Category: Government Updates
Mississippi and Tennessee Advance Bills to Protect Women’s Sports
Mississippi’s legislature recently passed a law protecting girls and women’s sports from unfair competition from biological males who claim a female gender identity, and the...
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Senators Urge CDC to Help Reopen Schools, Warn of Harmful Effects of School Closures
Parenting is a tough job, and that vitally important vocation has been made even more difficult because of the COVID-19 pandemic. At Focus on the...
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Yes, God’s Will Ought to be a Concern of Congress
Here at Focus on the Family, we base all we do on God’s holy Word, and we believe deeply in the godly foundations of our...
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COVID Relief Bill Funds Abortions, Does NOT Include Hyde Amendment
The COVID relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, is aimed at helping Americans get back on their feet after a...
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Trump Defends Women’s Sports, Life and Judeo-Christian Values in Speech at CPAC
Former President Donald Trump gave remarks before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Sunday afternoon from Orlando, Florida for just over 90 minutes. The...
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Senators Send Letter to Amazon Asking for Explanation Over Removal of Book on Transgender Ideology
Four Senators have authored a letter to Amazon blasting the company for waging an “assault on free speech” and inquiring about its removal of Christian...
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HillFaith Ministry Reaches Out to Young Capitol Hill Employees Because “Changed Hearts, Change Policy”
For the young Congressional aides that swarm into Washington D.C. every year, life on Capitol Hill can be exciting and an opportunity to enact some...
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‘Equality Act’ Passes House – Christians Continue to Warn About Its Dangers
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Equality Act, by a vote of 224 to 206 on Thursday, February 25. The Human Rights...
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House Moves Forward with $1.9 Trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer applauded the House Budget Committee for taking “the next step toward implementing President Biden’s American Rescue Plan to combat the...
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Senator Rand Paul Questions Dr. Rachel Levine Over Supporting Sex Changes for Children
Earlier this week, the United States Senate had a contentious confirmation hearing for Xavier Becerra who President Biden has nominated for Secretary of Health at...
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Eighty-Six Representatives Led by Doug Lamborn Call for Protection of Hyde Amendment
The Hyde Amendment, which prevents taxpayers from directly funding abortion, is under threat. A group of 86 Republicans, led by Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., are...
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U.S. Department of Education Withdraws Support for Female Athletes
Elections have consequences. Today, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) reversed a position it took during the Trump administration defending female high school athletes in...
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Pro-Abortion HHS Secretary Nominee Xavier Becerra Grilled in Capitol Hill Hearings
On Capitol Hill, California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra, known for his radical pro-abortion stance, is appearing before the Senate for the first of what will...
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Supreme Court To Hear Major Abortion Defunding Case
Recently the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from a decision from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Baltimore, Maryland, which...
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Sen. Cruz’s Cancun Mishap Gets Four Times More Press Coverage than Gov. Cuomo’s Nursing Home Scandal
Fox News has reported that coverage from CNN and MSNBC over Senator Ted Cruz’s ill-timed trip to Cancun to escape his state’s freezing temperatures was...
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Forty-Three Congressmen Introduce Resolution Honoring Rush Limbaugh
On Thursday, 43 Congressmen, led by Representative Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., introduced a three-page resolution in the House of Representatives honoring the life and legacy of...
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Fourteen House Representatives Introduce Bill to Punish ‘Twice Impeached’ Presidents
A new bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., which would strip various privileges granted to former...
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Florida Governor Unveils Election Integrity Proposal to Secure Voting Process
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unveiled a multi-part election integrity proposal on Friday to reinforce and secure the voting process for his state’s future elections. Following...
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Blasts CDC Guidelines on Reopening Schools as a ‘Disgrace’
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis blasted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week after the agency put out new guidelines for reopening K-12...
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‘No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act’ Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
Pro-life Americans concerned about seeing their federal taxpayer dollars go to funding abortions have, for the last 40 years, relied on previous bill-by-bill solutions such...
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New Survey Reveals Differing Religious Beliefs of Trump, Biden Voters
Arizona Christian University’s polling arm, The Cultural Research Center, headed up by renowned pollster George Barna, conducted a 2020 post-election survey to investigate the religious...
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House to Consider ‘Equality Act’ – A Threat to Life and Freedom
In a “Dear Colleague” letter, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced legislative priorities for next week’s House session, February 23-26. Among Hoyer’s priorities is passage...
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WH Press Secretary Refuses to Guarantee Stimulus Money Won’t Go to Fund Abortions
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday refused to guarantee that taxpayer dollars won’t go to fund abortions in the new $1.9 trillion stimulus...
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White House Announces Reestablishment of Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sunday, February 14, reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, to be headed up...
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