Death Penalty abolitionist Sister Helen Prejean challenged California Gov. Gavin Newsom to eliminate capital punishment in the state once and for all. “Commute all the sentences on Death Row so that they will never be in danger of death again,…
Minister played a role in apprehending suspected assassin
A “minister” played a role in reporting Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin, according to President Donald Trump. Kirk, the Christian nationalist founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot Sept. 10 while leading an “American Comeback Tour” at Utah Valley University…
MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah
Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old Christian nationalist political activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot dead during an event he was hosting Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University near Provo. According to multiple media reports, Kirk was the only…
Faith communities unite to fight hunger
Congregations across cultural and theological lines must see hunger as an affront to justice and unite in the struggle to eradicate food insecurity, according to a new campaign launched by Church World Service. The global humanitarian organization released a 2025…
Faith communities called to help rescue abducted Ukrainian children
People and institutions of faith are needed in the effort to rescue Ukrainian children forcibly taken by invading Russian forces from their homes and families, child advocates say. “Religious groups need to understand their power and to know the significant…
Immigration advocates urge court to stop Trump’s order
Immigration advocates pressed a federal appeals court Sept. 3 to reinstate injunctions against the Trump administration’s indefinite suspension of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. A three-judge panel of the Ninth District Court of Appeals in Seattle heard oral arguments that…
A different court says Alligator Alcatraz can stay open
The Trump administration may resume using Florida’s secluded “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center while litigation against the facility proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled 2-1. The Sept. 4 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit paused a…
MAGA gets its wish: Immigrant population declining
The nation’s immigrant population has declined significantly since President Donald Trump took office in January, new research shows. And the trend is likely to continue since the Trump administration announced plans to expand its military presence and immigration raids to…
Court rebukes Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act
A federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s use of an 18th-century law to swiftly deport accused Venezuelan gang members from the United States. The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled Sept. 2 the administration…
Here’s how ending cashless bail harms immigrants and the poor
The Trump administration claims its effort to end cashless bail is about reducing crime, but immigration and racial justice activists warn it’s nothing more than an assault on the poor and people of color. “By reviving cash bail, the administration…
Student learning is another casualty of Trump’s fear campaign
The Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign is striking terror in the lives of children worried their parents could be detained at school drop-off or while they are in classes during the day, education and immigration advocates say. The stress also…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ appears headed for closure
The Trump administration is removing immigrants from Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center after a federal judge ordered operations downsized by late October. The Department of Homeland Security announced the move after U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams’ Aug. 21 order prohibiting…