Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
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.
Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare
Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2017
President Donald Trump directed government agencies on Friday to freeze regulations and take steps to weaken Obamacare, using his first hours in the White House to make good on a campaign promise to start dismantling his predecessor's healthcare…
Violence flares in Washington during Trump inauguration
Posted on Friday, January 20, 2017
America's political divisions turned violent on Washington's streets during U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday, as black clad anti-establishment activists set fires and clashed with police while Trump supporters cheered the new chief executive.
US Senate Approves Measure Launching Obamacare Repeal Process
Posted on Thursday, January 12, 2017
The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a first concrete step toward dismantling Obamacare, voting to instruct key committees to draft legislation repealing President Barack Obama's signature health insurance program.
Navy, Trump planning biggest fleet expansion since Cold War
Posted on Sunday, January 8, 2017
With President-elect Donald Trump demanding more ships, the Navy is proposing the biggest shipbuilding boom since the end of the Cold War to meet threats from a resurgent Russia and saber-rattling China.
Trump flexes power over GOP
Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2017
President-elect Trump tangled with Republicans in Congress for the first time since the election on Tuesday — and won.
