Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns amid Ethics Investigation
Loading the Audio Player... Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., tendered her immediate resignation on Tuesday as her peers in the House prepared to chasten her for e...
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Judge Dismisses Challenge to Alabama Law Protecting Minors from Trans Treatment
U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke formally dismissed a case on Thursday that sought to overrule a state law protecting minors from receiving transgender procedures and surgeries. The dismissal came a...
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Bill Introduced to Protect Adoptive and Foster Parents Who Oppose Gender Ideology
A bill that would protect people seeking to adopt or foster children and raise them based on their biological sex has been introduced.
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Mohler questions ERLC’s ‘utility,’ draws pushback from Commission’s defenders | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – An SBC entity president has expressed “grave doubts” about the usefulness of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) in Southern Baptist life. The ERLC and its advocates followed those comments with a flurry of defense for the Convention’s public policy Commission.
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U.S., U.K. shake on catch-all trade deal
President Donald Trump, center, with from l-r., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Vice President J.D. Vance, and British ambassador Peter Mandelson, making remarks on a U.S.-U.K. trade deal, May 8, 2...
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The Gospel According to Trump Stores
This issue of A Public Witness takes us inside Trump stores in Branson, Missouri, to explore some surprising theological messages that mix partisan politics with the worship of violence.
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To Put Pressure on Trump, Democrats Turn to Religion — and Religious Activists
‘Faith leaders have been at the forefront of every progressive movement in our nation’s history … so I’m glad to see faith leaders speaking out and getting into good trouble in opposition to the upcoming reconciliation bill,’ Delaware Sen. Chris Coons told RNS.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice stresses judicial independence
John Roberts on Wednesday said the judiciary serves as coequal branch of the government by striking down acts of Congress or the president that do not align with the Constitution. He made the comments...
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California Lawmakers Vote against Separating Female, Male Transgender-Identified Inmates
Lawmakers in California have killed a proposed measure aimed at addressing safety concerns in women s prisons stemming from a 2020 law allowing inmates to request housing based on their gender
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China, U.S. to Talk Tariffs in Weekend Switzerland Meeting
The Treasury Department on Tuesday said its secretary, Scott Bessent, will meet with Chinese envoys in Switzerland over the upcoming weekend in an effort to negotiate a trade deal. Bessent will also ...
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Admin. Enforce Ban on Trans-Identified Military Troops
The United States Supreme Court has allowed for the Trump administration to enforce a ban on openly trans-identified individuals serving in the American military
