Events

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) held a hearing on the Obama administration’s “willful blindness” to radical Islamic terrorism in the U.S., and while two key witnesses refused to show up, there was still a lot to be learned. Cruz, as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, […]

Matt Barber, one of the founding members of the #NeverTrump faction, has said he’s glad he attended the gathering of evangelical leaders in New York City last week to meet with Donald Trump. The founder and editor of BarbWire.com was an early and enthusiastic supporter of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the Republican presidential

At 1 p.m. EDT, the Family Research Council will host a panel discussion as we approach the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The “Obergefell: One Year Later Lecture” will take place at FRC Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and it will feature three experts: Dr. Paul Sullins, Associate Professor

Last year, the Iowa-based Christian pro-family group The FAMiLY LEADER emphasized political engagement as a means to bring about cultural transformation in America. As a result, a number of the Republican presidential candidates sought the opportunity to speak with a captive evangelical audience. The event soon became notable for Donald Trump’s now-infamous claim that despite

With “Super Tuesday I” voting now underway, many Americans are still undecided about their choice for the nation’s next president. Even pastors are among those who haven’t selected which presidential hopeful to support. But by tomorrow, voters in more than a quarter of the states across the nation will have had to have decided—one way

Presidential primary debates are always a tad messy, especially the closer they are to the casting of votes. And with only one more debate on the schedule before the first-in-the-nation Iowa Caucus on Feb. 1, and 11 candidates still clawing for voters’ attention, it’s going to be really messy Thursday night. FOX Business Network will

U.S. President Barack Obama will voice optimism in a State of the Union speech on Tuesday, his last before he is eclipsed by would-be successors campaigning on concerns about illegal immigration, terrorism and economic inequality. The televised speech, in Congress, will be one of Obama’s few remaining chances to capture and hold the attention of

Despite a sunny day, a steady south wind dropped wind chills to just 20° F on the west steps of the Iowa Statehouse on Tuesday afternoon. That didn’t prevent at least 2,000 people from gathering to hear from the Rev. Franklin Graham, who kicked off his Decision America Tour in the capital city of the

Sunday morning, CNN announced the lineups for the two televised Republican presidential candidate debates. Despite concerns he would be left out of the main debate, the network announced U.S. Sen. Rand Paul would join the eight other leading candidates. CNN said it considered national and state surveys conducted by ABC News, Bloomberg News, CBS News,

For the past 211 years, a record in American politics has stood untouched—and also largely unrecognized. One American governor is about to change both. At some moment on Monday, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, will become the longest-serving governor in U.S. history. In doing so, he will have surpassed former Vice President George Clinton,

Republicans in Congress were plunged into turmoil on Thursday when California Representative Kevin McCarthy, the favorite to succeed retiring House Speaker John Boehner, dropped out of the race in a surprise that adds to concerns about the party’s ability to govern effectively. McCarthy, the No. 2 Republican in the House, faced opposition from more conservative

The monument of the Ten Commandments that previously stood on the Oklahoma state capitol grounds was removed late Monday night. According to the Associated Press, the state paid a contractor $4,700 to remove the monument following the 7-2 decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on June 30 that found the monument in violation of the Oklahoma Constitution.