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May 7, 2025
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| SCOTUS Lets Military Enforce Transgender Ban - But for How Long? |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| In the past several months, the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered mixed responses to President Donald Trump's agenda items - those that have reached the court, anyway. In a miscellaneous order handed down Tuesday, the Supreme Court granted a stay of a lower court's injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing a policy which would have kept transgender-identifying individuals from joining the military. The Supreme Court offered no reasoning for its order, but Democrat-appointed Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson noted that they would not have granted the stay. |
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| Israeli Cabinet Greenlights Full Gaza Occupation: 'No Retreat from the Territory We've Taken' |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| The Israeli Security Cabinet has approved a new "operational plan ... to defeat Hamas in Gaza and bring back the hostages," a senior official said overnight on Sunday. The operation - codenamed "Gideon's Chariots" - involves "seizing and holding territory in Gaza, moving its population southward for their protection, preventing Hamas from distributing humanitarian aid, and launching powerful strikes against Hamas - all actions that will help bring about its defeat." |
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| Maine Governor's Trans Cash Grab: Defying Trump, Chasing Profit |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| The clash between Maine authorities and the Trump administration has escalated fiercely. President Donald Trump issued a stark decree, banning men from dominating women's sports and invading private female spaces. Maine officials have boldly rejected these mandates. The consequence? A severe cut in federal funding to punish the state for flouting Trump's policies designed to safeguard women and girls. |
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| Outstanding - Journalism: Past, Present, and Future (Ep. 191) |
| Podcast with Jared Bridges, Mark Tapscott and Casey Harper |
| Journalist, Mark Tapscott and Casey Harper, join The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges to discuss the state of journalism-past, present, and future. They explore media bias, declining public trust, the shift from traditional reporting, and historical and modern media missteps They also reflect on how their Christian faith shapes their work and how believers can wisely consume media in a digital age. |
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| Lily Phillips and the Modern Assault on Innocence |
| by Joseph Backholm |
| There are many signs of cultural decline, not the least of which is what is now passing for acceptable public discourse. Take, for example, the recent interview the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) recently did with Lily Phillips. If you don't know who Lily Phillips is, I sincerely apologize for being the one to introduce you to her. The kindest way to describe her is that she is a prostitute. |
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| What Would Abraham Do about the Houthi Missile Strikes? |
| by Travis Weber |
| Have you ever wondered what it's like to walk where Abraham walked? Or to pray where Samuel's mother Hannah prayed for a son? Would you like to see the "vineyards on the hills of Samaria" that Jeremiah 31:5 talks about being restored once again? Though these experiences aren't common on today's tours, it is still possible to visit these sites today in the modern state of Israel. Last week, a delegation of U.S. Christian leaders did exactly that as a show of solidarity with the Jewish people during a time when they are increasingly under assault from every side. |
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| Government Messaging Application Hacked |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Major vulnerabilities were exposed in a messaging application used by government officials and agencies, after a hacker breached its database and stole customer data, 404 Media reported Sunday. The recent Signal scandal was caused by human error, but this hack showed a more severe, systematic deficiency in the government's communications systems themselves. |
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| Charting the Future of Religious Participation in Public Programs |
| by Chuck Donovan |
| Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a potential landmark case on the constitutionality of participation by religious institutions in a state system of charter schools. The case, which consolidated two lawsuits named Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville School v. Drummond, arrived at the Supreme Court after a sequence of events familiar to debates around the failings of many of the nation's public schools and parents' search for solid alternatives. |
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| GOP Pushes to Defund Planned Parenthood in Budget Reconciliation Debate |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) wants the big budget reconciliation plan extending President Donald Trump's tax cuts sent to his desk - ready for signature - by July 4. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) would like it even sooner: Memorial Day. This tight timeline is forcing Congress into high-stakes negotiations to unify on a budget. Meanwhile, Representative Mary Miller (R-Ill.) is waging a fierce campaign among her Republican colleagues to make defunding Planned Parenthood a non-negotiable piece of the final proposal. |
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| 4 Significant Developments in the World of Federal Courts |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The president's tug-of-war with the federal judiciary has been ongoing for months now, with judges impeding his agenda in areas ranging from staffing cuts and military personnel decisions to deportations and constitutional powers. Here are four of the latest developments in the president's conflict with the courts. |
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| Trump's DHS Offers $1K Stipend to Illegals Who Self-Deport |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| The Trump administration just unveiled a creative strategy to secure the border, offering a $1,000 stipend to illegal immigrants who voluntarily self-deport using the CBP Home app. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) suggests this initiative will not only expedite the removal of undocumented immigrants but also deliver substantial savings for taxpayers. |
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| 'We're Going to Send Education Back to the States': FRC Expert Joins Trump's Education Dept. |
| by Ben Johnson |
| Family Research Center regularly steers the course of events in Washington, D.C., often by letting its experts make their views known on legislation. But now, one of FRC's most beloved figures is going to play a significant role inside the second Trump administration in one of the most contentious areas of policy today. |
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