Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
Supreme Court is set to meet on Gay Marriage Issue
Posted on Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Gay couples began marrying in Miami on Monday, kicking off a pivotal week when the Supreme Court will have a chance to consider whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry or whether states may limit marriage…
FBI Says Search Warrants Not Needed to Spy on Cell Phone Calls In Public
Posted on Monday, January 5, 2015
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the position that court warrants are not required when deploying cell-site simulators in public places. Nicknamed "stingrays," the devices are decoy cell towers that capture locations and identities of mobile phone…
Republicans wins Senate, controls Congress
Posted on Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Republicans won a Senate majority late Tuesday, ensuring they will be in complete control of Capitol Hill when the new Congress convenes in January.
Obama Considers Cutting Deportations
Posted on Friday, October 31, 2014
The White House is considering two central requirements in deciding which of the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants would gain protections through an expected executive action: a minimum length of time in the U.S., and a person's family…
Doctor Diagnosed with Ebola in New York City
Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014
A Doctors Without Borders physician who recently returned to New York from West Africa has tested positive for the Ebola virus, becoming the first diagnosed case in the city.
Senate Banking Leaders Question Regulators on Cybersecurity of Banks
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014
The leaders of the Senate Banking Committee are asking financial regulators what they're doing to ensure the safety of banks targeted for cybercrimes, raising the pressure to respond to recent breaches that include a high-profile attack on JPMorgan…
Dow Down for the Year as Sell-Off Continues
Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2014
Stocks ended a bloody, turbulent week with a broad-based slump Friday, sending the tech-heavy Nasdaq to its worst weekly losses in 30 months and eviscerating what remained of the Dow Jones industrial average's 2014 gains.
Spread of Ebola Could Affect 1.4 Million People by Year’s End
Posted on Sunday, October 12, 2014
The potential spread of Ebola into Central and Southern America is a real possibility, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told an audience at the National Defense University, the U.S. Department of Defense reported.
Supreme Court Denies Same-Sex Marriage Appeals
Posted on Monday, October 6, 2014
The Supreme Court made history Monday, with a nondecision that effectively moved the country much closer to the day when legal gay marriage is the law of the land.
CDC Confirms First Case of Ebola in U.S.
Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed that a person in Dallas definitely has the Ebola virus. Tuesday's official determination makes the patient at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas the first diagnosed Ebola case in the…
Eric Holder resigns as attorney general
Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2014
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., the nation’s first black attorney general, will announce his resignation Thursday, ending a turbulent, six-year tenure in which his office addressed major issues, from banking scandals and terrorism to civil-rights cases.
Obama To Deploy 3,000 Troops to Fight Ebola
Posted on Wednesday, September 17, 2014
President Barack Obama on Tuesday called West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak a looming threat to global security and announced a major expansion of the U.S. role in trying to halt its spread, including deployment of 3,000 troops to…
Obama Authorized Expansion of Military Campaign Against Islamic State
Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2014
President Obama on Wednesday authorized a major expansion of the military campaign against rampaging Sunni militants in the Middle East, including American airstrikes in Syria and the deployment of 475 more military advisers to Iraq. But he sought…
