Category: Government Updates

Can Speaker Pelosi Really Cancel the State of the Union Address?

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi made political waves this week in Washington, D.C. after sending a letter to President Trump asking him to either postpone the January 29...

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Time to Think About the Next Supreme Court Justice?

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was absent this week from oral arguments at the Supreme Court as she recovers from cancer surgery, prompting a wave of...

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Beating Swords into Plowshares: 116th Congress Starts With Bipartisan Prayer Service

The 435 recently elected members of the U.S. House of Representatives began what is predicted to be a contentious two years of partisan wrangling with...

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New State Laws in 2019

Although Congress draws most of the nation’s attention when it passes laws affecting issues such as life, abortion, and religious freedom, the new year also...

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Federal Judge Declares Obamacare Unconstitutional – What You Need to Know

Yes, it’s true: A federal judge has declared Obamacare unconstitutional. The eight-year old law, affecting one-sixth of the nation’s economy, was seemingly here to stay,...

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DNC Chairman Frets About Voters Listening to Their Pastors

Tom Perez is the current Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and his job is to help Democrats get elected around the country. He spoke last week...

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A 9-Year-Old Fights for the Right to Throw Snowballs

It’s never too early to get into politics. That’s what one 9-year-old boy discovered after he decided to reverse a decades-old restriction that prohibited snowball...

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U.S. Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Military Transgender Policy

The Solicitor General of the United States, Noel Francisco, recently petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take up three cases from around the country where...

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Senate Judiciary Committee Cancels Hearings Amid Flake/Mueller Controversy

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, canceled a Thursday meeting of the committee at which six Circuit Court of Appeals nominees and 15...

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Republican Senator Threatens to Hold Up His Own Party’s Judicial Nominees

Senator Jeff Flake (R – AZ) is retiring from the Senate this January, but not before attempting to block the confirmation of his own party’s judicial nominees...

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More Marijuana: Bad News for Babies

Much of the media attention in the election was on the struggle for control of the U.S. Senate and House, but Focus on the Family...

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6 Common Questions About Judicial Nominations

A U.S. Supreme Court vacancy always triggers a spirited political and cultural debate over a future nominee. It also brings up questions about the rights, privileges...

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Judicial Philosophy

Philosophical Origins and Intents  Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay wrote a set of 85 essays known as the Federalist Papers between October 1787...

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