Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
GOP includes money for Trump’s border wall in Senate spending bill
Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Senate Republicans included $1.6 billion for the first installment of President Trump’s border wall in the new homeland security spending bill they released Tuesday, keeping the president’s marquee immigration promise on track.
Fusion GPS paid journalists, court papers confirm
Posted on Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Newly filed court documents confirm that Fusion GPS, the company mostly responsible for the controversial 'Trump dossier' on presidential candidate Donald Trump, made payments to three journalists between June 2016 until February 2017.
House panel OKs bill to sanction financial backers of Hamas
Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2017
A Republican-led House panel delivered a blunt bipartisan warning to Qatar on Wednesday, backing legislation that would slap sanctions on any countries or individuals providing financial and material support to the Islamic militant group Hamas.
FBI asks for Senate docs in fetal tissue probe: Report
Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2017
The FBI has reportedly asked the Senate for unredacted documents obtained from abortion providers, which may signal an investigation into Planned Parenthood and other parties involved in the market for fetal tissue from abortions.
Appeals court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect
Posted on Monday, November 13, 2017
A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the United States.
Next week: House, Senate move on tax reform
Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2017
House and Senate Republicans will take up separate tax reform proposals next week as they race to complete legislation by the end of the year.
