Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
House OKs Obama trade agenda on 2nd try, bill heads to Senate
Posted on Friday, June 19, 2015
The House on Thursday approved a key plank of President Obama's trade agenda after the push nearly imploded amid Democratic resistance last week, sending the bill to the Senate where it still faces an uncertain fate.
Obama sends ‘warmest’ Ramadan greetings to Muslims
Posted on Friday, June 19, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama offered in a Wednesday message his "warmest greetings" to Muslims celebrating the beginning of Ramadan, saying that the Islamic fasting month was the time to "reinforce faith, compassion and forgiveness, and perseverance through adversity."
Fed holds off on interest rate hike, downgrades economic forecast
Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2015
Federal Reserve policymakers on Wednesday kept the central bank's benchmark short-term interest rate near zero, opting against the first increase since 2006 after determining the economy still isn't strong enough to handle it.
House wants answers on Obama’s ISIS strategy
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2015
House lawmakers, concerned that President Obama's tweaks to his strategy against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria won't reverse the extremist group's recent gains, are putting pressure on the administration to do more.
Obama’s Trade Deal Barely Passes in Razor-Thin House Vote
Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2015
The House on Thursday just barely advance legislation that would provide President Obama with "fast track" trade negotiating powers, overcoming the opposition of almost every Democrat and a significant block of conservative Republicans.
GOP aiming for Friday Trade Vote
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2015
House leaders, confident but not yet certain they have the support to pass sweeping trade legislation, are aiming to bring the package to a floor vote by the end of this week - even as they rush to…
U.S. tech industry appeals to Obama to keep hands off encryption
Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2015
As Washington weighs new cybersecurity steps amid a public backlash over mass surveillance, U.S. tech companies warned President Barack Obama not to weaken increasingly sophisticated encryption systems designed to protect consumers' privacy.
Abortions declining in nearly all states, survey finds
Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Abortions have declined in states where new laws make it harder to have them - but they've also waned in states where abortion rights are protected, an Associated Press survey finds. Nearly everywhere, in red states and blue,…
Obama Orders Faith-Based Organizations to Hire ‘Gays’
Posted on Monday, June 8, 2015
President Barack Obama is pushing a change in policy that will force faith-based charities to hire members of the LGBT community - despite their religious objections - if they want to remain eligible for federal funding.
Study: True size of federal government debt is $210 trillion
Posted on Thursday, June 4, 2015
U.S. government debt stands at $210 trillion, not the official $13.1 trillion, according to a new working paper published by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. That's equivalent to $654,205 per person in the United States, 16…
