Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Snow, Ice and Record Cold Grip the South; at Least 10 Dead
Posted on Thursday, January 18, 2018
Snow, ice and a record-breaking blast of cold closed runways, highways, schools and government offices across the South and sent cars sliding off roads Wednesday in a corner of the country ill-equipped to deal with wintry weather. At…
Democrats confident they can win government shutdown fight
Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2018
The federal government barreled toward a partial shutdown Monday as the Democrats in Congress dug in their heels in a battle of political wills with President Trump and his Republican allies on Capitol Hill.
Trump Says Program to Protect ‘Dreamers’ is ‘Probably Dead’
Posted on Sunday, January 14, 2018
President Donald Trump said Sunday that a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children is 'probably dead,' casting a cloud over already tenuous negotiations just days before a deadline on a government…
House passes NSA spying bill after Trump tweets cause confusion
Posted on Friday, January 12, 2018
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, overcoming objections from privacy advocates and confusion prompted by morning tweets from President Donald Trump that initially questioned…
Supreme Court declines to review Mississippi religious liberty law
Posted on Monday, January 8, 2018
The Supreme Court announced Monday it would not hear cases challenging a Mississippi law that allows religious organizations to refuse to hire persons or provide services in situations that run afoul of their sincerely held religious beliefs.
U.S. to endure another day below freezing before relief comes
Posted on Sunday, January 7, 2018
The bitter cold that has gripped much of the United States since the new year will last another day, forecasters said on Sunday, predicting an end to a frigid spell that featured a 'bomb cyclone' snowstorm and frozen…
Trump, GOP leaders at Camp David set ambitious 2018 agenda
Posted on Sunday, January 7, 2018
President Trump emerged Saturday from a meeting with Congress’ Republican leaders at Camp David and outlined an ambitious legislative agenda for 2018, including the budget, infrastructure, a border wall, immigration and beefing up the military.
