Catholic Couple Asks Supreme Court to Hear Transgender Child Case
An Indiana couple – whose son was taken from their custody because they refused to ignore their religious beliefs and call him by his preferred name and pronouns – say they’re hopeful that the Supreme Court will take up their case so no other family must endure a similar “nightmare.” Mary and Jeremy Cox are […]
Biden Campaign, Dems Rake in $42 Million in January Fundraising
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and his Democratic Party allies raised more than $42 million in January and have $130 million cash-on-hand as they prepare for a likely general election contest against Republican Donald Trump. The fundraising figures, released by Biden’s campaign, were propelled by small-dollar donors giving money online, officials said. “January’s fundraising haul […]
Zelenskyy: Foreign Aid Delays Making Life ‘Very Difficult’ on Front Line
Delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies to Ukraine are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says, making the fight “very difficult” along parts of the front line where the Kremlin’s forces captured a strategic city last weekend ahead of the war’s two-year anniversary. Zelenskyy and other officials have often […]
Long after Pope’s Abuse Summit, Victims Still Traumatized by the System Meant to Address Their Cases
One afternoon in mid-December, Pope Francis had a meeting that wasn’t on his official agenda or otherwise recorded, that underscored the utter dysfunction of the Catholic Church’s response to the global clergy sex abuse scandal. In the main reception room of the Vatican hotel where he lives, Francis met for more than an hour with […]
Capital One to Buy Discover for $35 Billion
Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion, in a deal that would bring together two of the nation’s credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry, which is largely dominated by Visa and Mastercard. Under the terms of the all-stock transaction, Discover Financial shareholders will […]
US Supreme Court Weighs Bid to Challenge Debit Card ‘swipe Fee’ Rule
The Supreme Court on Tuesday was set to hear a bid to revive a lawsuit aimed at invalidating a contentious debit card “swipe fee” rule in a case with the broad potential to make federal regulations more vulnerable to legal challenges. A convenience store called Corner Post in Watford City, North Dakota, is asking the […]
Fourth ‘Anti-CPAC’ Summit Packed With Trump Critics
While the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gets underway next week outside of Washington, D.C., a rival “anti-CPAC” will take place inside the beltway at the same time. The fourth annual Principles First Summit bills itself as an alternative to CPAC and it features a speaker’s list marking a who’s-who of anti-Donald Trump Republicans […]
Israel’s Economy Shrank by Nearly 20 Percent Since Outbreak of War
Israel’s economy took a significant hit since the outbreak of the war in Gaza against Hamas, contracting by nearly 20% in the final quarter of 2023, according to the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday. After Q3 growth of 1.8%, the attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, which incited Israel’s response, resulted in a […]
Idaho Asks Supreme Court to Help Enforce Minor Surgery Ban
Idaho filed an emergency request on Friday asking that the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and allow Idaho to enforce its current law which bans hormonal therapy and genital surgery on minors. In December of 2023, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill temporarily blocked Idaho’s law, HB 71, only days before it was set […]
Bipartisan Pols Intensify Push for Bill Linking Ukraine Aid, Border
A cadre of bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to their colleagues in the House in an attempt to ratchet up the urgency on their border and foreign aid bill that they introduced late last week. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Jared Golden, D-Maine, authored the Sunday letter that was co-signed by eight others — four […]