After all the chaos of Monday’s presidential inauguration and subsequent Trump actions, the most remarkable moment of the second Trump administration so far might be one of near silence. It was also one in which the man who has returned to the center of our politics,

Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, is a prominent religious leader who advocates for social justice issues, including immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.

Following a traditional inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, during which an Episcopal bishop called on President Donald Trump to show "mercy" toward LGBTQ people and immigrants, he told reporters the sermon "wasn't too exciting" and added he "didn't think it was a good service."

Rev. Mariann Budde called on the new president to “have mercy” on undocumented immigrants and sexual minorities who were targeted by his hardline Day One blizzard of executive orders.

President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration.

Just 24 hours after Melania Trump’s hat dominated Twitter, Bishop Mariann Budde found herself trending when she issued an impassioned speech about having “mercy” on LGBTQ+ Americans and immigrants in light of the extreme rule changes the President has already imposed.

Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on LGBTQ issues and immigration within hours of being sworn in as president.

President Trump and Republicans this week slammed a plea for “mercy” issued by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde during a Tuesday morning prayer service, calling it unjustified and

I can't believe a so-called 'bishop' would stand up in church and ask President Trump to engage in some weird liberal behavior called 'mercy.'

President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers during the attack on the Capitol and suggests there could be a place in U.S. politics for the Proud Boys extremist group,

During a prayer service at Washington's National Cathedral, Mariann Edgar Budde urged President Trump to show compassion toward LGBTQ individuals and immigrants.

DONALD Trump has lashed out at the bishop who delivered a sermon at Tuesday’s National Prayer Service saying she wasn’t good at her job. The president called Mariann Budde nasty and called on her