In Huckabee, Israel Will Have a Longtime Friend and True Believer as Ambassador | Baptist Press
(RNS) — Mike Huckabee’s journey to becoming the U.S. ambassador to Israel began 50 years ago.
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Virginia passes law defining religion as including ‘outward expression,’ not just ‘belief’
Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed a law that legally defines religion as including actions and expressions, not just personal belief, which is viewed as a win by religious liberty advocates.
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‘They Were Warned… Don’t Do This’: Biden and Fed Chair Play Catch-up as Soaring Inflation Slams America
In an Oval Office meeting with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday, the president said his top goal is fighting inflation while he highlighted the agency's role. Right now, that means a series of hikes in interest rates. Critics charge the administration is late to the game. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted she was slow to recognize the danger last year when she said the risk of inflation was "small" and "manageable."
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Clinton Lawyer Acquitted of Lying to FBI
A federal jury in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday unanimously found Michael Sussmann, a cybersecurity lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, not guilty of lying to federal agents when...
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Canada considers gun control bill
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation Monday that would keep people from importing, buying, or selling handguns anywhere in Canada. The bill would allow police to revoke gun licenses fr...
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Republicans at NRA call for stronger school security
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott did not attend a National Rifle Association convention in Houston over the weekend, instead delivering a video message focused on last week’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas....
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USPS can require Christian postal carrier to work on Sundays, appeals court rules
A federal appeals court panel has ruled against a U.S. Postal Service employee who sought religious exemptions from working on Sundays because of his faith.
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MEMORIAL DAY: ‘I’ll be waiting for you.’ SBC chaplain remembers fallen son | Baptist Press
MADERA, Calif. (BP)—Marc Unger and his 19-year-old son, Daniel, were taking one last trip to Walmart before Daniel deployed to Kuwait the next day with the California National Guard. Unger will never forget the conversation that night.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urges Americans to read 2 Chronicles 7:14 after Uvalde school shooting
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is urging Christians in the United States to “take hold of our country” through prayer as the nation continues to mourn the loss of more than a dozen school-age children slaughtered in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
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OK Gov Signs Nation’s Strongest Ban on Abortion, Approves Transgender Bathroom Bill
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) has signed into law the nation's strongest ban on abortion, making it the first state in the nation to make abortion unavailable for the majority of cases.
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Oklahoma bans most abortions throughout entire pregnancy
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a new law Wednesday that bans most abortions through all nine months of pregnancy, with the measure being enforced via litigation brought by private citizens.
