Congress returns to DC with five days to avert a government shutdown

Lawmakers are back on Capitol Hill Tuesday with just five days left to find common ground on funding the government before midnight Saturday, or risk a partial shutdown. The latter is becoming increasingly likely with the Senate and House not only far apart on a spending deal, but also still fighting to agree on a […]

White House releases fiery statement on government shutdown: ‘Playing partisan games’

The White House issued a fiery statement Tuesday morning blaming congressional Republicans for “playing partisan games” as the U.S. government faces a shutdown this weekend.  “With less than one week before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples’ lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown […]

Is Supreme Court About to Strike Blow for Religious Freedom?

The U.S. Supreme Court may be poised to reestablish the importance of the freedoms of expression and religion, as guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution, in a series of cases that could appear on the docket for the coming term.Each new term of the Supreme…[#item_full_content]