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November 5, 2025
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| Democrats Win Key Races in Off-Year Elections |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| One year after Americans across the country voted overwhelmingly to send President Donald Trump back to the White House, Democrats have secured a comeback in blue states, capturing several key offices in Tuesday's off-year elections. |
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| Sudan's Grisly Bloodbath Sends Terror through a Country Haunted by Killing |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| After October 7, 2023, most of the world came to a new understanding of evil. The images of desecrated and charred bodies, grasses strewn with blood and abandoned belongings, a running soundtrack of screams at the hands of Hamas. But violence speaks every language, and the horrors unfolding in Sudan rival the nightmares of this century's worst massacres. And without the weight of the Western world, their slaughter is only the beginning. The situation, the United Nations warns, is spiraling out of control. |
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| Performative Politics, Political Charity, and America's Eroding Norms |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| A town official in Kennebunk, Maine has refused to apologize after suggesting in a school board meeting that parents concerned about boys competing in girls' sports are merely expressing "their own pedophilic tendencies." Although the school board chairman immediately decried the remark as "inappropriate," the official has doubled down, placing a greater priority on publicly standing with the transgender agenda than on upholding public decency and charity. |
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| PERKINS: Renewing the Promise of Liberty: Unity, Victory, and Legacy |
| by Tony Perkins |
| Will this nation continue to be governed by the timeless truths that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights? That's the foundation of our unity, the key to lasting victory, and the only way to build a legacy that endures. |
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| Outstanding - What Churchgoers Really Believe (Ep. 217) |
| Podcast with Casey Harper, David Closson and Sarah Holliday |
| What do regular churchgoers actually believe? Host Casey Harper sits down with Family Research Council's David Closson and The Washington Stand's Sarah Holliday to unpack a new survey from FRC's Center for Biblical Worldview, conducted with researcher George Barna. The study explores how adult churchgoers view today's key social issues and their personal worldviews. |
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| 3 Ways the Trump Administration Can Implement Nigeria's CPC Designation |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| After President Donald Trump on Saturday announced his decision to redesignate Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) for religious freedom, the question turns to how the U.S. government can give teeth to that designation. "A lot of times, these designations are there, but nothing is done about them," said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins on "Washington Watch." "There's waivers that are issued. And so, business goes about as usual." |
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| Trump's Gunboat Diplomacy in Venezuela |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| Recent reports suggest that the Trump administration is considering attacks on Venezuelan military targets that abet the drug trade. Such reports signal a diplomatic crisis that has brought the two countries to the brink of war. Yet such behavior is hardly without precedent in the history of America's relations with Latin American states. |
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| Americans Fear Surging Political Violence Will Lead to Assassination |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| Political violence has been on the rise in recent months, and most Americans expect the fatal trend to continue, according to a new survey. Politico and Public First released a poll Monday which found that a majority of Americans anticipate political violence in the U.S. to worsen in the coming years. |
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| DC Mayor Implements Curfew for Minors as 'Disorderly Juvenile Behavior' Spikes |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| On Halloween night, the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. became the grounds of a major brawl. Ten individuals, including four minors, were cuffed. According to police, it was a peaceful gathering until "several hundred juveniles" showed up, poured into the park, and began fighting, blocking traffic, and refusing to obey law enforcement. The unrest lasted from about 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and at least one officer was hurt amid the melee. |
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| Women's Soccer Pro Receives Backlash after Asking for Clarity through 'Gender Standards' |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| A California-based women's soccer pro is facing backlash for civilly requesting clarity on who is eligible to compete in the female sports category. In an age of transgender activism, Angel City FC star Elizabeth Eddy wasn't even calling for a total removal of trans-identifying athletes from the field. She made it clear that she supports so-called "inclusion." However, in addition, she also made it plain that she wants guidelines - or "gender standards" - within the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). |
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