Politics

• California Legislator Wants Religious Services Deemed Essential During State of Emergency Senator Brian Jones, a Republican in San Diego County, introduced a piece of legislation on Friday that would deem houses of worship essential during a state of emergency. Feb 16, 2021

  

  California Legislator Wants Religious Services Deemed Essential During State of Emergency
• Israel Holds Out on Engaging with Biden Administration on Iran Nuclear Program Strategy According to new reports, Israel has decided not to engage with the Biden Administration on strategy regarding the Iranian nuclear program. Feb 16, 2021

  

  Israel Holds Out on Engaging with Biden Administration on Iran Nuclear Program Strategy
• Abortion Coverage Is Like Cancer Coverage, Democratic Rep. Says in Opposing Pro-Life Amendment House Democrats this week defeated amendments to the COVID relief bill that would have prevented taxpayer dollars from funding abortion within subsidized insurance plans. Feb 12, 2021

  

  Abortion Coverage Is Like Cancer Coverage, Democratic Rep. Says in Opposing Pro-Life Amendment
• NY Governor Cuomo Faces Probe for Withholding COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Data New York's governor, Andrew Cuomo, is facing a probe for seemingly withholding COVID-19 nursing home death data out of fear of criticism from the Trump administration for his handling of the pandemic. Feb 12, 2021

  NY Governor Cuomo Faces Probe for Withholding COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Data
• 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. Feb 12, 2021

  New Arkansas Law Says Gov’t Can’t Close Churches Unless Everything Else Is Closed, Too
• '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. Feb 11, 2021

  'Lamentable': Atheist and Secularist Groups Say Biden's Speeches Are Too Religious
• 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. Feb 11, 2021

  Half of Americans See Decreased Evangelical Influence under Biden: Pew Research
• Representative Ron Wright Dies of Lung Cancer and Coronavirus On Monday, Texas Representative Ron Wright died of COVID-19 and lung cancer. Feb 10, 2021

  Representative Ron Wright Dies of Lung Cancer and Coronavirus
• 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. Feb 10, 2021

  South Dakota Rep. Proposes Bill That Would Exempt State from Biden's Executive Orders
• 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 gender identity. Feb 10, 2021

  New Senate Bill Would Prohibit Boys in Girls' Sports: 'We Are Not All the Same'