Trucker protest leaders meet with lawmakers
While roughly 1,000 protesters in trucks decked with American flags returned to drive around the Washington Beltway for the third consecutive day, eight representatives went to the U.S. Capitol to mee...
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Biden bans Russian oil imports amid pleas from Rick Warren, others
Following calls from an influential megachurch pastor and other public figures to ban the importation of Russian oil in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that would do just that as gas prices in the United States reach record highs.
Virginia city abandons plan for 'Abortion Provider Appreciation Day' following pushback
The Washington, D.C., suburb of Alexandria, Virginia has walked back plans to make this Thursday “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day” following pushback from the local Roman Catholic Diocese.
Democrats, Republicans Reach Deal to Ban Russian Oil
President Joe Biden is coming under increasing pressure from Capitol Hill to ban importation of Russian oil.
Biden Bans Russian Oil Imports in Effort to Punish Putin, Heads to TX but 'Won’t Meet with Energy Producers'
President Joe Biden announced his decision to ban all Russian oil imports Tuesday in a move that's designed to further economically punish Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine.
State Lawmakers Consider Tax Relief to Cushion Consumers from High Inflation
With inflation at a 40-year high, American consumers are struggling, paying more on everyday necessities like gas, electricity, and groceries. Now, governors across the country are working to help people, even if the fix is only temporary.
Andrew Cuomo tells church ‘God’s not finished with me yet,’ blames ‘cancel culture’
Quoting copious amounts of Scripture and declaring “God’s not finished with me yet,” former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who resigned last August after he was accused of sexually harassing several women, told a congregation in Brooklyn Sunday that the allegations were part of a political hit job that exploited “cancel culture” to remove him from office.
Iowa becomes 11th state to pass law banning boys who identify as trans from competing in girls' sports
Iowa is now the 11th state to pass a law mandating that any student who wants to participate in girls’ sports must be a biological female.
‘There Are No Words’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Gives Positive Update on Wife’s Cancer Diagnosis
Several months ago, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced his wife, Casey, had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, some seven months later, the Republican has another announcement: she’s cancer-free.
EXPLAINER: What is the Mississippi abortion case about? | Baptist Press
As anticipation builds and news coverage increases, both sides of the abortion debate are sounding the alarm that the recognized right to life in our country could be drastically changed as the Supreme Court reconsiders the harmful “viability standard” set in Roe v. Wade and affirmed in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. This challenge…
