EEW MAGAZINE ONLINE
News & Updates
Faith in the Ballot Box: The Evangelical Christians Who See Trump as God's Pick
In the tempestuous realm of American politics, where ideologies clash and voices rise in cacophonous debate, a faction of fervent religious supporters harbor an unyielding conviction: former President Donald Trump is chosen by God.
Black, pro-abortion, LGBTQ+ politician selected to fill Feinstein Senate seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Black, pro-abortion, LGBTQ+ Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Will He Win? Despite multiple controversies Donald Trump to run for president again
Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would again seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024.
Democrats defy 'red wave' forecasts to keep Senate control, eye Georgia
Democrats took a victory lap on Sunday after retaining control of the U.S. Senate, defying Republican hopes for a "red wave" in the midterm elections and turned their attention to Georgia, where a run-off contest could strengthen their hand in Congress.
Midterms full of firsts for female, Black, LGBTQ candidates
A Massachusetts Democrat is the country’s first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the office of governor. In Maryland, voters elected the state’s first Black governor. Vermont will finally send a woman to Congress, after being the only state never to have had female representation in the House.
Election 2022: Turbulent campaign season comes to a close
A tumultuous election season that tugged again at America’s searing political divides and raised questions about its commitment to a democratic future comes to a close on Tuesday as voters cast ballots in the first national election of Joe Biden’s presidency.
Shifting Values for Votes? Stacey Abrams, daughter of preachers, fights for abortion rights
The Georgia Democrat who admittedly once strongly opposed abortion is now defending reproductive freedom with the fervor of a lifelong pro-choice activist.
Hulu said that ain’t my business! The streaming service refuses ads on abortion and gun safety
If that ain’t my business was a person. The Disney-owned streaming service, Hulu, has Democratic campaign groups fuming because it refuses to run ads on abortion and gun safety, critical, albeit polarizing, midterm election issues.
Latino ‘Proud Boys’ leader and others charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group, that have been characterized as dangerous white supremacists by some U.S. agencies, is a Latino man named Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, who, in October 2020, was listed as the chief of staff for Latinos for Trump.
Trump still has strong support among some Blacks, Evangelicals despite numerous controversies and negative press
Trump supporters are still rallying around him, showing up in droves as he hosts rallies across the US. Despite negative press and accusations swirling around the controversial politician, his most ardent supporters are unfazed.
Biden taps Ketanji Brown Jackson for high court
President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to two people familiar with the matter, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation.
Ted Cruz slams Biden's promise to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court, calls it an‘insult’
On an episode of his podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz, he criticized President Joe Biden's commitment to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, saying that it was tantamount to telling other Americans, "You are ineligible."
Star Jones is ‘feeling blessed’ after Joe Biden appoints her to lead Heritage Board
Starlet “Star” Jones Lugo has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as Chair & Commissioner of the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.
Top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby turns to her faith after federal indictment, says fight is 'already fixed in my favor'
It’s a familiar pattern. When politicians find themselves in hot water, they usually lean into their faith and turn to the church for prayers and support.
Pulpits and Politics: Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant sparks debate after endorsing Stacey Abrams for governor
Jamal Bryant’s decision to endorse democratic hopeful Stacey Abrams for Georgia governor in a Wednesday, Dec. 8 Instagram post has garnered mixed reviews and rubbed some the wrong way.
Pulpits and Politics: Why the two don’t mix
Leading up to Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is urging churchgoers to vote for a specific candidate in a video message that more than 300 Black Virginia churches have agreed to play. But this could be problematic.
Vice President Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics
Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier that has kept men at the top ranks of American power for more than two centuries when she took the oath Wednesday to hold the nation’s second-highest office.
Christian pastor Raphael Warnock becomes Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator with historic win
A man of the cloth is headed to the halls of congress. Christian pastor and democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach.
Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
Biden on cusp of presidency, protesters cry foul over vote counts, Christian leaders urge calm
Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania. Faith leaders are calling for peace and calm as America is more divided than ever.