Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
ICE releases 19,723 criminal illegals, 208 convicted of murder, 900 of sex crimes
Posted on Friday, April 29, 2016
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in 2015 decided not to deport but release 19,723 criminal illegal immigrants, including 208 convicted of murder, over 900 convicted of sex crimes and 12,307 of drunk driving, according to new…
Paul Ryan teases ‘very comprehensive’ tax plan
Posted on Monday, April 25, 2016
Americans can expect congressional Republicans to offer a "very comprehensive" plan to simplify the tax code in the near future, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday.
House votes to rein in IRS
Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2016
The House Wednesday passed two bills aimed at reining in the Internal Revenue Service and holding the agency accountable.
White House signals veto on Saudi 9/11 bill
Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The White House on Monday signaled President Obama would veto legislation to allow Americans to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role officials played in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
FBI Warns of Cyber Threat to Electric Grid
Posted on Saturday, April 9, 2016
Three months after a Department of Homeland Security intelligence report downplayed the threat of a cyber attack against the U.S. electrical grid, DHS and the FBI began a nationwide program warning of the dangers faced by U.S. utilities…
Congress Investigating Obama Admin Deception on Iran Nuke Deal
Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Congress is investigating whether the Obama administration misled lawmakers last summer about the extent of concessions granted to Iran under the nuclear deal, as well as if administration officials have been quietly rewriting the deal's terms in the…
Mississippi lawmakers approve religion bill amid gay-rights protests
Posted on Monday, April 4, 2016
A Mississippi measure that would allow people with religious objections to deny wedding services to same-sex couples and provide wide protections for actions decried as discriminatory by gay rights advocates passed the state legislature on Friday.
Supreme Court faces 4-4 split in Obamacare contraception case
Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
The Supreme Court on Wednesday headed toward a possible 4-4 split over a legal challenge by Christian nonprofit employers who object to providing female workers insurance covering birth control as required by President Barack Obama's healthcare law.
Border agents: DHS has ‘no intention’ of deporting illegals
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2016
A top Homeland Security official told Border Patrol agents the Obama administration has "no intention of deporting" many of the illegal immigrants caught trying to sneak into the country, ordering instead that they be released so they don't…
