Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Texas Leads States Suing To Revoke DACA
Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2018
A lawsuit filed Tuesday by Texas and six other states may finally result in the long-overdue termination of the DACA program, which was created without legal authority by President Obama in 2012 to allow children brought into the…
First wave of migrant caravan reaches U.S. border, demands asylum
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2018
The illegal immigrant caravan swamped border officials in San Diego Sunday as hundreds of people showed up at the San Ysidro port of entry and demanded admittance and asylum as reporters, immigrant rights activists and Mexican watched.
Federal judge orders complete restart of DACA
Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2018
A federal judge delivered another blow to President Trump’s attempt to roll back the Obama-era DACA program, ruling Tuesday that last year’s revocation was illegal and the entire program could have to be restarted.
Supreme Court takes on Trump’s travel ban
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2018
The Supreme Court this week will consider one of the biggest cases before it this term: a challenge to President Trump’s executive order restricting travel to the U.S. from eight countries that his administration has deemed to pose…
As GOP balks, McConnell shuts down bill to protect Mueller
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday thwarted a bipartisan effort to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job, saying he will not hold a floor vote on the legislation even if it is approved next week in the…
