Biden Claims Pope Calls Him ‘Good Catholic’ Despite Abortion Row
U.S. President Joe Biden announced Friday that Pope Francis had called him a “good Catholic” despite the president’s support for abortion.
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Global pro-life coalition marks anniversary minus Biden, U.S.
A 36-nation coalition marked the first anniversary Thursday of a document defending women’s health, life and the family — without the official sanction of the United States, where President Biden withdrew U.S. assent to the Geneva Consensus Declaration soon after he was inaugurated.
Victims Black Church Massacre Receive $88 million
The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached an $88 million settlement with families of the nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church in 2015.
439 Americans are still in Afghanistan, Pentagon official tells Congress
There are at least 439 American citizens still in Afghanistan, a senior Pentagon official told Congress on Tuesday, upping the number from what the administration told lawmakers just last week.
Students stage walkout in response to sexual assaults in Loudoun County School District
Students in Loudoun County School District in Virginia walked out of class Tuesday in response to recent sexual assault allegations that took place on two high school campuses.
Britain’s Ex-Archbishop Denies Christian Faith Is ‘Visa To Escape’ Hardship
Britain’s ex-Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned British media for suggesting that the Christian faith is “a visa advantage” for believers in the Middle East fleeing persecution and violence.
White House floats new tax plan to get enough Senate Democrats behind trillion dollar spending bill
The White House is considering new tax-increase plans to get enough Democrat senators to pass President Biden’s stalled multi-trillion dollar, social services and climate change package.
Groups Urge UN Chief To Halt Myanmar’s ‘Crackdown On Religious Freedom’
More than 100 rights groups and individuals urged United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to address “increased” religious rights violations in Myanmar, also known as Burma.
GOP senators block Democrats’ election reform bill from advancing
A voting rights and election reform bill failed Wednesday to advance in the evenly-split Senate after 50 Republicans senators voted against it in a procedural vote.
Biden: $3.5 Trillion Bill Likely Won’t Pass
President Joe Biden on Friday said Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social spending bill will likely not pass Congress this year.
Father Of Alleged Killer Of British Legislator ‘Traumatized’
The father of the suspected killer of British Conservative legislator David Amess says he is “traumatized” by his son’s arrest.
British Police Link Killing Legislator To Islamist Extremism
British police say Friday’s killing of British legislator Sir David Amess at a Methodist church in southeast England was a terror attack potentially linked to Islamist extremism.
2,000 Christian Health Care Workers Seek Emergency Order to Stop COVID Vaccine Mandate
Today, Liberty Counsel filed an emergency injunction pending appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of more than 2,000 health care workers against Governor Janet Mills, health officials of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and five of Maine’s largest hospital systems.
Key GOP senators fear Biden to bypass Constitution to force U.S. corporations to pay global tax
President Joe Biden and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are urging Congress to approve an international agreement for a global corporate tax of 15%, raising alarm among key GOP senators of an administration plan to circumvent the Senate’s treaty power under the U.S. Constitution.
Donald Trump to Iowa crowd: ‘We’re going to take America back’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the political stage in Iowa Saturday night at a rally held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
Damage control: U.S., NATO officials scramble to patch up trans-Atlantic rifts
U.S. and NATO officials worked overtime on both sides of the Atlantic on Tuesday to patch up rifts in the alliance and to tamp down tensions between key members on Afghanistan, a controversial submarine deal, China and other fronts.
Republicans block bill that would keep government open, suspend debt ceiling
Republican senators on Monday night blocked a measure that would keep the government running and would suspend a ceiling on debt, frustrating but not stamping out their Democrat colleagues’ efforts to avert a shutdown.
‘Germany’s Merkel Conservative Block Losing Elections, Leftists Win’
In a postwar political turnaround, Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) were moving towards election victory, as projected results appeared bleak for the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel.
British Woman With Down Syndrome Loses Abortion Challenge In Court
A woman with Down syndrome was told by a British court that a fetus with her condition can be aborted until birth.
Latin, Caribbean Nations Want New Bloc Outside US
The U.S. global influence was further challenged over the weekend, with several Latin American and Caribbean nations aspiring to form their bloc like the European Union.