Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Congress sends NSA phone-records bill to president
Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Congress approved sweeping changes Tuesday to surveillance laws enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks, eliminating the National Security Agency's disputed bulk phone-records collection program and replacing it with a more restrictive measure to keep the records in phone…
Obama Declares June as LGBT Month
Posted on Monday, June 1, 2015
The White House issued a proclamation by President Barack Obama calling on Americans to celebrate the 'great diversity of the American people' declaring June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.
Surveillance powers lapse with no deal in Senate
Posted on Monday, June 1, 2015
The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans' phone records in bulk, after GOP Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the fiercely contested program in an extraordinary Sunday Senate session.
US Won’t Seek High Court Review in Immigration Case
Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2015
The government will not ask the Supreme Court to review a judge's decision that put on hold President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Obama’s Islamic State Strategy Sparks Doubt With Pentagon officials
Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Beneath the glowing battle reports about Iraq from U.S. military spokesmen in recent months, there remains a strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction among the Pentagon rank and file with the Obama administration's Islamic State strategy.
Federal court blocks Obama’s immigration plan
Posted on Wednesday, May 27, 2015
A federal appeals court refused Tuesday to allow President Obama's program to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation from going into effect.
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.
