Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
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.
Judge eager to re-enter NSA surveillance fight
Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2015
Warning that the constitutional rights of tens of millions of Americans are being violated, a federal judge said Wednesday that he's eager to expedite a lawsuit seeking to shut down the National Security Agency's controversial program to collect…
Obama Needs Just One More Vote to Seal Iran Deal
Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Supporters of the international nuclear agreement with Iran moved within one vote of mustering enough support to protect the deal in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday when two more Democratic senators said they would support the pact.
Dow posts worst August decline in 17 years
Posted on Tuesday, September 1, 2015
The month of August can be pretty rough for stock investors. But this August has earned its place in the record books, as stocks were unsettled by uncertainty over the state of affairs in the world’s second largest…
31 Senators Back Iran Deal, 3 Short to Sustain Veto
Posted on Monday, August 31, 2015
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, said Sunday he would support the nuclear deal with Iran, moving President Barack Obama a step closer to having sufficient backing to ensure the deal stands.
Senators to watch on 20-week abortion ban
Posted on Monday, August 31, 2015
Abortion opponents are concerned that the controversy surrounding videos targeting Planned Parenthood might steal attention from a big, line-in-the-sand abortion vote they have been pushing for a long time.
