Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored a surprise victory Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, defeating heavily funded establishment favorite Alex Vindman and adding to a growing series of socialist and far-left victories reshaping Democratic politics across the country.
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored a surprise victory Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, defeating heavily funded establishment favorite Alex Vindman and adding to a growing series of socialist and far-left victories reshaping Democratic politics across the country.
Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored a surprise victory Tuesday in Florida’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, defeating heavily funded establishment favorite Alex Vindman and adding to a growing series of socialist and far-left victories reshaping Democratic politics across the country.
David Morens, a former senior advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to conceal federal records related to the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued the Trump administration in April 2025 to stop the enforcement of two executive orders: “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” which defines sex as biological and binary, and “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” which prohibits the federal government from funding educational organizations that allow boys to play girls sports.
The U.S. State announced this month that it has approved nearly $2 billion in partnerships with faith-based organizations, which it calls “the largest allocation of global health foreign assistance to faith-based organizations in over 20 years.” The announcement indicates a promising uptick in engagement with faith-based organizations. But, as with any foreign aid spending, the benefits will only be reaped through effective and committed oversight.
Journalists James O’Keefe and Cam Higby are facing potential legal scrutiny from Minnesota officials after conducting an undercover operation at Minneapolis polling places that sought to test the state’s Election Day voter-registration and “vouching” rules. The pair visited polling locations during Minnesota’s August 11 primary while wearing traditional Muslim clothing and using foreign accents. Their stated objective was to examine whether the state’s vouching system could be exploited to improperly register voters.
A coalition of parents in northern California has sued the Palo Alto Unified School District for a high school field trip to a mosque in the fall of 2025. “Students allegedly were encouraged to wear Islamic religious attire, were given Qurans, observed prayer, engaged with participants in a Quran-memorization program, and were exposed to messaging that portrayed Islam as uniquely aligned with social justice work,” the August 7 complaint declares. Strikingly, not a single family involved in the lawsuit is Christian.
Nuclear material has been discovered in Syria and placed under International Atomic Energy Agency oversight, reviving attention on a clandestine nuclear program that Israel destroyed nearly two decades ago.
A Finnish parliamentarian has been blocked from entering the UK to give an address on freedom of speech at a conference this week, following her criminal conviction for “hate speech” by Finland’s Supreme Court. Longstanding Christian politician Päivi Räsänen, who is a member of the Finnish Parliament’s “Friends of the United Kingdom” group, was due to give a talk in person this week about freedom of speech, at a religious freedom conference. However, in July, Räsänen was informed that her Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) to the UK had been cancelled, despite her application initially being approved in June.
Abortion drugs are being shipped, often in big brown trucks with friendly drivers, across boundaries into states with greater respect for life. Now two conservative companies are discussing ways to stop it. Both Jerry Bowyer, president and CEO of Bowyer Research, and Tim Schwarzenberger, director of corporate engagement at Inspire Investing, spoke on the “Washington Watch” program about their meeting. They have already submitted a proposal to United Parcel Service (UPS) to review their policy on distribution of abortion drugs.
The Victorian Government has six months to respond to the report. We urge it to strike the right balance between protecting people from genuine cults and safeguarding fundamental freedoms. Protecting vulnerable people and protecting religious freedom are not competing objectives. Victoria can and should do both.
Manhattan rents have reached another record high, with the average apartment now costing $6,655 per month, according to new figures from Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group and as first reported by the New York Post. The latest numbers represent a 10 percent increase from the same period last year and come as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes policies aimed at limiting rent increases for roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments across the city.
The U.S. Department of Education is telling colleges and universities it’s time to show their policies and practices put education first. Education Secretary Linda McMahon issued a National Call to Action asking university presidents and governing boards to publicly lay out their commitments to strengthening higher education by the end of 2026.
In June, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the attorneys general of Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) over deceptive claims regarding the treatment of children. The complaint alleges that WPATH’s eighth edition of the Standards of Care (SOC-8) contains “core deceptive statements” that misled parents and providers about the necessity, effectiveness and safety of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries for minors.
When Bethany’s major was just “Music Education,” she qualified. But when she changed her major to “Music & Worship,” the state said she was no longer eligible. “Excluding students from a state scholarship or grant simply because their choice of major is religious is discriminatory,” said Jeremy Dys, Senior Counsel for First Liberty. Bethany is simply asking for the same freedom every other student enjoys: the right to choose her course of study.
“All of us were shocked to see the news and videos of the powerful earthquake in Colombia,” said Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham. “Samaritan’s Purse has worked in Colombia for many years and has three field offices in different areas there. I encourage you to pray for the people of this country. Many have died. People are sleeping on the streets in fear because of the strong aftershocks.”
Both Cunningham and Smith are correct. We’ve got to have common sense. Just because a man says he is a woman doesn’t make it true. The human body testifies to that fact. The 30 trillion cells of the human body are either male or female. No amount of hormones or number of surgeries can alter the body’s cells and systems to effect a change from one sex to the other.
President Donald Trump celebrated the move in a post announcing that Medicaid would no longer fund gender-transition surgeries or hormones for minors. “We are not going to pay for our innocent children to undergo these barbaric surgeries and practices,” Trump wrote, arguing that the procedures can cause irreversible harm. Trump also stated that pressure from his administration had already prompted dozens of hospitals across the country to discontinue such procedures and predicted that additional institutions would follow.
