Trump administration backs National Mall prayer rally (opens in new tab)

President Trump and senior administration officials addressed thousands at a daylong prayer rally Sunday, May 17, on Washington's National Mall. The event was billed as “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving” and as a rededication of the United States as “One Nation under God”. It was tied to celebrations of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and organized by Freedom 250, a public-private group working with the White House. Trump appeared in a prerecorded...