Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
HealthCare Bill Collapses, GOP Refocuses on Repealing Obamacare
Posted on Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Having failed to come together on healthcare, Senate Republicans are back to square one: resurfacing a 2015 bill vetoed by former President Barack Obama that would repeal portions of Obamacare but lay no framework for a replacement plan.
Senate GOP releases revised health care bill
Posted on Thursday, July 13, 2017
Senate Republican leaders released a revised Obamacare replacement bill Thursday that retains some of the 2010 law’s taxes to blunt premium costs but rolls the dice with Sen. Ted Cruz’s plan to let insurers offer skimpier health plans…
House funding bill sets up shutdown showdown over Trump’s border wall
Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Republican House leaders on Tuesday earmarked $1.6 billion to begin building President Trump's border wall next year, including the money in their homeland security spending bill, setting up a fight with Democrats who have vowed to fight any…
Thousands flee raging wildfires in western US, Canada
Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Wildfires barreled across the baking landscape of the western U.S. and Canada, destroying a smattering of homes, forcing thousands to flee and temporarily trapping children and counselors at a California campground.
Congress returns to battles over health care, budget
Posted on Monday, July 10, 2017
Congress is still trying to send President Donald Trump his first unqualified legislative triumph, nearly six months after Republicans grabbed full control of Washington. Now, lawmakers are returning from their July 4 recess with an added objective —…
Supreme Court revives Trump travel ban
Posted on Monday, June 26, 2017
The Supreme Court revived President Trump’s extreme vetting travel ban Monday, ruling that much of it can go into effect — and along the way delivering an implicit rebuke to the army of lower-court judges who’d blasted the…
Russian hackers targeted election systems in 21 states: DHS
Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2017
The Trump administration acknowledged Wednesday that Russian hackers targeted election systems in nearly half the country during last year’s presidential race, offering the largest on-the-record accounting yet with respect to the scope of Moscow’s alleged interference.
