Trump-Backed Brian Kemp Wins Republican Nomination in Georgia Governor’s Race
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp defeated Lieutenant Gov. Casey Cagle in Tuesday’s primary runoff to earn the Republican Party’s nomination for governor.
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FBI used anti-Trump media to obtain spy warrants on campaign
The FBI continued to tell judges that dossier writer Christopher Steele wasn’t the source of a news article the bureau used to corroborate a wiretap application when in fact Mr. Steele had publicly acknowledged that he fed the anti-Trump story.
Families Warn of ‘Devastating’ Consequences If Adoption Agencies Are Shut Down Over Gay Marriage Beliefs
A number of former foster children who are now helping others find homes through faith-based adoption agencies told a Michigan court on Thursday that there will be ‘devastating’ consequences if such agencies are shut down over their views on gay marriage.
Setting out vision for future ties, May presses Brexit plans
British Prime Minister Theresa May will set out a blueprint on Thursday for what her government calls ‘a principled and practical Brexit’, putting at its core a plan for a free trade area for goods that has angered many in her party.
For Senate Republicans, Kavanaugh’s confirmation a political imperative
For Senate Republicans, the rejection of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, could foment a political disaster in the midterm elections.
‘Brexodus’ continues as May loses two more party members
US President Donald Trump says he expects the UK to be in ‘turmoil’ when he visits this week and British politicians are continuing to add to that atmosphere. On Tuesday, two Conservative party vice chairs, Ben Bradley of Mansfield and Maria Caulfield of Lewes, both resigned in protest to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s so-called Chequers Brexit compromise.
Trump taps Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court
President Trump nominated federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court Monday night, setting up a furious partisan confirmation battle as he seeks to move the high court firmly under conservatives’ control for decades to come.
With second nomination, Trump gets rare chance to reshape Supreme Court
President Trump is set to announce his Supreme Court pick Monday, appointing a jurist who has the chance to set the highest court on a new trajectory and deliver decisions to which conservatives have been looking forward for generations.
Liberals Propose ‘Court Packing’ to Offset Trump Nominees
Liberals and others on the Left fearful of President Trump’s Supreme Court choices are now advocating an idea from the past: court packing.
Evangelical leaders downplay potential Roe v. Wade reversal
For evangelical Christian leaders like Jerry Falwell Jr., this is their political holy grail.
Long-term justice: Younger Supreme Court candidates on Trump’s list favored
Youth is a factor as President Trump searches for his pivotal nominee to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the Supreme Court, a task that the president said Thursday is already in high gear.
Supreme Court delivers major blow to government unions
The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to public-sector unions Wednesday, ruling that they cannot force government workers to join or financially support them.
Op-Ed: 6 rulings that could be overturned by a post-Kennedy Supreme Court
Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement this afternoon. For decades, Kennedy was the swing justice on an otherwise ideologically balanced Supreme Court. Although he never served as chief justice, his vote was decisive in a great number of major cases.
Republicans see ticket to midterm election success in Kennedy’s retirement
Republicans searching for that elusive issue to erase the Democrats’ critical edge in voter enthusiasm heading into the midterm elections believe they’ve found their golden ticket in the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban as ‘squarely within’ presidential power
The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency Tuesday, upholding his travel ban restricting travel to the U.S. for foreign nationals from seven countries.
Christian Conservatives Warn of ‘Dangerous’ Hate After Trump Press Sec. Booted From Restaurant
The decision of a restaurant to boot President Donald Trump’s Press Secretary Sarah Sanders from its premises has elicited responses from Christian leaders, writers, and pundits who warn this will only yield further discord and violence.
An unlikely group could get Oklahoma to greenlight medical marijuana: Evangelical Christians
Danny Daniels, an evangelical Christian in the rural Oklahoma town of Lindsay, is reliably conservative on just about every political issue.
House Republicans cancel immigration votes in embarrassing setback
Staring at a certain defeat, House Republicans canceled votes on their immigration compromise Thursday — an embarrassing setback for leaders who thought they had finally been able to wrangle some unanimity on an issue that has bedeviled them for years.
Southern Poverty Law Center Could Be Hit with 60 Lawsuit Landslide
As many as 60 Christian or conservative organizations attacked as ‘hate groups’ by the Southern Poverty Law Center are considering legal action against the Left-wing group.
Anti-Christian Agenda: Canada Cuts-Off Christian College and Bible Camp, but Boosts Muslims
Two recent Canadian government decisions are raising concerns about anti-Semitic and anti-Christian bias in Canada.