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May 23, 2025
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| With Reconciliation Vote, a Humble Mike Johnson Keeps on Winning |
| by Suzanne Bowdey |
| If there were Vegas odds on Mike Johnson's (R-La.) speakership a year and a half ago, you could forgive people for betting against him. The relative unknown from Louisiana may have been a quiet, well-liked congressman. But no one could have possibly foreseen the young attorney's meteoric rise to the top of the Republican leadership - or his shocking prowess in the role. Thursday, in the face of his most monumental accomplishment yet, whatever skeptics remained (and there weren't many) have almost certainly become reluctant admirers as this thoughtful, spectacle-wearing dad of four carves out a space as one of the most impactful, underestimated gavel-holders of the modern age. |
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| Israeli Baby Born amid Bloodshed as Terrorist Kills Mother in Labor |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| "I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth" (Psalm 121:1-2). Thus recited the attendees of Ravid Chaim ben-Tzeela's eighth-day naming ceremony. Born amid bloodshed in the hills of Samaria, little Ravid Chaim (whose name means "jewel of life") will certainly need the help that only comes from the Lord, Yahweh. |
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| Negotiations with Iran Running out of Runway |
| by Joshua Arnold |
| After four rounds and two months, the Trump administration's direct negotiations with Iran have failed to yield substantive results. Just ask Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said in a speech on Tuesday, "We don't think it will lead to any outcome. We don't know what will happen." As Iran stalls for time while it races to develop a nuclear weapon, the Trump administration would be prudent to prepare a "Plan B" in case its diplomacy is drilling a dry well. |
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| Young Jewish Couple Murdered in D.C. as Anti-Semitic Attacks Surge Globally |
| by Dan Hart |
| In a horrific, brazen attack in the heart of the U.S. capital, a lone pro-Palestine terrorist shot and killed a young Jewish couple who both served as Israeli Embassy staffers as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday evening. Experts say the murders exemplify how Jews in America and across the globe continue to be indiscriminately targeted as part of a surge in anti-Semitic violence since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. |
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| Supreme Court Restores Laurel Libby's Vote after Transgender Censure |
| by Ben Johnson |
| The Supreme Court has stalled an attempt by liberal lawmakers to disenfranchise a conservative Christian colleague who spoke out against male athletes competing in girls' sports, a ruling she said displayed "an outpouring of God's grace ... and faithfulness." |
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| Colorado Christian Camp Sues State for Forcing Trans Private Space Policy |
| by Sarah Holliday |
| A Christian camp in Colorado is on the verge of shutting down. Not because they lack attendees, but because they refuse to compromise on their biblical convictions against transgender ideology. |
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| Pete Hegseth Sparks Criticism for Prayer to 'King Jesus' at Pentagon Event |
| by Jon Brown |
| Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a prayer during a voluntary event at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday that addressed Jesus as king and invoked His wisdom for guidance, prompting critics to accuse him of violating the U.S. Constitution. |
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