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No political victory should be worth sacrificing moral integrity

Graham Platner’s campaign to dethrone Susan Collins as one of Maine’s two senators has come to an abrupt end following allegations of sexual assault. In an 11-minute-long video on X, the progressive firebrand launched a combative defense calling the allegations...

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Reins on payday lending called good start

Consumer advocates welcomed new rules proposed by the federal government to rein in abuses in payday lending, a nearly $40 billion industry currently regulated by the states. Regulations released June 2 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a five-year-old federal…

Candidates rebuff ‘say something nice’ challenge

A South Carolina Baptist layman voiced disappointment after the three remaining candidates for U.S. president rebuffed his challenge to a one-day moratorium on incivility. For the 10th anniversary of Say Something Nice Day, founder Mitch Carnell asked presidential candidates to…

The first godless U.S. election

There has never been an openly non-Christian president of the United States. There has never been an openly atheist senator. God, seemingly, is a rock-solid prerequisite for American political life. Or it was, until this year.

State convention wins case against breakaway agency

A state appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision voiding the Missouri Baptist Foundation’s 2001 decision to move to a self-perpetuating board of trustees. A three-judge panel of the Western District Court of Appeals in Kansas City, Mo., ruled…