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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Politics
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Trump jokes his admin will 'forget about' separation of church and state: 'We're bringing religion back'
President Donald Trump joked that his administration could end the separation of church and state on Thursday, saying they are "bringing religion back to our country." Trump made the statement during a speech at the White House celebrating the National Day of Prayer. He touted the White House's faith office and its leader, Paula White. Trump began by thanking White for serving in her role as senior advisor to the faith office, remarking that his other advisors had questioned the move. "They said separation of church and state, they told me. I said let's forget about that for one time. We said, really? Separation? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I'm not sure," Trump said. Trump Announces Executive Order Creating Task Force To 'Eradicate Anti-christian Bias' "But whether there's separation or not, you guys are in the White House where you should be, and you're representing our country," he continued. "We're bringing religion back to our country." Trump signed an executive order establishing a White House Faith Office in early February. Read On The Fox News App White House Calls Democrat Criticism Of Doge 'Unacceptable' And 'Incredibly Alarming' The new office is meant to "empower faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship to better serve families and communities," according to a White House statement. The office plans to coordinate with other agencies on training for religious liberty and on elevating grant opportunities for non-profit faith-based entities, community organizations and houses of worship. It will also collaborate with the Department of Justice on identifying constitutional religious liberty protections. The order came just one day after Trump signed another aimed at creating a task force to identify "anti-Christian bias." The White House said this "Task Force to End the War on Christians" will comprise members of the president's Cabinet and key government agencies, and the order seeks to "end the anti-Christian weaponization of government."Original article source: Trump jokes his admin will 'forget about' separation of church and state: 'We're bringing religion back'
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
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'The Office' star pushes back on MSNBC host blaming Trump, Musk for distrust in media
"The Office" star Rainn Wilson pushed back on MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle for suggesting that President Donald Trump's win and Elon Musk's "media machine" were to blame for overall distrust in the press. "President Trump won and tons of people were shocked or angry or frustrated and they're tuning out, and at the same time, you have the Elon Musk media machine, because they want you to leave traditional media, they want you to go to X, which is a bastion of misinformation," Ruhle said during an appearance on Wilson's "Soul Boom" podcast released on April 17. "What we need to do is just cover what's happening in America, right? We have to cover Democrats trying to figure out what their lane is and how they're going to get back on their feet, and we have to simply cover what this White House is doing." However, Wilson suggested there was a lack of interest among left-leaning media to aggressively cover problems during the Biden administration. Rainn Wilson Calls Out Anti-christian Bias In Hollywood After 'Last Of Us' Episode: I Knew He Was A 'Villain' "This is where I would push back, when I see this kind of insight and passion being directed at the current administration and the lack of this kind of insight and passion being directed at the previous administration, where again, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about left-leaning news media organizations were kind of like, 'La la la la, everything's fine,'" Wilson told Ruhle in a clip flagged by The Daily Caller. Read On The Fox News App "'Look, the economy is great, la la la, immigration's not that much of a problem,' and really being Cleopatra, 'queen of denial.' Thank you. Boom," he said, imitating left-leaning media. Ruhle pushed back on Wilson and argued that the media "regularly" talked about how the Biden administration wasn't doing enough on immigration. "I can specifically remember when Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida sent those buses of migrants to different cities, different parts of the country which ended up being politically genius for both of them," she said. "The media regularly talked about the fact that Biden was not doing enough in his first two-and-a-half years on immigration." Msnbc's Stephanie Ruhle Calls Out Harris For Dodging How She'd Raise Taxes: 'She Doesn't Answer The Question' Ruhle went on to defend the media and referenced her own interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris last year on MSNBC. Ruhle explained one of the questions she posed to Harris was about immigration, specifically about how voters were feeling frustrated about immigration in their local communities. "I remember her answer was, 'Well we had this immigration bill and Donald Trump blocked it.' And she's right, she's right. Donald Trump did block the bill, but that doesn't address how people in the country feel," Ruhle said. Ruhle did question Harris' role in helping with the border crisis as she was tasked by former President Biden to deal with the root causes in 2021. "How about the message from our Vice President?" Ruhle asked at the time. "Where is she? She was supposed to be in charge of all of these migration issues, going to those Northern Triangle countries that's obviously not Haiti." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture Ruhle argued to Wilson that Republicans were successful in being willing to talk about the "unpleasant things that people feel," and pointed out that they're often deemed xenophobic or racist for doing article source: 'The Office' star pushes back on MSNBC host blaming Trump, Musk for distrust in media
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Business
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Trump pauses enforcement of law criminalizing foreign bribery: ‘In practicality, it's a disaster'
President Donald Trump has paused the enforcement of a law that criminalizes American businesses that bribe foreign officials in an executive order signed on Monday. The order, which directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), is intended to further American economic growth by eliminating excessive barriers to American commerce abroad. "It sounds good on paper, but in practicality, it's a disaster," Trump said about the FCPA. "It means that if an American goes over to a foreign country and starts doing business over there illegally, legitimately or otherwise, it's almost a guaranteed investigation indictment. And nobody wants to do business with the Americans because of it," Trump continued. Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking Birthright Citizenship Order According to the DOJ, the FCPA was enacted in 1977 to make it "unlawful for certain classes of persons and entities to make payments to foreign government officials to assist in obtaining or retaining business." Read On The Fox News App However, the act has been "stretched beyond proper bounds and abused in a manner that harms the interests of the United States." Enforcing the FCPA also "actively harms American economic competitiveness and, therefore, national security," the order states. Trump Announces Executive Order Creating Task Force To 'Eradicate Anti-christian Bias' In an effort to eliminate excessive barriers to American businesses overseas, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has also been directed, through the executive order, to review the FCPA for the following 180 days and revise reasonable enforcement guidelines. "President Trump is stopping excessive, unpredictable FCPA enforcement that makes American companies less competitive," a White House fact sheet stated. "U.S. companies are harmed by FCPA overenforcement because they are prohibited from engaging in practices common among international competitors, creating an uneven playing field." "The title is so lovely, but it's an absolutely horror show for America," Trump said. "So we're signing it because that's what we have to do to make it good… It's going to mean a lot more business for America."Original article source: Trump pauses enforcement of law criminalizing foreign bribery: 'In practicality, it's a disaster'
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Politics
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Trump to sign executive order establishing White House faith office
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order establishing a White House Faith Office on Friday. The new office will "empower faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship to better serve families and communities," according to a fact sheet obtained by Fox News. The office will be housed under the Domestic Policy Council and will consult experts in the faith community on policy changes to "better align with American values." Trump Announces Executive Order Creating Task Force To 'Eradicate Anti-christian Bias' The office plans to coordinate with other agencies on training for religious liberty and on elevating grant opportunities for non-profit faith-based entities, community organizations and houses of worship. It will also collaborate with the Department of Justice on identifying constitutional religious liberty protections. White House Calls Democrat Criticism Of Doge 'Unacceptable' And 'Incredibly Alarming' Read On The Fox News App The order will come one day after Trump signed an order to create a task force to identify "anti-Christian bias." The White House said this "Task Force to End the War on Christians" will comprise members of the president's Cabinet and key government agencies, and the order seeks to "end the anti-Christian weaponization of government." It came after nearly two dozen pro-life Christians were charged and sentenced for demonstrating outside abortion facilities during the Biden administration. Trump pardoned 23 pro-life protesters in his first week on the article source: Trump to sign executive order establishing White House faith office
