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Trump’s “Christian Nationalism” Is Neither of Those Things Christianity

Trump’s “Christian Nationalism” Is Neither of Those Things

I have been reliably informed that the United States is currently governed by Christian nationalists. The term “Christian nationalism” is often used in academic and liberal circles to refer to the modern American right’s fusion of American conservatism with evangelical Christianity. In practical terms, it does little more than provide…
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June 3, 2026
Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr. Donald Trump

Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

A group of lawmakers demanded answers from the White House this week following a ProPublica investigation revealing that a top aide to the president intervened to secure a $620 million Pentagon loan to a startup linked to the president’s eldest son. ProPublica’s reporting “reveals a staggering level of corruption and…
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June 3, 2026
Trump could slap Australia with 12.5% tariff for allegedly importing goods made by slave labour Slavery Abolition

Trump could slap Australia with 12.5% tariff for allegedly importing goods made by slave labour

Australia is among dozens of countries facing a 12.5% trade tariff from the Trump administration for allegedly failing to prevent imports of goods made by slave labour. The US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, listed Australia among 54 economies that “failed to impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation…
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June 3, 2026
The White House as a Stage: Trump’s Hosting Streak Meets America’s 250th Birthday and the World Cup Donald Trump

The White House as a Stage: Trump’s Hosting Streak Meets America’s 250th Birthday and the World Cup

When musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act Julia Demaree Nikhinson FILE - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, walk the red carpet…
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June 3, 2026
Thank God for Pope Leo. He’s the leader our world desperately needs | Arwa Mahdawi Be Evil

Thank God for Pope Leo. He’s the leader our world desperately needs | Arwa Mahdawi

Do you remember the early 2000s, when Silicon Valley buzzed with idealism and tech bros told us they were going to save the world? “Don’t be evil” was Google’s unofficial motto; its 2004 IPO prospectus declared that doing “good things for the world” was more important than “short term gains”.…
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June 3, 2026
Tesla’s China sales surge to 2026 high, but rivals crowd the rear-view mirror Tesla

Tesla’s China sales surge to 2026 high, but rivals crowd the rear-view mirror

Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory recorded its strongest monthly deliveries of the year in May as a broader recovery in China’s electric vehicle market gathered pace, although the US carmaker is likely to face intensifying competition from domestic rivals launching a wave of new models. The factory in Shanghai’s Lingang free-trade zone…
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June 3, 2026