Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Social Security Spending Hits New Record — Now Nearly $1 Trillion
Posted on Monday, November 9, 2015
Spending by the Social Security Administration--which includes payments for Social Security and disability benefits as well as Supplemental Security Income payments and the administrative costs for these programs--hit a record $944,143,000,000 in fiscal 2015, according to data published…
Will there be a government shutdown this December?
Posted on Friday, November 6, 2015
A new budget deal signed into law this week reduces the chance of a government shutdown, but it doesn't completely eliminate the possibility of one around the holidays.
Gun Sales Set Record for Sixth Month in a Row
Posted on Wednesday, November 4, 2015
The Federal Bureau of Investigation processed a record number of background checks in the month of October, indicating that gun sales were at an all time high for the sixth month in a row.
Planned Parenthood doctor appears to admit to partial-birth abortions
Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2015
A Planned Parenthood doctor laughs as she says she continues to "strive" to deliver an aborted baby with an intact skull and appears to admit participating in partial-birth abortions in the latest undercover video released Tuesday targeting Planned…
400-Plus Quakes Strike San Ramon in 2 Weeks: USGS
Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2015
San Ramon, California, appears to have broken a new earthquake record over the last two weeks: A total of 408 small quakes have shaken the East Bay city, almost four times the record set in 2003 in half…
Republicans, Obama Agree on Debt Extension Until 2017
Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2015
President Barack Obama and top lawmakers from both parties reached a tentative budget agreement that would avert a U.S. debt default and reduce chances of a government shutdown, easing years of political friction over fiscal policy in Washington.
Obama Vetoes Defense Bill
Posted on Friday, October 23, 2015
President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill on Thursday, returning the measure to the Republican-controlled Congress because of the way it uses money meant for war spending to avoid automatic budget cuts to military…
More Than 200 Earthquakes Just Rattled California
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2015
For the past week, the ground near San Ramon, about 25 miles east of San Francisco, has been shaking. And shaking and shaking and shaking. Over 200 small quakes have now rattled the notoriously earthquake-prone region.
Planned Parenthood funding sustained in Louisiana, stopped in Texas
Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2015
A Planned Parenthood affiliate received both good news and bad news Monday in its Medicaid funding battles, with a federal judge temporarily requiring Louisiana to fund the abortion provider while a Texas inspector general's office decided to cut…
$3,248,723,000,000: Federal Taxes Set Record in FY 2015; $21,833 Per Worker; Feds Still Run $438.9B Deficit
Posted on Friday, October 16, 2015
The federal government took in a record of approximately $3,248,723,000,000 in taxes in fiscal 2015 (which ended on Sept. 30), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today.
