Category: Government Updates
Iowa Caucuses an App-alling Disaster for Democrats
The Iowa caucuses did not go off as planned yesterday—for Democrats, that is. Usually first totals from precincts start showing up in media reports shortly...
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President Trump Hits Highest Job Approval Rating Since Taking Office
President Donald Trump has hit his highest approval rating since taking office in January 2017, a new poll from Gallup found. The poll found that...
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Combatting Human Trafficking
President Trump delivered remarks today at a White House summit on human trafficking. The summit culminated in the President signing an executive order which will...
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It’s On! Three States Sue to Force ERA into U.S. Constitution
On Thursday, Virginia, Illinois and Nevada, the last three states to “ratify” the Equal Rights Amendment, sued the National Archivist to force him to officially...
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Sen. Murkowski to Vote “No” on New Witnesses, Likely Assuring Quick End to Impeachment Trial
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced on Friday that she will vote against hearing from new witnesses in the Senate, all but assuring that the effort...
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President Trump Proposes ‘Win-Win’ Opportunity for Peace in the Middle East
On January 28 President Trump announced a framework for Middle East peace. Joined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the...
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Obamacare Contraception Case
On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to take up an appeal from the Little Sisters of the Poor who are fighting for their religious liberty...
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Republican House Members Introduce Bill to Stop Boys from Competing in Girls Sports
Member of the House of Representatives Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced a bill which would prohibit Title IX funds from financing women’s sports when...
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Transgender Litigants Not Entitled to Preferred Pronouns in Court
A federal inmate—a biological male—serving time in Texas for child pornography offenses, asked the federal courts for two things: 1) to change the name on...
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The Supreme Court Wisely Refuses to Consider a “Free the Nipple” Case
This week, the Supreme Court declined to hear the so-called “Free the Nipple” case, which seeks to end bans on female toplessness. Surprisingly, it is...
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Tennessee County Clerks Should Not Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses, Lawyer Advises
David Fowler is a lawyer, a former Tennessee state legislator, the head of the Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT) – a Focus on the...
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145,000 Jobs Added in 2020; Unemployment Rate Continues at 3.5%
In December the United States added 145,000 jobs while the unemployment rate remained at 3.5%. As we enter an election year, the labor force is...
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Impeachment Update: Senate Republicans Threaten to Dismiss Articles; Pelosi Promises to Send Them Next Week
The impeachment controversy on Capitol Hill intensified this week as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) continued to hold on to the impeachment articles approved by...
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DOJ Rules that Pro-Abortion Equal Rights Amendment is as Dead as a Doornail
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is dead, the U.S. Department of Justice opined recently as the Virginia legislature is close to becoming the 38th (and...
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Black Pro-Life Leaders Inform the Supreme Court that Abortion is Racist
Nine African-American pro-life leaders have filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court informing the justices about the racist history of abortion. The brief was...
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Facebook Executive Says Trump Won By Running “Single Best Digital Ad Campaign” He’s Ever Seen
Donald Trump’s election to the presidency was a shock and surprise for many. Just do an internet search for “shock + Trump win,” and almost...
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Nicholas Sandmann Settles $275 Million Defamation Lawsuit with CNN
Nicholas Sandmann has settled his lawsuit against CNN for an undisclosed amount after seeking $275 million in reparations. If you’ll recall, after the March for...
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McConnell Calls Democrats’ Bluff: ‘We Have the Votes’ on Rules for Impeachment Trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has enough votes to approve the procedural rules for a Senate trial on the impeachment of President Trump...
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President Trump: Iran Appears to be Standing Down
In an address to the nation Wednesday morning, President Trump spoke from the grand foyer of the White House to update the American people on...
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President Trump Launches “Evangelicals for Trump” Coalition at Rally in Miami
Seeking to unite evangelicals behind his reelection campaign, President Donald Trump hosted a rally at a Miami church on Friday evening to launch a new...
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President Trump Signs Bill Raising Legal Age to Buy Tobacco to 21
On the Friday before Christmas, President Trump signed a $1.4 trillion dollar spending bill which, among other items, raised the federal legal age to buy...
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What Does an Impeachment Trial in the Senate Look Like?
Now that the U.S. House of Representatives has officially passed two articles of impeachment against President Trump, what is the Senate required to do next?...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Delays Sending Articles of Impeachment to the Senate
The House of Representatives formally impeached President Trump on Wednesday evening in a vote of 230-197 along party lines. Yet, Speaker of the House Nancy...
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House of Representatives Votes 230-197 To Impeach President Donald Trump
In a historic moment on Wednesday, the Democrat-led House of Representatives voted 230-197 along party lines to impeach President Trump on charges of abuse of power and...
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