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October 24, 2025
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| Democrats Skip Town after Nixing a Bill to Pay Federal Workers during Shutdown |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| It's an ironic day to celebrate the "spirit of bipartisanship" in the Senate, but 23 days into a government shutdown, that's exactly what both parties sat down to do. When Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) decided to host a special chamber-wide lunch (complete with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and blueberry crumble), no one could've dreamed that the two sides would be hunkered down on opposite sides of a funding war with no signs of budging. But at least for a couple of hours on Thursday, Democrats and Republicans broke bread - even if they couldn't break through their differences. |
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| Godly Leadership and the Apparent Decline in Trans-Identifying Youth |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| After two studies in 10 days have identified a dramatic decline in young adults who identify as transgender, analysts naturally turn their attention to finding a cause. While environmental factors like better mental health play a role, so do societal factors, including widespread backlash against the overreach of transgender ideologues and effective leaders showing young people a better way to live. |
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| Dems Still Backing Jay Jones amid Criminal Probe |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| In a month seemingly filled with scandals, trouble is continuing to unfold for Democrats in Old Dominion. According to court documents first obtained by National Review, Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Virginia Jay Jones is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation linked to a reckless driving conviction. |
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| Trump Extends Ukraine's Leash, Pressuring Russia to End War |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| The Ukrainian Armed Forces on Tuesday announced a "successful hit" against a Russian chemical plant in Bryansk, an operation to slow down Russia's war machine that was only possible because of U.S. intelligence. The fact that the U.S. shared intelligence with Ukraine for an attack inside Russian territory is the latest indication that President Trump is increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin in hopes of ending the brutal war. |
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| U.S. Should Be Wary of Turkey and Qatar amid Gaza Peace Plan, Experts Say |
| by Dan Hart |
| As a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas continues, concerns are mounting over how much influence Turkey and Qatar - two countries with deep ties to Islamist extremism - will have in the implementation of the Gaza peace plan. |
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| Religion's Rising Influence in America Creates a 'Massive Opportunity' for Churches, Expert Says |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| According to recent Pew research, between February 2024 and February 2025, there was "a sharp rise in the share of U.S. adults who say religion is gaining influence in American life." Pew was quick to note that those who hold this view are still in the minority. Nonetheless, it continued, "it is increasingly held by adults across several demographic groups - with gains of at least 10 percentage points among Democrats and Republicans, adults in every age category and in most large religious groups." |
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| Blue State Supreme Court Declares Blocking Men from Women's Sports is 'Discriminatory' |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| The North Star State is siding with transgenderism over female athletes. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the USA Powerlifting organization unlawfully discriminated against a biological male who identifies as transgender when barring him from competing in a women's division in 2018. |
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| Hope and Hesitation: What the 2025 CBW Report Reveals about the Church's Worldview (Part 1) |
| by David Closson |
| Earlier this week, Pew Research released the results of a poll indicating that nearly a third of U.S. adults believe religion's influence is growing in America. A Wall Street Journal report echoed that trend, explaining that 2.4 million Bibles were sold in September, a 36% increase compared to the same month last year, just as a Barna Group study found that Gen Z and millennials are driving a resurgence in church attendance. But this raises the question: what do churchgoers believe, and does it align with the Bible? |
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