WASHINGTON (AP) The National Prayer Breakfast, one of the most visible and long-standing events that brings religion and politics together in Washington, is splitting from the private religious group that had overseen it for decades, due to concerns the gathering had become too divisive.
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“The whole reason the House and Senate wanted to do this was to return it to its roots, when House members and Senate members can come together and pray for the president."