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Stringer France / Reuters Billy Graham, the Great Uniter, Leaves Behind a Divided Evangelicalism
The preacher, dead at 99, advised presidents, mentored clergy, and influenced millions of people. Will his legacy of non-partisan outreach continue?
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Lenny Ignelzi / AP It's Not Illegal Immigration That Worries Republicans Anymore
The Trump-era GOP cares more about the national origin and race of immigrants than the methods they used to enter the United States.
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Eric Gay / AP The Government Gets Into the Church-Rebuilding Business
A provision tucked into the budget bill requires FEMA to treat religious institutions like other nonprofits.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters The Case for a Big, Beautiful Military Parade
Few of the troops serving today have experienced the adulation and respect that can come from a major, national-level parade.
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Evan Vucci / AP Why Didn’t the White House See Domestic Violence as Disqualifying?
That the president’s staff was unable to recognize the seriousness of the allegations against Rob Porter may reflect how many members of his team have faced similar claims—including Trump himself.
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Robert Franklin / AP Notre Dame Switches Its Position on Birth-Control Coverage—Again
The university will bar “abortion-inducing drugs” from its insurance plans but begin covering “simple contraceptives,” a move its president calls a “complex decision.”
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Carrie Antlfinger / AP Paul Nehlen Is an Anti-Semitic Clown
Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin primary challenger has made a sport out of trolling Jews on Twitter—and successfully won attention for his extreme views.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters 'An Assault on the Body of the Church’
Catholic parishes have been hit hard by President Trump’s decision to suspend Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans.
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Courtesy of March for Life Science Is Giving the Pro-Life Movement a Boost
Advocates are tracking new developments in neonatal research and technology—and transforming one of America's most contentious debates.
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Emily Jan / The Atlantic Trump Backs Health-Care Workers Who Object to Providing Abortions
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a new office devoted to conscience objections and religious freedom on Thursday—an answer to long-standing objections from the right.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Five Decades of White Backlash
President Trump is the embodiment of over 50 years of resistance to the policies Martin Luther King Jr. fought to enact.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Shawn Brimley's Town
Washington, D.C., can be an easy city to mock or resent—but it’s full of workers who’ve given up opportunities to serve something larger than themselves.
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Justin Gellerson How America Is Transforming Islam
Being young and Muslim in the U.S. means navigating multiple identities. Nothing shows that more than falling in love.
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Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters Death Comes for Cardinal Law
The face of Catholicism’s clergy sexual-abuse scandal is laid to rest in Rome—but his legacy still haunts the American church.
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M. Phillips / Getty ‘I’ve Spent My Life Studying These Books That Say Decency Actually Matters’
Progressive clergy are pushing a new movement that’s unapologetically political—and deeply rooted in textual traditions.
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Ammar Awad / Reuters Trump Did Not Bring Jerusalem Crashing Down
In the Palestinian area of the city, many people just want to get on with their lives.
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Reuters Can Forensic Linguistics Pin Down the Author of a Trump Tweet?
Using data to assess whether the president's lawyer really wrote a message that renewed questions about obstruction of justice.
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Regis Duvignau / Reuters The Rebirth of America's Pro-Natalist Movement
Activists on the right and left want policies that will reverse the country’s baby bust. But the broader culture—and Congress—don’t seem to care.
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Bob Thomas for Delegate / Facebook How a Non-Incumbent GOP Winner in Virginia Stayed Above Water
The fight over contested results is not over yet, but Bob Thomas’ initial win in a purple district amidst energized Democrats should have more people talking.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Women Exit the Party of Trump
After laboring for years to close the gender gap, GOP strategists are suddenly facing a gender chasm.
