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Christian Nationalists Taking Political Center Stage

Christian nationalists like Senate candidate Moore argue that the United States was established as a Christian nation, to be governed by Christian principles.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (left) pauses while speaking during a press event with Republican leaders to discuss their tax plans on Sept. 27 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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A Promise Of $1,200 Not Enough To Buy Wide Support For Republican Tax Plan

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Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer play cleaning ladies Elisa and Zelda in The Shape of Water. Photo Courtesy of Fox Searchlight/Twentieth Century Fox hide caption

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Guillermo Del Toro Says 'Shape Of Water' Is An Antidote For Today's Cynicism

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From Roy Moore To Tax Debate, A Spotlight On Christian Nationalism

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Christopher Harris was diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s. He was told he would live about a year. An early member of the Atlanta Buyers Club, he's now 73 and has a daughter and three grandchildren. Courtesy of StoryCorps hide caption

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How A Slip Of Paper Impacted An AIDS Diagnosis

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"I think we're all realizing that sexual harassment in America is absolutely pervasive and it's got to go and we need to end it," says House Speaker Paul Ryan. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption

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Speaker Ryan On Sexual Harassment: 'We Are Having A Watershed Moment In This Country'

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