Jerry Falwell Jr.

Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a defamation lawsuit against his former employer, Liberty University

Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. announced Thursday that he’s filing a lawsuit against the evangelical school founded by his father. Falwell had led the school for 13 years before he resigned under pressure in late August amid a series of embarrassing scandals.

Liberty University says it has paid Jerry Falwell Jr. the two years’ base salary owed under his employment contract after his resignation last month

Staff members at Liberty University have been instructed to refrain from interacting with the school’s ousted president Jerry Falwell Jr. The News & Advance reported Friday the university’s general counsel, David Corry, wrote in an email to staff Thursday that Falwell had made “uncomfortable” calls to some employees after resigning last week

Jerry Falwell Jr. has resigned from his role as president of Liberty University after 13 turbulent years at the helm of the prominent evangelical Christian school, he told the Wall Street Journal late Monday.

The board of private evangelical Liberty University in Virginia has chosen an interim leader, days after Jerry Falwell Jr. began a leave of absence.

Jerry Falwell Jr. has taken an indefinite leave of absence as president and chancellor of Liberty University, days after a social media post he made drew criticism and calls for his resignation

Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook page decades ago

A federal lawsuit accuses Liberty University of profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic by refusing to refund thousands of dollars in room and board and other fees owed to students after the school moved classes online

Virginia’s governor has ordered all higher education institutions to stop any in-person instruction amid the coronavirus pandemic

President Donald Trump defended himself Saturday from the conservative backlash to his decision to end the 35-day-old partial government shutdown — the longest in U.S. history — without money for his promised border wall. He said if he didn’t get a fair deal from Congress, the government would shut down again on Feb. 15 or he would use his executive...

Outgoing Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Brat has been named the new dean of Liberty University’s business school.

For many evangelicals, fiery Alabama politician and judge Roy Moore has been a longtime hero. Others have sometimes cringed at his heated rhetoric and bellicose style. Now, as Moore’s Republican U.S. Senate campaign is imperiled by allegations of sexual overtures to a 14-year-old girl when he was in his 30s, there’s an outpouring of impassioned and soul-searching discussion in evangelical...

One of President Donald Trump’s most steadfast constituencies has been standing by him amid his defense of a white nationalist rally in Virginia, even as business leaders, artists and Republicans turn away. Only one of Trump’s evangelical advisers has quit the role, while presidential boards in other fields saw multiple defections before being dismantled. The Rev. A.R. Bernard, pastor of...

His agenda stalled and his party divided, President Donald Trump veered into the nation’s simmering culture wars by announcing plans to ban transgender people from serving in the military. Much of the political world — prominent conservatives and Trump administration officials, among them — was surprised and confused by the president’s sudden social media pronouncement. But on the ground in...

Donald Trump, the real estate mogul-turned-president, offered simple words of advice to university graduates Saturday as he urged them to follow their convictions, prepare to face criticism and relish the opportunity to be an “outsider.” “It’s the outsiders who change the world,” Trump declared in his first commencement address to more than 18,000 graduates of Liberty University, a Christian school...

President Donald Trump will deliver the keynote address at Liberty University’s commencement ceremony in May, the school announced. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. provided the details of the May 13 graduation ceremony in a statement Wednesday. Falwell was a close ally to Trump during his campaign and told The Associated Press in January that he’d been asked to lead...

A war hero, a casino mogul and an openly gay high-tech investor are among the scheduled speakers at next week’s Republican National Convention, although Donald Trump is relying heavily on the party’s establishment to fill out the list.

Thursday morning he was among the biggest stars featured on Donald Trump’s convention lineup. Thursday night, Tim Tebow declared his attendance at next week’s Republican National Convention was nothing more than “a rumor.” “I wake up this morning to find out that I’m speaking at the Republican National Convention,” Tebow said in a video posted on his Facebook page. “It’s...

Liberty University will allow students with concealed handgun permits from the state to keep their weapons in their dorms beginning next fall.