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April 8, 2025
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| Netanyahu Returns to Washington, as New Docs Tie Iran to Oct. 7 |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon. The possible topics for the private sit-down ranged from relieving the 17% tariffs Trump placed on Israel to strategizing about the war in Gaza. But Netanyahu "returning so soon" - he last visited Washington in February - "would suggest that this is a very significant conversation taking place," suggested Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, especially since "this visit was scheduled with only a few days' notice." |
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| Chambers Face Off on Budget Specifics: 'Let's Start Talking Brass Tacks' |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| The Senate didn't have to break out the sleeping bags Saturday, but the 2:30 a.m. vote was late enough, staffers would say. By the wee hours of the morning, Democrats finally called it quits on their steady volley of amendments - very few of which had anything to do with the debate at hand: the framework for President Trump's "one, big, beautiful" budget bill. In what was already a foregone conclusion before the late-night grandstanding, the blueprint passed - the first leg in a long and painful slog to fiscal change. |
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| Will Trump's Tariffs Spur a Recession or Make America Great Again? Experts Weigh In. |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The new tariff rates announced by President Donald Trump last week have provoked a variety of reactions across the U.S. and across the globe, with some praising the president's economic nationalism and predicting a bright future for American trade and manufacturing, while others have expressed concerns about the potential short-term impacts. |
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| Maine Democrat: Elected Christian Lawmaker 'Has No Constitutional Right to Vote' |
| by Ben Johnson |
| In one deep-blue state, Democrats asked a Biden-appointed judge to validate their efforts to disenfranchise an elected lawmaker after she shared a viral social media post drawing attention to the unfairness of men competing in women's sports - a plan she and First Amendment advocates say blatantly violates the Constitution. |
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| 'Starved for God': Bible, Religious Apps See Explosive Growth |
| by Dan Hart |
| As levels of anxiety and depression have continued to rise amid decreasing religious participation in the U.S., a surprising trend has emerged over the last year: the exponential increase in popularity of Christian and Bible apps. Experts say the surge in downloads and views is a sign that a religious revival may be starting to take place under the cultural surface of America. |
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| Why Pastors Can and Should Address Abortion 'after Roe' |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Many American pastors may find themselves poorly prepared for the pro-abortion counter-offensive launched at the overturn of Roe v. Wade, warned David Closson, director of FRC's Center for Biblical Worldview and author of "Life after Roe: Equipping Christians in the Fight for Life Today," but that doesn't have to be true. The tactics of the enemy have changed, but Christians can still stand firm on the unchanging truth of God's word. |
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| Defunding Planned Parenthood, the Empire of Emptiness |
| by Chuck Donovan |
| The federal government, and up to 18 state governments, are inching their way toward Medicaid defunding of affiliates of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, for many decades the nation's premier funder and supplier of abortion. The battle has shifted back and forth over that time thanks to changes in the party holding the White House and statehouses. But it has been drawn out for another key reason. |
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| Missouri Rep. Proposes Bill to Protect Minors from Online Porn |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| So far, 21 states have enacted age verification laws to block children from accessing online pornography. And now, Missouri appears poised to become the 22nd. House Bill 236, sponsored by state Rep. Sherri Gallick (R), may just be the first of many steps in the state's effort to better protect minors. |
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| Censorship to Crowdsourcing: Meta Bids Farewell to Fact-Checkers |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| In a time where some, like the U.K., appear to be launching an assault on free speech, others appear to be doing whatever it takes to protect it. Could it be that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is falling in line with the latter category? Evidence suggests so, but skeptics continue to scrutinize the sincerity of this commitment. |
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| Naval Academy Purges Roughly 400 DEI-Related Books from Library |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Who knew the U.S. Naval Academy had roughly 400 books related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to get rid of? Last week, a Navy spokesperson verified it: "We can confirm the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from their Nimitz Library collection in order to ensure compliance with all directives outlined in Executive Orders issued by the President," they told Fox News Digital. |
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| 10 Ways Prayer Is Imparting America's Godly Influence to Australia |
| by Warwick Marsh and Kurt Mahlburg |
| For 15 years, Australians have prayed for America. Now, under President Donald Trump's leadership, we're seeing real change on our own shores. |
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