Sarah Posner writes Church, Merch and State for TPM, covering the intersection of religion and politics in the United States. She is a journalist and author of the book “Unholy: How White Christian Nationalists Powered the Trump Presidency and the Devastating Legacy They Left Behind," and host of the podcast Reign of Error.
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War With Iran? A Blood Moon on Purim? For Some Christian Influencers, That Can Mean Only One Thing: The End Times
Evangelical figures see a connection between Trump’s war on Iran and a lunar eclipse during the Jewish holiday of Purim.
03.04.26 | 9:30 am
A Third Whistleblower Challenges Bove, and a Criminal Defendant Challenges Habba
INSIDE: Trump’s Border “Attack Dog" … Project 2025 … Alina Habba
07.29.25 | 10:03 am
The Trump Administration’s Assault on Federal Courts Gets More Shockingly Authoritarian
INSIDE: Mike Johnson, phone home ... RFK Jr's vaccine crisis ... Trump's Bible profits
06.26.25 | 9:00 am
Polling Shows Americans Are Souring on Trump’s Big Initiatives
INSIDE: Secret police alert ... A mayoral upset in NYC ... Remembering Melissa Hortman
06.25.25 | 10:06 am
Supreme Court Abets Trump’s Defiance of Court Orders
INSIDE: What's next for DOGE … the Dobbs anniversary … the misadventures of Kash Patel
06.24.25 | 9:39 am
A MAGA Schism on Iran? Not So Fast.
INSIDE: The Senate Parliamentarian … Mahmoud Khalil released … the destruction of USAID
06.23.25 | 9:56 am
The Christian Nationalist Hydra: In Era of Trump, Christian Nationalism Has Many Faces
From traditional Christian-right figures to secret societies envisioning a ‘national divorce,’ a growing contingent of radical activists is planning for Christian supremacy.
04.12.24 | 9:54 am
Apocalyptic Picture Trump Paints For Evangelicals Shows Where Campaign Is Headed
04.01.24 | 10:32 am
How Pat Robertson Helped Create The Christian Nationalist Lawyer Brigade Reshaping American Life
The legal movement that is today eroding church-state separation, abortion rights, and the rights of LGBTQ people may be Robertson's most lasting legacy.
06.09.23 | 6:39 am