Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
White House official admits fudging of facts to sell Iran deal
Posted on Monday, May 9, 2016
A senior official in the Obama administration acknowledged that the background to nuclear talks with Iran was misrepresented in order to sell the impression of a more moderate Iranian regime and thus gain greater American public support for…
In 6 Months Since Budget Deal: Debt Up More Than $1 Trillion
Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2016
In the six months that have passed since then-retiring House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cut a budget deal with President Barack Obama that suspended the legal limit on the federal debt until March…
Inside the Secret Meeting Where Wall Street Tested Digital Cash
Posted on Monday, May 2, 2016
On a recent Monday in April, more than 100 executives from some of the world’s largest financial institutions gathered for a private meeting at the Times Square office of Nasdaq Inc. They weren’t there to just talk about…
ICE releases 19,723 criminal illegals, 208 convicted of murder, 900 of sex crimes
Posted on Friday, April 29, 2016
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in 2015 decided not to deport but release 19,723 criminal illegal immigrants, including 208 convicted of murder, over 900 convicted of sex crimes and 12,307 of drunk driving, according to new…
Paul Ryan teases ‘very comprehensive’ tax plan
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2016
Americans can expect congressional Republicans to offer a "very comprehensive" plan to simplify the tax code in the near future, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday.
House votes to rein in IRS
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2016
The House Wednesday passed two bills aimed at reining in the Internal Revenue Service and holding the agency accountable.
White House signals veto on Saudi 9/11 bill
Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The White House on Monday signaled President Obama would veto legislation to allow Americans to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role officials played in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
FBI Warns of Cyber Threat to Electric Grid
Posted on Saturday, April 9, 2016
Three months after a Department of Homeland Security intelligence report downplayed the threat of a cyber attack against the U.S. electrical grid, DHS and the FBI began a nationwide program warning of the dangers faced by U.S. utilities…
Congress Investigating Obama Admin Deception on Iran Nuke Deal
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Congress is investigating whether the Obama administration misled lawmakers last summer about the extent of concessions granted to Iran under the nuclear deal, as well as if administration officials have been quietly rewriting the deal's terms in the…
