Mike Pompeo launches new International Religious Freedom Alliance
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has launched a new International Religious Freedom Alliance.
Month: February 2020
New jobless claims fall by 15,000 close to a 50-year low
Initial jobless claims declined by 15,000 to 202,000 in the week ending Feb. 1, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday.
Trump vows to put up ‘substantially more than 500 miles’ of border wall by early 2021
President Trump vowed during the State of the Union address to build more than 500 miles of wall on the southern border by early 2021, blowing well past the 450 miles his administration has previously said would be created before the end of this year.
Prominent evangelical group to announce $50 million battleground ad buy
A prominent evangelical political organization will announce a $50 million nationwide ad buy aimed at persuading 22 million conservative faith voters to reelect President Trump.
Trump Calls on Congress to Ban Late-Term Abortions
In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Donald Trump called on Congress to ‘finally’ ban ‘the late-term abortion of babies,’ adding that all Americans — Republican, Democrat, Independent — can agree that ‘every human life is a sacred gift of God.’
US Trade Deficit Drops 1.7% Last Year to $616.8 Billion
The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as President Donald Trump hammered China with import taxes.
EU focuses on Balkans for enlargement after Brexit
Down one country with the departure of Britain, the European Union’s executive proposed a new system for adding members in a move made all the more urgent by French objections to open enlargement talks with two Western Balkan nations.
Massive genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form
A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumors form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment.
IDF attacks targets in Gaza following mortar launches
IAF aircraft attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight on Thursday, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported. The airstrikes were targeting underground infrastructure used by the organization’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades.
Syria: Israeli strikes target bases near Damascus, claims to intercept missiles
Syrian state media said early Thursday that Israel launched strikes against several targets near Damascus and claimed the country’s air defenses downed a number of missiles.
Trump Administration Ramps Up Fight Against Human Trafficking
Experts, a former victim, and some anti-trafficking groups said they are encouraged by the administration’s executive order aimed at eliminating human trafficking, describing it as a ‘historical collaboration’ between federal agencies, and one of the ‘more comprehensive’ actions taken by the White House to date.
President Trump to Speak at 68th Annual National Prayer Breakfast Thursday
The 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast will be held in Washington, DC on Thursday, Feb. 6.
Netanyahu said to warn a Gaza war is possible before March 2 elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told municipal leaders in the Gaza area on Wednesday that Israel could launch extensive military operations in the Palestinian enclave before the upcoming Knesset elections if Palestinian terrorists continued launching rockets and airborne explosive devices at southern Israel.
Trump acquitted in Republican Senate, ending impeachment
US President Donald Trump was acquitted of both charges leveled against him by the House of Representatives Wednesday, concluding the third impeachment trial in US history.
Buttigieg leads initial Iowa tally; Sanders second, Biden fourth
The political circus in the Hawkeye State inched closer to a belated conclusion Tuesday when Iowa Democrats released an initial round of caucus results that showed former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg leading, followed by Sens. Bernard Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
Trump takes on ‘radical left’ in defiant State of the Union address; Pelosi rips up speech
President Trump went on the offensive against socialism and left-wing policies during a defiant third State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday night — drawing groans from Democrats in attendance and prompting a furious House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to rip up her copy of Trump’s speech as soon as it concluded in a remarkable scene.
Netanyahu suggests he’ll move annexation forward only after elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday suggested that he would advance applying Israeli sovereignty to parts of the West Bank only after the March elections.
US adds ‘low yield’ nuclear weapon to its submarine arsenal
The U.S. military has deployed a new addition to its nuclear arsenal — a long-range missile armed with a nuclear warhead of reduced destructive power. The so-called low-yield missile joins other, more powerful weapons aboard stealthy submarines prowling the oceans.
Palestinians Claim Status of Jerusalem is Key to Their Rejection of Trump Peace Plan
Jerusalem has always been the most contentious issue in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations and it’s no different now with President Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century.’
BGEA Responds as More UK Venues Cancel Franklin Graham: ‘We are Pursuing Actions Based on Religious Discrimination’
After facing discrimination in the UK because of his biblical beliefs, a spokesman for Franklin Graham tells CBN News they have decided to fight in court for their religious rights there.