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Posted on:Thursday, April 17, 2025
The White House has been hosting events in observance of “Holy Week,” acknowledging Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross and His victory over death. “What a contrast to Easter last year at the White House when President [Joe] Biden declared the most holy day of the year [Easter Sunday] on the Christian calendar ‘Transgender Day of Visibility’ (TDOV),” noted evangelist Franklin Graham, who attended this week’s White House Easter Prayer Dinner.

Posted on:Thursday, April 17, 2025
The 20-year-old son of a current sheriff’s deputy killed two people and wounded four others at the Florida State University (FSU) campus Thursday before he was shot and taken into custody, authorities confirmed.

Posted on:Thursday, April 17, 2025
Influential Christian leaders have condemned plans by legislators in the U.S. state of Colorado to adopt a law that could potentially strip custody from parents, including Christians, who refer to their gender-dysphoric child by their sex or birth name.

Posted on:Thursday, April 17, 2025
With Valero announcing the pending closure of one of its two remaining California refineries, the state will lose at least 18% of its current refining capacity by the end of 2026.

Posted on:Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, has suspended nearly 500,000 federal credit cards across more than 30 agencies in a sweeping move to curb wasteful government spending.

Posted on:Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The Interior Department will transfer nearly 110,000 acres of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the U.S. Army, creating a new base where troops could detain trespassers, including migrants, as part of President Trump’s border security push, which aims to deter illegal crossings.

Posted on:Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The dramatic rise of autism in children across the U.S. is partially due to increased exposure to environmental toxins over the past fifty years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a press conference Tuesday.

Posted on:Wednesday, April 16, 2025
For the second full month in a row since President Donald Trump’s been in office, illegal border crossings reached record lows in March, reversing Biden administration illegal crossings, which were the highest in recorded U.S. history.

Posted on:Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The White House said Tuesday it plans to help protect Social Security benefits from noncitizens and ramp up anti-fraud efforts.

Posted on:Tuesday, April 15, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education late Monday said it is freezing more than $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard University after its president said earlier in the day it would not comply with President Donald Trump’s demands over antisemitism on campus and diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

Posted on:Tuesday, April 15, 2025
As Americans file their taxes at the last minute this April 15, the federal debt – and Americans’ federal debt burden – continues to grow.

Posted on:Monday, April 14, 2025
The Biden administration not only released a record number of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) into the U.S. but also gave them Social Security numbers and taxpayer-funded welfare benefits, according to a new analysis by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Posted on:Monday, April 14, 2025
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is expanding border wall construction in California after announcing last month construction was beginning in Texas.

Posted on:Monday, April 14, 2025
President Donald Trump has exempted smartphones, computers, chips, and other tech components—many from China—from his reciprocal tariffs, according to new U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance.

Posted on:Friday, April 11, 2025
Six people, including three children, have died after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into New York City’s Hudson River Thursday, officials confirmed.

Posted on:Thursday, April 10, 2025
The House approved the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, aimed at enhancing federal election security by restricting noncitizen voting, despite 208 Democrats opposing the measure supported by President Donald Trump.

Posted on:Thursday, April 10, 2025
President Donald Trump’s tax cuts are set for permanent extension after the House narrowly passed a $5.8 trillion over ten years concurrent budget resolution that seemed poised to fail.

Posted on:Thursday, April 10, 2025
After securing GOP support, the House passed a budget resolution on Thursday with a narrow 216-214 vote, enabling Congress to advance President Donald Trump’s extensive legislative agenda.

Posted on:Thursday, April 10, 2025
Legislation banning federal district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions passed the U.S. House Wednesday evening in an effort to address what Republicans call judicial overreach.

Posted on:Thursday, April 10, 2025
Inflation slowed last month, the first time inflation decreased in monthly data since 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to nee federal data.