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December 5, 2025
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| SCOTUS Approves Lone Star State's New Congressional Maps |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| With the 2026 midterms looming, the U.S. Supreme Court is officially weighing in on the redistricting arms race between red and blue states. Late Thursday, the nation's highest judicial authority disagreed with a lower court ruling and instead allowed Texas to implement new congressional district maps expected to take five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives from Democrats and hand them to the GOP. |
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| Chick-Fil-A Waffles on Wokeness with Same-Sex Marriage Post and DEI Focus |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| While most of corporate America wisely took the temperature of angry consumers and backed away from woke politics, one shocking holdout remains: Chick-fil-A. The beloved fast-food franchise, who's best known for its Christian ownership and family-centric policies, is quietly still condoning a message that is radically at odds with the biblical values that most people associate them with - including same-sex marriage. |
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| Israel, Lebanon Hold Direct, Official Talks for First Time Since 1993 |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| The Trump administration on Wednesday notched another diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East, when it cajoled Israeli and Lebanese officials to hold official, direct talks for the first time in more than three decades. "With Iran on its heels, Hezbollah being degraded, and Israel increasingly in a mood not to tolerate terrorists on its borders, the moment is ripe for a regional recalibration," said Travis Weber, FRC's vice president for Policy and Government Affairs, "and this one makes total sense." |
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| AI Regulation Moratorium Fails to Pass Senate NDAA |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| A coalition of Republicans has succeeded in axing a legislative provision that would have barred states from regulating artificial intelligence. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual bill that must be passed, was approved by the Senate on Tuesday, after Republicans split on the AI provision. |
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| Jaguar Fires Designer Behind Woke EV Rebrand |
| by S.A. McCarthy |
| In the face of rapidly plummeting sales, one of the world's top luxury car brands is firing the creative director faulted for the automobile brand's "woke" redesign. In November of 2024, Jaguar launched a new marketing campaign to herald the luxury sports car's redesign, which eliminated the iconic leaping jaguar logo and was reportedly steering the brand in an electric vehicle-only direction. The accompanying ad campaign featured a cast of androgynous minorities clad in avant-garde costumes, exotic extraterrestrial landscapes, and slogans like, "create exuberant," "live vivid," "delete ordinary," "break molds," and "copy nothing." Noticeably, the sports car commercial did not feature any cars. |
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| Judge Blocks Planned Parenthood Defunding - Again |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| As part of President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed on July 4, Medicaid funding previously funneled into Planned Parenthood and its affiliates was put on hold for one year. This measure, aimed at redirecting taxpayer dollars away from organizations that carry out elective abortions, was hailed by pro-life advocates as a step in the right direction in safeguarding unborn lives. Unsurprisingly, abortion activists were not keen on the legislation. In fact, on Tuesday, a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama issued a ruling that barred the Trump administration from enforcing the defunding in 22 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia. |
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| Anna Lee Stangl: The Global South and Religious Freedom |
| by Yoe Suarez |
| Anna Lee Stangl is one of the experts who understands better what is happening in the world regarding religious freedom. She started working with Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) in 1999 after finishing a BA in International Relations at Randolph Macon Woman's College, Virginia, and an MA in Conflict Resolution at Lancaster University, U.K. Stangl walks us through Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Global South, zones of killing, and harassment for those who believe in this interview. |
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