By: John Zmirak – stream.org – February 1, 2018 It’s rare that political events call to mind specific events from the New Testament. But this week’s State of the Union address did just that. Just this past Sunday Catholics heard an intriguing Gospel reading: [T]here was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, “What...

President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union Address January 30, 2018 Remarks as prepared for delivery TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: Less than 1 year has passed since I first stood at this podium, in this majestic chamber,...

Read the full remarks of the President’s 2018 State of the Union Address here. The President and First Lady’s Special Guests Read full bios for each of the President and First Lady’s guests here. Source: State of the Union

By: Ed Stetzer – washingtonpost.com – January 12, 2018 When my ancestors came to America from Ireland, they left what many people considered a “s‑‑‑hole” country. A potato famine, combined with Ireland’s bad reputation in much of Europe, led many to call for an end to the immigration of the unwashed Irish. “Filthy,” they called my family. But, let’s face it,...

By: Thomas Kaplan, Noah Weiland and Michael D. Shear – nytimes.com –  January 14, 2018 After three days of denunciations from around the world, President Trump declared that he is “not a racist” on Sunday, even as the uproar over his vulgar remarks on immigration overshadowed critical issues facing the capital, including efforts to protect young undocumented immigrants and avert...

By: Victor Davis Hanson – nationalreview.com – January 11, 2018 By cutting off hundreds of millions in American aid to the Palestinian Authority, President Trump could radically alter the Middle East. President Trump set off another Twitter firestorm last week when he hinted that he may be considering cutting off hundreds of millions of dollars in annual U.S. aid to...

By: Maria Sacchetti, Patricia Sullivan and Ed O’Keefe – washingtonpost.com – January 10, 2018 Trump administration’s plan to phase out protections was temporarily blocked late Tuesday in federal court. The Trump administration vowed Wednesday to fight a federal injunction that temporarily blocked its plans to rescind work permits for young undocumented immigrants, insisting that Congress must find a solution for those...

By: Seung Min Kim, Heather Caygle, Ted Hesson and Rachel Bade – politico.com – January 9, 2018 President Donald Trump’s freewheeling, televised — and, at times, incoherent — immigration meeting with lawmakers Tuesday accomplished one thing at least, according to attendees: They agreed on what they would try to agree on. Yet even that tentative outline is prompting pushback from...

By: Lukas Mikelionis – Fox News – January 5, 2018 An Islamic State group offshoot in Egypt has officially declared war on Gaza-based Palestinian terror group Hamas, releasing a 22-minute video purporting to show the execution of an alleged collaborator. “Never surrender to them. Use explosives, silenced pistols, and sticky bombs. Bomb their courts and their security locations, for these are...

By: Staff Writer – ouramericanvalues.org – Jan 2, 2018 The Islamic Republic of Iran has been rocked the past week by protests across the country. It is hard to get solid information on exactly what is taking place there. Demonstrations have erupted in at least 40 cities. As many as 20 have been killed and 450 have been arrested. What...