
BrieAnna J. Frank
First Amendment Reporting Fellow at USA Today
past: @USATODAY, @azcentral/@azrepublicguild • @Suns fan • lover of books/history/travel
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Chris Quintana |BrieAnna J. Frank
As the Trump administration ramps up its war against Harvard University and other institutions seen by critics as woke, it is carving out major exceptions for religious institutions – including from a massive tax increase on college endowments.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | BrieAnna J. Frank
National Public Radio on May 27 filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, calling President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at pulling federal funding from the news organization unconstitutional.
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1 month ago |
azcentral.com | Shelby Slade |Francesca Chambers |BrieAnna J. Frank |Sudiksha Kochi
Shelby Slade Francesca Chambers BrieAnna J. Frank Sudiksha KochiArizona RepublicVice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis the day before he died. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, took to social media to honor the late pope, who died at age 88 on April 21. "I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him. I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
usatoday.com | BrieAnna J. Frank
The claim: Staffers hung upside-down US flag at Yosemite National Park A Feb. 23 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) by The Other 98% includes an image showing an upside-down U.S. flag draped alongside a mountain. “National Park Service rangers have pulled off a brilliant action in Yosemite Park on El Capitan by deploying a massive American flag upside down in the traditional sign of distress or extreme emergencies,” reads the caption on the post.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
usatoday.com | BrieAnna J. Frank
The claim: Pope Francis announced he’s resigning, named a successor A Feb. 19 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims there’s been a major shakeup within the Catholic Church. “For those Catholics who have not heard the big news, Pope Francis is resigning as of next month and he has chosen Cardinal Luis Tagle as his succesor (sic),” reads the post. “Please pray for Pope Francis who at this very moment could be on his death bed.
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