Category: Government Updates
Senator Mitch McConnell on Focus on the Family Broadcast – Discussing Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Focus on the Family President Jim Daly interviewed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell about Judge Amy Coney Barrett – President Trump’s nominee to the U.S....
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Are the Polls Wrong Again? Compared to 2016, Trump is Behind Nationally but Ahead in Battleground States
Four years ago, nearly every professional pundit and pollster predicted a Hillary Clinton victory on election night, November 8, 2016. Statistician Nate Silver’s election model...
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Nancy Pelosi Introduces Legislation to Create Commission to Examine President’s Fitness for Office Under 25th Amendment
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., flanked by Congressman Jamie Raskin, D-Md., held a news conference on Friday to announce the introduction of legislation drafted by...
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How Court-Packing Became an Election Issue
Millions of Americans who watched the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday heard Vice President Mike Pence challenge Joe Biden’s running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, to explain...
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Final Two Presidential Debates Up in the Air After Commission Makes Next Debate Virtual
On Thursday morning, directly following the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday night, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced that the second presidential debate scheduled for...
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Highlights from the Vice-Presidential Debate Between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris
Vice President Mike Pence and California Senator Kamala Harris faced off in the vice-presidential debate tonight from Salt Lake City, Utah at the University of...
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Despite the Left’s Attack on Judge Barrett’s Religion, Polls Show Growing Support for Her Confirmation
The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is set to begin confirmation hearings on Monday for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald...
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DOJ Files Statement Backing Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s Efforts to Gather Together During COVID-19 Lockdown
Capitol Hill Baptist Church (CHBC), led by Pastor Mark Dever, filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia and its Mayor, Muriel Bowser, in September....
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Supreme Court Blocks Lower Court from Re-Writing South Carolina Election Laws
In an unusual late-night order Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a lower federal judge’s injunction that eliminated South Carolina’s requirement that absentee ballots be...
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President Trump Leaving Walter Reed Hospital Monday Evening Following Fight with COVID-19
President Trump tweeted on Monday afternoon that he will be leaving Walter Reed Medical Center at 6:30PM EST on Monday evening. “I will be leaving...
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Michigan Governor’s COVID Orders Unlawful, State High Court Rules
In a unanimous decision, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-related powers under two state laws expired at the end...
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Confusion, Controversy and a Motorcade—Donald Trump’s Hospital Stay Draws the Ire of the Commentators
President Donald Trump will be released from the hospital later today, which probably cannot come soon enough as the president’s stay has been mired in...
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President Trump and First Lady Experiencing ‘Mild Symptoms’ After Testing Positive for COVID-19
President Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” after testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday night, the president’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows confirmed Friday morning. First...
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FBI was Asked to Investigate Hillary Clinton Over Plan to ‘Stir Up’ Trump-Russia Allegations
Hillary Clinton allegedly tried to hurt Donald Trump’s political chances by “stirring up” accusations of a Trump-Russia plot during the 2016 election, according to a...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Refuses to Solve Budget Deficit, Claims Trump is Entirely Responsible
In a press conference on September 29, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stated that he is “not accepting liability” for the economic losses that have...
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Montana Coalition Pushes Back Against Legalized Marijuana
National special-interest groups with deep pockets have funded two ballot measures that would legalize and commercialize marijuana in Montana. Wrong for Montana, a coalition of...
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Trump and Biden Meet for the First Time on the Debate Stage for a Contentious Exchange
In Cleveland, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the stage at Case Western Reserve University. As Martha MacCallum, host of...
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Minneapolis Police Investigating After Videos Reveal Evidence of Voter Fraud Operation
The Minneapolis Police Department is conducting an investigation into allegations of ballot harvesting and vote-buying by supporters of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. The investigation began...
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Amy Coney Barrett Makes History as the First Supreme Court Justice Nominee with Children in Grade School
During her nomination ceremony in the Rose Garden, President Donald Trump stated that Amy Coney Barrett is making history as the first female Supreme Court...
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The First Presidential Debate Between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Here’s What You Need to Know
President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off for the first presidential debate of the 2020 general election cycle this week. On...
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President Trump Selects Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Serve on the Supreme Court
Speaking from the Rose Garden at the White House, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has selected 48-year-old Judge Amy Coney Barrett as...
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Supreme Court Term Limits Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Don Beyer, D-Va., are about to introduce a bill designed to fix Supreme...
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Sen. Rand Paul Will Refer Hunter Biden to DOJ for Criminal Investigation Following Committee Report
Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on Wednesday that the will refer Hunter Biden to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential criminal prosecution following...
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House Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to Address Genocide in the Region
On September 21, the House passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 6210), which will “prohibit certain imports from Xinjiang, China and impose sanctions...
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