Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
House GOP Abruptly Pulls Troubled Health Care Bill
Posted on Sunday, March 26, 2017
In a humiliating setback, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders pulled their "Obamacare" repeal bill off the House floor Friday after it became clear the measure would fail badly.
DOJ: Hawaii ruling ‘flawed both in reasoning and in scope’
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2017
The Department of Justice said it intends to take action against the federal judge in Hawaii who issued a restraining order against President Trump's revised travel ban that affected six countries from the Middle East and North Africa.
AG Sessions asks remaining 46 US attorneys to resign
Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked the remaining 46 U.S. attorneys who served under the Obama administration to resign, the Justice Department announced Friday, describing the move as part of an effort to ensure a "uniform transition."
Strong U.S. job growth, rising wages set stage for Fed rate hike
Posted on Friday, March 10, 2017
U.S. employers hired workers at a robust pace in February, beating expectations, and wages grinded higher, which could give the Federal Reserve the green light to raise interest rates next week despite slowing economic growth.
House unveils Obamacare replacement
Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2017
House Republicans on Monday announced their long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare, but they can't say how many people would get or lose coverage compared to the Affordable Care Act.
House GOP advances Obamacare repeal efforts this week
Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2017
House Republicans are advancing Obamacare repeal efforts this week with multiple member meetings to discuss key elements of a replacement plan, even as conservatives increasingly demand a quick vote on repealing the law.
Appeals court keeps block on Trump’s immigration ban
Posted on Thursday, February 9, 2017
A federal appeals court decided to keep in place the temporary restraining order halting President Trump's immigration ban as other proceedings move through the lower courts.
Trump picks Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court
Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
President Trump nominated federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the Supreme Court vacancy during a prime-time announcement Tuesday.
California Could Cut Off Feds In Response To Trump Threats
Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2017
The state of California is studying ways to suspend financial transfers to Washington after the Trump administration threatened to withhold federal money from sanctuary cities, KPIX 5 has learned.
Trump eviscerates Obama’s immigration policy in two executive orders
Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2017
With a couple strokes of his pen, President Trump wiped out almost all of President Obama’s immigration policies Wednesday, laying the groundwork for his own border wall, unleashing immigration agents to enforce the law and punishing sanctuary cities…
House passes major abortion bill
Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The House passed a sweeping abortion bill Tuesday that would permanently ban federal funding for abortions and restrict some Obamacare plans that cover elective abortions.
