Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Obama’s trade bill narrowly clears a key Senate hurdle
Posted on Friday, May 22, 2015
In a triumph for President Barack Obama, sweeping legislation to strengthen the administration's hand in global trade talks advanced toward Senate passage Thursday after a showdown vote that remained in doubt until the final moment.
Rand Paul Commandeers Senate to Protest Patriot Act
Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the most libertarian-leaning of the major Republican presidential contenders, dominated the Senate floor from 1:18 to 11:49 p.m. Wednesday to decry the National Security Agency's mass collection of phone data without warrants.
ISIS War Front on American Soil?
Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2015
U.S.-led airstrikes may have slowed ISIS's advance in the Middle East, but the brutal terrorist movement continues to attract followers around the world including the United States.
House Approves GOP Bill Banning Most Late-Term Abortions
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015
Republicans finally won House approval Wednesday for a late-term abortion ban after dropping rape provisions that provoked a rebellion by female GOP lawmakers, forcing party leaders into an embarrassing retreat.
House Votes to End Spy Agencies’ Bulk Collection of Phone Data
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would end spy agencies' bulk collection of Americans' telephone data, setting up a potential showdown with the U.S. Senate over the program, which expires on June 1.
Texas Republicans Could Take New Stand on Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015
Racing both a U.S. Supreme Court decision on gay marriage and legislative deadlines, Texas Republicans pushed ahead Tuesday toward putting the state at the forefront of resistance if same-sex weddings are ruled constitutional.
Judgment Day for the U.S. Surveillance State
Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Last week saw the first response to the issue by an appeals court outside the country’s secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: The court ruled that the U.S. government's long-held justification for the National Security Agency's (NSA) bulk collection…
Could Science Help Ban Abortions?
Posted on Monday, May 11, 2015
Premature babies are surviving earlier than in the Roe v. Wade era, potentially shifting the Supreme Court's guidepost of when abortion can legally be banned.
U.S. Marks National Day of Prayer
Posted on Friday, May 8, 2015
With "Lord, Hear Our Cry" as its theme, organizers of the 64th National Day of Prayer invited Americans to raise their voices in prayer on Thursday.