Politics

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  New Arkansas Law Says Gov’t Can’t Close Churches Unless Everything Else Is Closed, Too This week, a bill that limits the governor’s power to close churches and that broadens religious liberty protections for houses of worship became law in Arkansas. Michael Foust Feb 12, 2021
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  'Lamentable': Atheist and Secularist Groups Say Biden's Speeches Are Too Religious Atheist and secularist groups are expressing concern over President Joe Biden's use of biblical language in some of his speeches. Michael Foust Feb 11, 2021
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  Half of Americans See Decreased Evangelical Influence under Biden: Pew Research According to a new Pew Research Center survey, more than half of American adults expect the influence of White Evangelicals in Washington D.C. to decline under President Joe Biden's administration. Milton Quintanilla Feb 11, 2021
• Representative Ron Wright Dies of Lung Cancer and Coronavirus On Monday, Texas Representative Ron Wright died of COVID-19 and lung cancer. John Paluska Feb 10, 2021
• South Dakota Rep. Proposes Bill That Would Exempt State from Biden's Executive Orders A freshman Representative from South Dakota has introduced a bill that would allow the state to reject some of President Biden's executive orders. Milton Quintanilla Feb 10, 2021
• New Senate Bill Would Prohibit Boys in Girls' Sports: 'We Are Not All the Same' A bill introduced in Congress this month would prohibit biological males from participating in girls’ and women’s sports by clarifying that the language on athletics in Title IX refers to biological sex, not... Michael Foust Feb 10, 2021
• AOC, House Democrats Urge Biden Administration to Legalize 'Abortion by Mail' A group of Democratic lawmakers is urging President Biden to legalize abortion by mail. Michael Foust Feb 10, 2021
• Senate Votes to Move Forward with Trump Impeachment Trial The U.S. Senate, on Tuesday, voted to move forward with the impeachment trial of former President Trump. Milton Quintanilla Feb 10, 2021
• Donald Trump's Impeachment Trial Continues: The History-Changing Power of Convictional Courage Politicians are not the only leaders who must balance principles with pragmatics. Corporate CEOs know the saying, “No margin, no mission.” If they do not add value for shareholders or meet other financial... Jim Denison Feb 10, 2021
• Retiring Judges Give President Biden Chance to Appoint Even More Federal Judges According to reports, more than a dozen federal judges are slated to retire in the coming months opening up new judgeships to be filled by President Joe Biden. Amanda Casanova Feb 09, 2021
• Maine Families to Challenge Ban on Religious School Choice in Supreme Court Several families from Maine are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court over a state ban that prohibits students from receiving tuition funding because they attend religious schools. Milton Quintanilla Feb 09, 2021
• Biden Is 'Pushing Children into Transgenderism,' Mississippi Governor Says Mississippi’s governor is criticizing President Joe Biden's new policy on gender identity and sports, saying the new president is “pushing transgenderism” on the nation’s children. Michael Foust Feb 09, 2021