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September 5, 2025

Senator Kaine Claims Rights Come from Government, Not God
Senator Kaine Claims Rights Come from Government, Not God
by Joshua Arnold
"The notion that our rights do not come from our laws or our government should make people very, very nervous," warned U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) during a recent confirmation hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for five Trump nominees. "The notion that rights don't come from laws and don't come from the government but come from the creator - that's what the Iranian government believes."
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How the U.S. Space Command Became a Three-Term Political Football
How the U.S. Space Command Became a Three-Term Political Football
by Suzanne Bowdey
It's not a competition between 20th-century Cold War rivals, but it's a space race nonetheless. For years, the partisan tug-of-war over the military's interstellar arm has been an epic test of presidential wills. Now, with Donald Trump back in office, Space Command is reentering the orbit of the ideological. After a few years in Colorado Springs, the cutting-edge agency is moving to where plenty of experts thought the headquarters should have always been: Alabama.
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Administration Officials and Allies Defend Drone Strike Targeting Narco-Terrorists
Administration Officials and Allies Defend Drone Strike Targeting Narco-Terrorists
by S.A. McCarthy
President Donald Trump ordered a drone strike against Venezuelan narco-terrorists this week as they were trafficking deadly drugs into the U.S. Now, the Trump administration is circling the wagons and defending the decision to kill the drug-traffickers rather than interdict their boat. On Tuesday, a boat carrying illegal drugs and members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) international criminal gang and foreign terrorist organization was struck, destroyed, and sunk by the U.S. Eleven TdA members were killed.
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How Can Christians Help Prevent Mass Shootings and City Violence?
How Can Christians Help Prevent Mass Shootings and City Violence?
by Kathy Athearn
After the tragic shooting at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis last Wednesday and as rampant violence in our cities continues, America is once again asking, "Why does this keep happening?" and "How can we prevent it?"
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The Battle Over Vaccines: Florida, California, and the Trump Administration
The Battle Over Vaccines: Florida, California, and the Trump Administration
by Sarah Holliday
Florida has become the first state to eliminate all vaccine mandates, sparking a conversation that sharply contrasts with the approach of states like California. Florida's decision has raised some questions: What does it entail, why was it made, and how does it stack up against the policies of other states, particularly California and its West Coast allies?
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HHS, CDC Bureaucrats Revolt against Trump Administration
HHS, CDC Bureaucrats Revolt against Trump Administration
by Joshua Arnold
The Trump administration has a bureaucratic mutiny on its hands. The day before Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, "over 1,000 current and former HHS staff" issued a public letter demanding that their boss resign. The September 3 letter follows an August 8 ultimatum letter telling Secretary Kennedy how to do his job.
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Analysis: Political Decisions from Federal Judges Necessitate Trump's Use of SCOTUS Emergency Docket
Analysis: Political Decisions from Federal Judges Necessitate Trump's Use of SCOTUS Emergency Docket
by S.A. McCarthy
Out of the dozen judges who spoke to NBC News 10 said that they would like to see the Supreme Court explain its emergency docket decisions more clearly, with some explaining that clear reasoning assists lower courts in making better decisions and others claiming that siding with the Trump administration without explanation can "undermine" the perceived legitimacy of lower courts and their decisions. One judge even said that "somebody is going to die," claiming that the Supreme Court's emergency docket decisions inspire Trump supporters to target federal judges for harassment and even violence.
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Treasury Department Says Official National Debt Is $37 Trillion - but the Real Total Is $158 Trillion
Treasury Department Says Official National Debt Is $37 Trillion - but the Real Total Is $158 Trillion
by Mark Tapscott
Ask officials in the U.S. Department of Treasury's Bureau of Fiscal Service what America's national debt total is, and they reply that as of September 3, 2025, every man, woman, and child currently living in America today is collectively responsible for $37,274,265,917,907.03. Or more than $37 trillion.
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