo op at a church Tuesday night, DC residents protested Trump's visit to the John Paul II shrine: 'Don't use God as a prop'
About 200 people gathered near Catholic University in Northeast Washington, DC, Tuesday morning to …
Ashley Gold
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Jeff Sessions praises Trump as 'a strongman' and 'a defender of the faith' for church photo-op that involved tear-gassing peaceful protesters
Sessions mocked criticism of Trump's church photo-op: "The Episcopal bishops said: 'Ohhh! Horrible!…
Jake Lahut
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Young Black activists are done waiting their turn for political office. They're taking on the 'John Lewis generation' of elder lawmakers who they say are out of touch.
Activists in the Black Lives Matter generation say it's time for elder lawmakers to pass the torch.…
Elvina Nawaguna
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Top US general says he was wrong to take part in Trump's church photo op
"I should not have been there," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Thursda…
Ryan Pickrell
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Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he 'didn't know' where he was going when he walked with Trump through a park aggressively cleared of protesters moments before
Esper said he thought he was going to look at a vandalized bathroom in the park and had 'no idea' p…
Ryan Pickrell
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3 fake pastors made $28 million in a financial literacy Ponzi scheme called '1st Millions' and tried to scrub an online article about a previous Ponzi scheme right before they were caught: DOJ
The men frequented churches, hotel galas, and upscale events to recruit at least 1,200 victims to t…
Azmi Haroun
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Italy, Vatican open new post-lockdown phase with churches resuming public Masses
Guards in hazmat suits took the temperature of the faithful entering St. Peter's Basilica, where Po…
PTI
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US military general reportedly considered resigning after blowback from Trump's controversial church photo op
US Army Gen. Mark Milley later apologized and said he "should not have been there" during Trump's t…
David Choi
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'I wish you the best': US military adviser resigns after Trump's controversial photo op at church
"You may not have been able to stop President Trump from directing this appalling use of force, but…
David Choi
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John Lewis wrote an essay to America in his final days: 'Now it is your turn to let freedom ring'
"Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part," John Lewis wrote. "…
John Haltiwanger
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Trump's chief of staff of 2 years says he agrees that Trump is bad for the country
"I'm not qualified to comment on stable or unstable or whatever," John Kelly said of whether Trump …
Jake Lahut
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Eric Trump called Black Lives Matter protesters 'animals' and blamed them for burning down churches in a speech at Donald Trump's Tulsa rally
Mass demonstrations have swept the US following the death of Black man George Floyd at the hands of…