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Religion News Service reports: In another sign Donald Trump is eyeing a run to regain the White House, the former president and his religious advisers announced the launch of a national faith advisory board on Thursday (Sept. 2), apparently aimed at reinvigorating his conservative Christian base. The new initiative was formally unveiled on a conference call organized by Intercessors for …

“I am for a woman’s right to choose. I am also for a state having the ability to make their own laws. So I support Texas in that decision, that’s their decision. “But as far as being a woman’s right to choose, I don’t see any changes in our laws in California in the future. “I think that they have …

The Hill reports: Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Monday said law enforcement should take an upcoming right-wing rally, which is being planned to support jailed Jan. 6 rioters, “very seriously.” “I think they should take it very seriously. In fact, they should take it more seriously than they took the same sort of intelligence that they likely saw …

Posted yesterday to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: Today, on #LaborDay, we celebrate the American worker. We remember the entrepreneurs with their dreams and the workers with their skills who built this nation—the roads, the bridges, the industries, the farms. But today it is troubling to witness the disregard we see for hard work. Almost every business is trying to hire …

Washington DC’s CBS News affiliate reports: Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys, turned himself in to police Monday evening. Tarrio, chairman of the Proud Boys, an all-male organization known for pushing a far-right-wing agenda, and known for violence and neo-Nazi ties, arrived at the D.C. Central Detention Facility about 9 p.m. Monday, with just hours left until …

Fox News reports: Larry Elder charges that the 2020 presidential election was full of “shenanigans” and says he worried about potential voting irregularities in the Sept. 14 California recall election of embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. “The 2020 election, in my opinion, was full of shenanigans. And my fear is they’re going to try that in this election right here …

The Week reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham, in an interview with the BBC, has stated that the US will go back into Afghanistan in the future. He said: “We will have to because the [terror] threat will be so large”. “He [Trump] rebuilt the military,” Graham said. “Whether you like Trump or not, whether you believe it’s Trump’s fault or Biden’s …

The Insider reports: Three schools in Washington state went on lockdown on Friday after a crowd of far-right protestors. Members of Patriot Prayer, a far-right group tied to the Proud Boys, assembled outside of Skyview High School on Friday in Vancouver to protest against face mask requirements. Many wore signature Proud Boys colors, yellow and black, according to Oregon Public …

The Denver Post reports: Colorado’s nonpartisan redistricting commission has proposed a congressional map that would create a new swing seat in the northern Denver suburbs and lump conservative firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert into a Boulder-based solidly Democratic seat currently held by liberal Rep. Joe Neguse. The proposal from the commission staff on Friday would rearrange the political geography as part …

The Hill reports: Leaders of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol slammed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for “baseless” comments he made about former President Trump’s involvement in the attack. During the interview, McCarthy suggested that the FBI and multiple senate agencies investigated Trump’s connection to the deadly riot and determined that …

Mediate reports: Another interesting tidbit reported by CNN reporter Marshall Cohen: QAnon shaman Jason Chansley’s family members had urged him to reject the plea deal because “they believe Trump is going to be reinstated and then will grant him a pardon.” This seems to have been inspired by a conspiracy theory popular among certain supporters of former President Donald Trump, …

The Insider reports: On a July 18 episode of Prager University’s “The Candace Owens Show,” Larry Elder said an argument could be made that slave owners were owed reparations after the Civil War because slavery was legal and their “property” had been taken. “When people talk about reparations, do they really want to have that conversation? Like it or not, …

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale reports: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a veteran of the war in Iraq and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, falsely claimed on CNN on Wednesday that President Joe Biden has never expressed gratitude or empathy toward the American troops who have served overseas during the last two decades. Ernst’s claim is not …

The Washington Post reports: Law enforcement authorities are monitoring plans by supporters of former president Donald Trump to rally outside the U.S. Capitol later this month to argue that the hundreds of people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection are political prisoners, an assertion that has exploded beyond far-right rallying cries and into mainstream conservatism. Look Ahead America, a nonprofit …

Fox News reports: An Oregon trooper was placed on paid leave after he posted a video on Instagram saying he will defy the liberal state’s vaccine mandate for government workers. “I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, to protect the freedom of the people who pay my salary,” Zachary Kowing, 29, said. “I do not …

KNX 1070 Radio reports: California gubernatorial recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner described herself as a moderate alternative to rival Larry Elder in an interview with KNX on Thursday. “I’ve known Larry for years,” the gold-medal Olympian and reality TV star said, characterizing the conservative radio personality leading in the polls to challenge incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom as “very far right.” A …

Law & Crime reports: Jacob Chansley, the man also known as Jake Angeli and formerly branded the “QAnon Shaman,” pleaded guilty to obstructing the congressional certification. “Yes, your honor,” Chansley said, when asked if he was guilty of his offense. Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth accepted Chansley’s plea after a hearing. Of all the members of the pro-Trump …

Oklahoma City’s NBC News affiliate reports: A rural Oklahoma doctor said patients who are taking the horse de-wormer medication, ivermectin, to fight COVID-19 are causing emergency room and ambulance back ups. “There’s a reason you have to have a doctor to get a prescription for this stuff, because it can be dangerous,” said Dr. Jason McElyea. Dr. McElyea said patients …

The Daily Beast reports: Hurricane Ida’s Northeast floods and tornadoes showed the visual reality of climate change, including at the headquarters of the “truth-seeking” organization Project Veritas. The setback comes amid a damaging year for Project Veritas, which runs undercover stings in an effort to catch journalists or liberal figures saying embarrassing things. Twitter banned both Project Veritas and O‘Keefe …

The Associated Press reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The governor’s lawyers took their case Thursday to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. DeSantis wants the appeals court to …