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Breaking: Approaching Hannukah, Small Jewish Synagogue Seeks Restraining Order After Houston Officials Cut Power Same synagogue had to sue Houston officials in past seeking permission to meet; without power now as “festival of lights” approaches. Houston, TX—First Liberty Institute and the Burke Law Group PLLC filed for a temporary restraining […]

The transfer of hostages to the Red Cross comes as both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating a truce that was extended two days.

By: Annie Karni, Ruth Graham and Steve Eder – nytimes.com – October 27, 2023 In the moments before he was to face a vote on becoming speaker of the House this week, Representative Mike Johnsonposted a photograph on social media of the inscription carved into marble atop the chamber’s rostrum: “In God We Trust.” His colleagues celebrated his candidacy by circulating…

By: Jessica Grose – nytimes.com – November 25, 2023 You’re reading the Jessica Grose newsletter, for Times subscribers only. A journalist and novelist offers her perspective on the Americanfamily, culture, politics and the way we live now. When I wrote my series on why Americans are moving away from organized religion, I didn’t focus specifically on thoseunder 30, even though…

A new national analysis finds abortion bans have saved the lives of over 32,000 babies from abortions so far, and the figure is likely higher. Births have increased in every state with an abortion ban as the lives of children are valued more now than before. According to to an analysis published Friday by the […]

Lawyers in the Texas attorney general’s office said Tuesday that women should sue their doctors, not the state, over a lack of access to abortion in defending the state’s strict law…

The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates.

By: Shane Goldmacher – nytimes.com – November 27, 2023  Negative mailers are overstuffing Iowa mailboxes. Attack ads are cluttering the airwaves. And door knockers are fanning out from Des Moines to Dubuque and everywhere in between. The Iowa caucuses, the first contest in the Republican nominating calendar, are poised to play an especially consequential role in 2024. But with only…

Several battleground states have made changes to quicken the vote count — but some, most notably Pennsylvania, still lag behind.

More than 150 Iowa “faith leaders” have announced they are supporting Donald Trump in the state’s forthcoming caucuses. At the same time, Bob Vander Plaats, an influential Iowa evangelical leader, is supporting Ron DeSantis.

In a romantic relationship, one cannot generally influence his partner’s emotions with rational argument. Feelings are unmediated, unruly, and mostly instinctual things. The same may be said for our…