Trump Signs First Directive to Prevent EMP Attacks Against US
President Trump is taking an unprecedented step to protect America’s electrical grid with a new executive order to prevent electromagnetic pulse attacks (EMP).
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British Parliament Rejects Alternatives to PM May’s Brexit Plan
Britain’s Parliament on Wednesday turned down multiple alternatives to the government’s twice-rejected deal for leaving the European Union, leaving the future of Brexit more uncertain than ever.
‘Unplanned’ was birthed by faithful prayer, says 40 Days for Life founder
The story of Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic director turned pro-life advocate, is powerfully portrayed in the upcoming film ‘Unplanned,’ a story birthed by thousands of hours of fervent prayer.
US slammed at UN Security Council for recognizing Golan as Israeli
The United States came under sharp criticism from the 14 other Security Council nations Wednesday for its decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights in violation of council resolutions.
Syria says Israeli jets carry out airstrike near Allepo
Syrian air defense batteries opened fire on ‘hostile Israel missiles’ near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday night, the official news agency SANA reported. The site has been targeted before and is believed to be an Iranian base.
EU: We do not recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights
All 28 European Union member states have rejected the United States recognition of Israel’s 1981 annexation of the Golan Heights from Syria.
Israel Signs Deal to Get World’s Most Advanced Cannon
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed a deal with Elbit Systems to develop the world’s most advanced cannon in one of the largest and most intricate military procurement deals in Israeli history.
China Building Long-Range Cruise Missile Launched From Ship Container
China is building a long-range cruise missile fired from a shipping container that could turn Beijing’s large fleet of freighters into potential warship and commercial ports into future missile bases.
After US recognition, Syria requests UN Security Council meeting on Golan
Syria asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to hold an urgent meeting on the US decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory.
Advocates for Persecuted Christians Cite Need for Western Intervention as Nigerian Crisis Continues to Escalate
Boko Haram terrorists have finally taken over the town of Michika in Nigeria’s Adamawa state, after repeated incursions in 2014 and 2016.
UN’s 40th Session of the Human Rights Council Sees Petitions for Greater Acknowledgment of Christian Refugees
The plight of Vietnam’s Montagnard Christians was highlighted at this month’s 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council, as a string of advocates attempts to spur UN action on Christian refugees in 2019.
Federal Spending Hits Highest Level Since Bank Bailout and Obama Stimulus
The federal government spent $1,822,712,000,000 in the first five months of fiscal 2019, the most it has spent in the first five months of any fiscal year since 2009, which was the fiscal year that outgoing President George W. Bush signed a $700-billion law to bailout the banking industry and incoming President Barack Obama signed a $787-billion law to stimulate an economy then in recession.
EU Parliament approves controversial copyright reform
Lawmakers have backed a preliminary deal on a controversial new EU copyright law, which will force the likes of Google and YouTube to pay publishers for using their work. Critics fear for the freedom of the internet.
US targets ‘vast network’ for evading Iran sanctions
The Trump administration moved Tuesday to break up a group of Iranian-linked companies that has transferred around $1 billion to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions on the country.
Republicans beat back House attempt to override Trump’s border wall veto
House Democrats on Tuesday failed to garner the votes needed to override Trump’s veto of a bill blocking his emergency border wall funding.
Supreme Court warily weighs partisan gerrymandering
The Supreme Court appeared convinced Tuesday that congressional maps drawn by two state legislatures were overly partisan, but worried whether judges themselves should be the ones to remedy the long-simmering issue.
Gaza rockets, Israeli airstrikes resume overnight after tense lull
The cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas, which resumed late Tuesday evening, continued into early Wednesday, with Israeli military striking several Hamas military positions in Gaza, while air-raid sirens sounded in southern Israeli communities.
Republican-led US Senate Rejects Green New Deal
The Republican-led Senate Tuesday night voted against consideration of the Democratically-supported New Green Deal — the outline of an ambitious plan to get the U.S. off climate-changing fossil fuels.
Cornell University Disinvites Black Christian Pro-Life Speaker Because of Her Belief in Biblical Marriage
A black Christian speaker was recently disinvited from an on-campus debate due to her biblical beliefs about sexuality. It’s just the latest example of American universities blocking Christian views from the spotlight.
Democrats, Muslim lawmaker decry Christian prayer in Penn. House as divisive
The first female Muslim member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives said Tuesday she was offended by a colleague’s decision to open a voting session with a prayer a day earlier that ‘at the name of Jesus every knee will bow.’