Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Assault Weapons Ban Before U.S. Supreme Court
Posted on Monday, October 12, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court could announce as early as Tuesday whether it will hear a challenge to a suburban Chicago law banning firearms commonly known as assault weapons.
Obama May Bypass Congress, Impose ‘Order’ For Gun Background Checks
Posted on Friday, October 9, 2015
In response to the latest mass shooting during his presidency, President Obama is seriously considering circumventing Congress with his executive authority and imposing new background-check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers.
Senate Democrats preparing gun control package
Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2015
Senate Democrats are preparing a legislative push to curb guns, a week after a mass shooting at an Oregon community college refocused attention on the nation's toll of firearms deaths.
S.C. flood is 6th 1,000-year rain since 2010
Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The biblical flooding in South Carolina is at least the sixth so-called 1-in-1,000 year rain event in the U.S. since 2010, a trend that may be linked to factors ranging from the natural, such as a strong El…
Catastrophic Flooding Throughout South Carolina
Posted on Monday, October 5, 2015
South Carolina is enduring its worst rains "in 1,000 years," Gov. Nikki Haley said this afternoon, urging residents to stay off the roads as conditions were "changing by the minute," with roads flooding and rivers at their highest…
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.
