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Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey), Maddie Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2), and Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal) Today in 5 Lines In a late-night tweet, President Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to “NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN.” Trump was apparently responding to earlier remarks by Rouhani, who said a U.S. war with Iran would be the “mother of all wars.” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Trump is considering revoking the security clearances of a number of former intelligence officials who have been critical of his approach to Russia. A federal judge granted immunity to five witnesses who will testify in the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. The judge delayed the start of the trial to July 31. Two people were killed and at least 13 others were wounded after a gunman opened fire on the streets of Toronto. Authorities have not yet identified a motive for the shooting. The Senate is expected to confirm Robert Wilkie as the new secretary of Veterans Affairs. Today on The Atlantic Proud Mamas: Motherhood was largely considered a barrier in past election cycles, but many women running for office this year have publicly embraced their status as mothers. (Annika Neklason) ‘It’s Sort of a Brutal Finding’: A new study published in Nature Climate Change found that unusually hot days cause the suicide rate to rise—and predicted that global warming could cause as many as 26,000 more suicides in the United States by 2050. (Robinson Meyer) David vs. Goliath: More than five decades after the Supreme Court settled the matter, school integration remains a massive challenge. Richard Carranza believes he’s the man to tackle it.

The vice president delivers remarks at the Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas, Texas. FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in…

One of the most interesting and important developments in the American culture wars, which is to say in American politics and self-understanding, is playing out inside the major Christian groupings there: evangelical Christianity and Roman Catholicism. For the last 30 years, the alliance between Catholics and white evangelicals has been an enormously powerful force on the right of American politics. The economic model of American evangelical Christianity has been fantastically successful, based around marketing, merchandising and vigorous competition between preachers for congregations. But when you adopt the methods of the entertainment industry, you will also imbibe some of its values. One result has been the growth of megachurches where the American flag is far more conspicuous than the cross; another is the growth of the “prosperity gospel”, which teaches that the rewards God wants for his followers are to be obtained in this world. The big names of that world, such as Paula White, the thrice-married woman who counsels President Trump, were reality stars before the Kardashians, showing off their wealth as evidence that God blessed them. Only an influx of Hispanic immigrants maintains the church on the ground. President Trump is forgiven all his lies and adulteries because he so clearly stands for white supremacy. But when he loses power, the fundamentalists will, too. Conservatives used to warn that liberals who married the spirit of the age would be left as widows.