Nation Feb 20 Commentator Michael Knowles on Trump’s power and the conservative movement By Amna Nawaz
World May 22 British Prime Minister Sunak sets July 4 election date as his Conservatives face an uphill battle The party has struggled to overcome a series of crises, including an economic slump, ethics scandals and a revolving door of leaders in the past two years. By Jill Lawless, Brian Melley, Associated Press
World Mar 08 Watch 5:40 Hungary’s Orbán gives Trump an ‘illiberal’ roadmap for American conservatives Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is meeting with former President Donald Trump on Friday, after a visit to Washington Thursday where he met no one from the Biden administration. Orbán has delayed both European aid to Ukraine and Sweden’s bid… By Nick Schifrin, Ethan Dodd
Education Jan 03 How conservative outrage and plagiarism charges led to resignation of Harvard’s president While the university concluded the errors "were not considered intentional or reckless" and didn't rise to misconduct, the allegations continued, with new ones as recently as Monday. By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press
Nation Dec 16 Watch 7:30 What’s behind a growing rift between conservative U.S. Catholics and the Vatican Efforts by Pope Francis to make the Catholic Church more inclusive for LGBTQ+ people and women, alongside urging vaccination against COVID, have been creating a growing chasm between the Vatican and traditionalist American Catholics. David Gibson, director of the Center… By Ali Rogin, Simon Epstein, Andrew Chambers
Nov 11 Pope forcibly removes Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, a vocal U.S. conservative By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis on Saturday forcibly removed the bishop of Tyler, Texas, a conservative prelate active on social media who has been a fierce critic of the pontiff and has come to symbolize the polarization within the U.S. Catholic hierarchy. Continue reading
Sep 07 Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach Supreme Court justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash By Scott Bauer, Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press A government watchdog group says the lack of ethics rules is of conservatives' own making. In 2010 the court's then-conservative majority passed a rule allowing justices to take cases even if they involve donors. Continue reading
Sep 07 Hundreds of military promotions are stalled as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy By Kevin Freking, Tara Copp, Associated Press The lack of progress on nominations has prompted Pentagon officials to go on a public relations offensive as the Senate returns to Washington after five weeks away. Continue reading
Aug 28 Pope Francis denounces ‘backward’ attitudes of conservatives in U.S. Catholic Church By Associated Press The Pope said those conservatives have replaced faith with ideology and that a correct understanding of Catholic doctrine allows for change over time. Continue reading
Aug 25 In Iowa and elsewhere, bans on widely discredited ‘conversion therapy’ become a conservative target By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press One of Iowa's largest cities is the latest municipality to repeal its ban on so-called LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. That's the discredited practice of trying to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling. Continue reading