A Federal High Court in northern Nigeria has ruled that Islamic religious police have no authority to arrest a young woman over her conversion from Islam to Christianity, in a judgment that curbs the reach of Sharia enforcement units operating in northern Nigeria. The ruling came in the case of Sarah*, now 22, who fled her family home in Kano State in 2025 after suffering abuse from her elder siblings, who were also attempting to force her into marriage against her wishes. (Sarah’s parents had died years prior.) Sarah took refuge with a Christian family, the Abaras, and while living with them, converted to Christianity herself.
Republican Sens. Ron Johnson and Rand Paul have released the first set of text messages recovered from Dr. Anthony Fauci’s government-issued phone, offering a look at private discussions among senior health officials about the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy.
The U.S. Department of Justice released updated guidance strengthening federal protections for religious liberty. The DOJ’s updated memorandum, released on July 23, revises and expands the department’s 2017 Religious Liberty Guidelines in light of significant developments over the last nine years.
I reached out to the school district for an explanation on why a book that is supposed to commemorate the highlights of a school year looked like a propaganda campaign from Antifa. Is it possible that the yearbook advisors were hired from The New York Times or Washington Post? Well, it turns out the school district is defending the anti-Trump, anti-conservative yearbook. A district spokesperson confirmed that the controversial images were not only published, but were also approved by the club’s advisor.
“For our country’s 250-year history, military chaplains have walked alongside our service members through the hardest moments of their lives, offering prayer, counsel, and hope in isolated posts and combat zones alike,” Lankford said in a statement Thursday. “Chaplains serve because they are called to it. Congress has a responsibility to make sure they can carry out that calling faithfully, without being forced to violate the tenets of their faith and without fear of retaliation for holding to what they believe. This bill honors the men and women who minister to our heroes who defend our nation.”
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to recommend holding former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during testimony before lawmakers last week. The measure passed on an 8-7 party-line vote, advancing the matter toward a potential vote by the full Senate. If approved by the chamber, the contempt referral would be sent to the Department of Justice for consideration.
“Stories like Simeon’s show why Christians are compelled to live out their faith publicly. Having experienced profound transformation through Jesus, from despair to hope, and from brokenness to purpose, he is not ashamed to share what he believes. For Simeon, speaking about his faith is not about imposing beliefs on others, but about helping others discover the same faith, hope and love that have changed his life.” “This case is not about a technical vehicle modification. It is about whether ordinary Christians are free to express their faith in public without being excluded from essential services. “A sticker saying ‘Jesus Loves You’ is not comparable to a commercial advert, a political campaign or an offensive slogan. It is a peaceful statement of Christian belief.
The storm could not have come at a worse time for Mike. But the tornado seemed like an answer to prayer for his family. They had been praying for decades that he would surrender his life to Jesus, and the storm had seemed to open his heart toward God. Talking to our team made him start to wonder: “Why would these people go out helping people? Is this God doing this?” he asked.
“My prayer is that believers would stand firm, that they would be light and salt wherever God has placed them, that they would see who they’re working with and working for as people created in the image of God,” Kloosterman said. “For my friends and colleagues still working at UMHW, I’m glad that now they can receive a religious accommodation because of the policy change we achieved. That’s all I was asking for in the first place, before I was fired.”
Federal authorities arrested a California man near President Donald Trump’s scheduled event at his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course after investigators say he was carrying multiple firearms and tactical equipment, prompting a joint investigation involving the FBI, Secret Service, and local law enforcement.
Is there “woke nonsense” at America’s prestigious Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to our nation’s history? Is Mickey Mouse somehow racist? Is politeness a sign of “white supremacy”? Is it appropriate to have a whole transgender display for children? These were some of the allegations that came out during the hearings at the House of Representatives last week, entitled, “Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian’s Efforts to Reshape the Past.”
A man convicted of violent offending is fighting in the courts right now for the right to be housed inside a Western Australian women’s prison. Two years ago this would have sounded impossible. Today it is a live legal case, and the reason it is possible at all is Labor’s Gender Self-ID legislation.
British businessman Samuel Leeds has pledged to fund legal representation for Christian street preachers who face police action for publicly sharing their faith. Leeds said he was “outraged and shocked” by reports of Christians being arrested for preaching in a nation with deep Christian roots. He argued that Britain increasingly applies a double standard—celebrating expression in many forms while treating biblical teaching as inherently offensive.
Today, voters in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District head to the polls for the Democratic primary. On the ballot is former Rep. Cori Bush, seeking a return to Congress after losing her seat in 2024. If voters give her another chance, she has made clear what her top priority would be: enshrining abortion and transgender “rights” into the U.S. Constitution.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday rejected an emergency request from the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization to halt enforcement of a $655.5 million terrorism judgment while they pursue an appeal.
Extreme summer heat across southwest Europe has ignited uncontrollable wildfires, scorching over 190,000 acres and forcing 330,000 people from their homes. Officials in Spain have declared it a national emergency—the first of its kind—as the blaze continues to threaten communities.