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October 1, 2025
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| Senate Dems Reject GOP CR, Federal Shutdown to Cost Taxpayers $400 Million Daily |
| by Mark Tapscott |
| Neither Senate Republicans nor Democrats could muster enough votes late Tuesday from the opposite party to pass a temporary spending measure to keep the government open in the new fiscal year, forcing federal offices and departments to shut down, with only essential employees coming on duty. |
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| 'Ready to Win': Hegseth Announces New Policies to Restore Department of War's 'Warrior Ethos' |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Progressive policies are out and wartime fitness standards are in at the newly-renamed Department of War, according to Secretary Pete Hegseth. At a high-profile meeting with the U.S. military's top generals in Quantico on Tuesday morning, Hegseth and President Donald Trump unveiled new plans and policies to restore the military's "warrior ethos" after years of left-wing dilution. |
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| Israeli-Arab Differences Persist despite Trump's Gaza Agreement |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and eight Arab nations have now agreed to President Donald Trump's 20-point framework, but that framework has not eliminated the differences between them. Trump deserves credit for obtaining the agreement through intensive diplomacy conducted during the U.N. General Assembly last week, as well as a Monday meeting with Netanyahu. But questions remain over whether the deal will work or, perhaps more precisely, which parts of the deal will work. |
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| Half of American Adults Reject the Bible. Christian, Here's What that Means for You |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| We live in a country where nearly half of American adults don't believe the Bible is literally true - that is, according to a recent study highlighted by The Christian Post. The Ligonier State of Theology 2025 report, a separate study conducted by Lifeway Research, found a collective 48% of Americans believe "the Bible, like all sacred writings, contains helpful accounts of ancient myths but is not literally true." Similarly, 44% reject that "the Bible is 100% accurate in all that it teaches." Barna Group's recent research piles on: only 4% of American adults and 6% of professing Christians hold a biblical worldview. |
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| Assassinations, Shootings, and Riots: Poll Reveals 45% of Dems Downplay Violent Crime as 'Not That Much of a Problem' |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| In his second term, President Donald Trump has prioritized a crackdown on crime. As part of this, he deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C. to curb escalating violence in the nation's capital. He's also hinted at extending this strategy to other cities grappling with similar issues. Unsurprisingly, this move has sparked a spectrum of reactions. |
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| Death Penalty Defense Lawyers Represent Accused Killer of Charlie Kirk in Assassination Case |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Tyler Robinson, the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has been charged with aggravated murder and will likely face the death penalty. Prosecutors say that they have copious amounts of evidence against Robinson, who has been assigned a trio of experienced defense lawyers. |
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| NATO Members Arm Themselves as Russia Expands Aggression |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have observed a dramatic increase in confirmed or suspected Russian aggression, suggesting an attempt to probe any weaknesses in the alliance. While the incidents have motivated NATO members to develop better defenses against drones, they have also shown a resilient alliance with a united front, which is still committed to backing Ukraine more than three years after Russia's invasion in February 2022. |
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