Years after he helped create the mega-popular Left Behind novels about the end times, Jerry Jenkins is back with a new novel about the beginning times written with Dallas Theological Seminary President Mark Yarbrough. The Battle for Heaven and Earth, out…
Trump tries shifting child care funds to stay-at-home parents
The Trump administration wants to change a Clinton-era program designed to help working single mothers afford child care to instead help married, stay-at-home parents offset the cost of staying home. The planned shift is part of the administration’s goal of…
Record number of independent voters could sway midterms
In 2024, independent voters helped elect Donald Trump. Two years later, there are more registered independent voters than ever, and polls show most will back Democrats in November’s midterms. “A shift in independents’ political leanings caused the Republican Party advantage…
New Supreme Court term has cases on religion, immigration, climate and guns
The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term features important cases on controversial issues — religion, immigration and guns — with rulings due before the end of June 2027. Justices were denied much of a summer break as they ruled on cases…
GOP faithful warn of communism, promote Trump’s faith policies
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit a new record low of 32% in one poll. Some predict a blue wave in the midterm elections. But GOP activists are pushing back by praising Trump’s “pro-faith” policies and warning of a…
Trump TV ads anger Dems, frustrate GOP and may be illegal
President Donald Trump is using $20 million in Homeland Security funds to air a dozen TV ads praising him and his achievements, including “PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST,” a month before midterm elections. One ad, “Final Battle,” was used in…
Tina Peters spreads election doubts after early release from prison
Tina Peters, a Christian election-denying felon, has traveled the country raising doubts about voting since June when she left prison seven years early thanks to President Donald Trump’s successful pressure campaign against Colorado officials. Peters thanked Trump in the Oval…
Devils of Democracy explores America’s ‘demon problem’
“Either we surrender to the demonic forces … or we defeat them in a landslide,” said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a 2024 rally in Waco. Texas. Such partisan “conspiratorial demonology” contributes to Americans’ perennial “demon problem,” says a…
Founding Fathers change their minds, lose their fingers in AI videos
The Founding Fathers have returned from the dead to speak once again, thanks to AI-generated videos, and their views on current events seem to align with the views of their creators. A video posted by President Donald Trump shows George…
HHS promotes transgender study by Focus on the Family affiliate
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a report created by a Focus on the Family affiliate that claims transgender medical procedures have no basis in fact and offer no benefits but are instead part of a…
Abortion foes are battling in vitro fertilization access
President Donald Trump pledged to broaden access to in vitro fertilization, but groups that oppose abortion have halted efforts to expand IVF access for military members while promoting anti-IVF bills in the states. “It is the policy of my administration…
Springfield’s Haitian immigrants vanish after losing TPS protection
Thousands of Haitian immigrants who’ve lived in Springfield, Ohio, for years suddenly disappeared from their jobs, churches and schools after losing their Temporary Protected Status, drivers licenses and work permits last month. ICE agents have fitted many with ankle monitors…