Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
House, Senate to send Obama temporary spending bill
Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2015
A temporary funding measure that would keep the government open past a midnight deadline should make its way to President Barack Obama on Wednesday with time to spare.
Obama: Religious freedom no excuse to deny rights to others
Posted on Monday, September 28, 2015
Freedom of religion isn't reason enough to deny any American their constitutional rights, President Barack Obama said Sunday as he addressed members of the LGBT community, one of his major sources of political and financial support.
Pope Francis set to address fractious U.S. Congress
Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2015
Fresh off his meeting with President Barack Obama, Pope Francis delivers a speech on Thursday to a U.S. Congress led by Republicans who have opposed Obama on issues of importance to the pontiff including climate change and immigration.
Wildfires, flooding, earthquake hit California
Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
As firefighters began to make significant progress on two of the 12 deadly wildfires raging in drought-stricken areas of California, emergency crews on Tuesday had to also contend with a small earthquake near one of the wildfires and…
U.S. to accept at least 10,000 Syrian refugees
Posted on Friday, September 11, 2015
The U.S. will take in "at least 10,000" refugees from Syria in fiscal 2016, which starts Oct. 1, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Thursday.
Democrats clinch critical votes for Iran nuclear deal
Posted on Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Pressing their advantage, the White House and insistent Senate Democrats locked up the votes Tuesday to frustrate attempts by outraged Republicans to pass a legislative rebuke to the Iran nuclear accord.
Why Can’t the Kentucky Clerk Get Bail?
Posted on Monday, September 7, 2015
Rowan County, Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis has been jailed without bail since Thursday for refusing to allow her office to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Judge eager to re-enter NSA surveillance fight
Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2015
Warning that the constitutional rights of tens of millions of Americans are being violated, a federal judge said Wednesday that he's eager to expedite a lawsuit seeking to shut down the National Security Agency's controversial program to collect…
Obama Needs Just One More Vote to Seal Iran Deal
Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Supporters of the international nuclear agreement with Iran moved within one vote of mustering enough support to protect the deal in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday when two more Democratic senators said they would support the pact.
Dow posts worst August decline in 17 years
Posted on Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The month of August can be pretty rough for stock investors. But this August has earned its place in the record books, as stocks were unsettled by uncertainty over the state of affairs in the world’s second largest…
