Real‑time updates on legislation, court rulings, religious freedom cases, and cultural shifts that affect the Church in America.
US Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage
Posted on Friday, June 26, 2015
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry nationwide, in a historic decision that invalidates gay marriage bans in more than a dozen states.
FBI Rounding Up Islamic State Suspects
Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2015
The FBI has been rounding up more potential "lone wolf" terrorists, Congressional leaders and the Justice Department say, in response to the perception of a mounting threat of domestic attacks inspired by the Islamic State.
Congress Moves to Impose Sanctions on Iran
Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2015
Sens. Mark Kirk (R., Ill.) and Robert Menendez (D., N.J.) revived on Thursday long-stalled legislation to impose and extend sanctions on Iran for a period of at least 10 more years, according to sources familiar with the move.
Obamacare Tax Subsidies Upheld by Supreme Court
Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the nationwide tax subsidies that are a core component of President Barack Obama's health-care law, rejecting a challenge that had threatened to gut the measure and undercut his legacy.
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…
