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| May 13 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour regular event at Carolina Opry Theater in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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| May 12 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour regular event at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida
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| May 2025 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Iglesia ni Cristo officially endorses 8 senatorial candidates for the Philippine elections, representing various political parties including KNP, Lakas, Nacionalista, PDP, and Independent parties.
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| April 13 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour business event at ThriveTime Show Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| April 1 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour regular event at River Church in Salem, Oregon
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| March 23 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour regular event at ThriveTime Show Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| March 11 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour regular event at Awaken Church in San Marcos, California
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| March 3 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour business event held at ThriveTime Show Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| February 18 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour continues in Canton, Ohio at Trinity Gospel Temple for a regular event
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| February 2 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour business event at ThriveTime Show Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| January 20 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour event begins at Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
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| January 14 2025 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour begins in Phoenix, Arizona at Dream City Church for a regular event
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| 2024 |
New Apostolic Reformation
Theology professor André Gagné publishes a book analyzing the NAR movement, characterizing it as 'inherently political' and a potential threat to democracy.
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| 2024 | Randall Terry received the party's presidential nomination. |
| 2024 | Eric K. Anton ran for Pennsylvania Auditor General as an American Solidarity Party candidate, receiving 20,967 votes (0.31%) despite having no visible campaign presence or campaign spending. |
| 2024 | The American Solidarity Party successfully secured ballot access in eight states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Ohio for the presidential election. |
| October 2024 |
New Apostolic Reformation
Elon Musk held a town hall meeting at a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania megachurch known for hosting Christian nationalist leaders with NAR ties, during Trump's presidential campaign.
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| October 18 2024 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour regular event held at The Farm at 95 in Selma, North Carolina
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| September 2024 |
New Apostolic Reformation
Senator JD Vance spoke at a western Pennsylvania town hall event organized by Christian nationalist leaders with NAR connections, which characterized Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris in inflammatory religious terms.
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| June 2024 |
New Apostolic Reformation
The Southern Poverty Law Center characterized the NAR as 'the greatest threat to American democracy that most people have never heard of'.
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| June 27 2024 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour business event at ThriveTime Show Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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| June 7 2024 |
ReAwaken America Tour
ReAwaken America Tour event at Grace Christian Church in Detroit, Michigan, a regular event type
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| June 2 2024 | Peter Sonski and Lauren Onak received the official nomination for the American Solidarity Party's presidential ticket, as confirmed by their FEC Filing. |
| March 2024 | Analisa Roche ran as a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in Texas, receiving 1,492 votes (0.01%). |
| March 2024 | Dr. Mark Ruzon ran for the U.S. Senate in California during the Super Tuesday primary election, receiving 13,429 votes (0.2%), placing 23rd out of 27 candidates. |
| March 7 2024 |
ReAwaken America Tour
First ReAwaken America Tour event held at ThriveTime Show Office in Tulsa, Oklahoma, focused on business topics
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| February 2024 |
New Apostolic Reformation
Politico reported that Russell Vought, a leader of Project 2025, was spearheading plans to instill Christian nationalism into a potential Republican presidency.
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| February 2024 |
New Apostolic Reformation
FlashPoint launched a seven-stop Live roadshow in support of Donald Trump.
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| February 20 2024 | Peter Sonski and Lauren Onak launched their presidential campaign for the American Solidarity Party, with Sonski being a Member of Regional School District 17 board of education in Connecticut and Onak a community organizer, non-profit executive, and teacher from Massachusetts. |
| 2023 |
ReAwaken America Tour
Malik Obama was removed from the schedule of the second conference at Trump National Doral due to his pro-Hamas views. The Trump family refused to allow him onto their property.
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| 2023 |
ReAwaken America Tour
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly stated he was no longer affiliated with the ReAwaken America Tour and requested his photo be removed from their website.
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| 2023 |
ReAwaken America Tour
Scott McKay and Charlie Ward were dropped from the ReAwaken event at Trump National Doral due to their antisemitic views and public praise of Adolf Hitler. The Trump family refused to allow them onto their property.
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| 2023 | Colorado Family Action was dissolved, ending its operations as a state-based Family Policy Council. |
| October 2023 |
ReAwaken America Tour
Media Matters reported that the ReAwaken America Tour was scheduled for a two-day appearance at Trump National Doral Miami golf resort, with speakers including Trump family members, former administration officials, Trump attorneys, and others associated with conspiracy theories.
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| July 2023 | Lauren Onak is formally nominated as the vice presidential candidate during the national convention in Plano, Texas, after being selected by Peter Sonski. |
| June 2 2023 | Peter Sonski wins the American Solidarity Party's presidential nomination through an online members' vote. |
| 2022 |
ReAwaken America Tour
Tour continued with prominent speakers like Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, and other controversial political figures, spreading messages challenging mainstream political and medical narratives.
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| 2022 |
ReAwaken America Tour
Mark Burns runs as a congressional candidate in South Carolina while participating in the ReAwaken America Tour.
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| 2022 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Joel Villanueva wins a Senate seat as an independent politician, receiving 18,539,537 votes (33.08% of votes).
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| 2022 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Jejomar Binay fails to win a Senate seat, receiving 13,348,887 votes (23.82% of votes) as a United Nationalist Alliance candidate.
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| 2022 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Jinggoy Estrada secures a Senate seat with 15,174,288 votes (27.08% of votes) as a Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino candidate.
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| 2022 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Francis Escudero wins a Senate seat, garnering 20,320,069 votes (36.26% of votes) as a Nationalist People's Coalition candidate.
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| 2022 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Win Gatchalian secures a Senate seat with 20,678,804 votes (36.89% of votes) as a Nationalist People's Coalition candidate.
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| 2022 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Robin Padilla wins a Senate seat in the Philippine elections, receiving 27,027,235 votes (48.23% of votes) as a candidate for Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan.
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| 2022 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Loren Legarda wins a Senate seat, receiving 24,367,564 votes (43.48% of votes) as a candidate for the Nationalist People's Coalition.
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| 2022 |
Iglesia ni Cristo and Philippine elections
Migz Zubiri secures a Senate seat as an independent politician, obtaining 18,931,207 votes (33.78% of votes).
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| 2022 |
New Apostolic Reformation
Victory Channel launched the FlashPoint program, an NAR-aligned media show hosted by Gene Bailey, featuring prophets and appearing like a cable news program, reaching approximately 11,000 households.
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| 2022 |
New Apostolic Reformation
Dutch Sheets co-authored the 'Watchman Decree' advocating for the church to be God's governing body on earth, and prayed over Christian nationalist congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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| 2022 |
Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church
Esper published a memoir critiquing the tactics used during the Lafayette Square incident as 'excessive and unnecessary'.
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| 2022 |
Donald Trump photo op at St. John's Church
A subsequent OIG report concluded that the United States Park Police (USPP) had violated Department of Interior policy by failing to properly record law enforcement radio communications for years, with the analog recording system's hard drive found to be corrupted in 2018.
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