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War, Terrorism, and the Christian Exodus from the Middle East
A decade ago, I spent Easter in Damascus. Big chocolate bunnies and baskets of pastel eggs decorated shop windows in the Old City.
Trump wall faces skepticism on border
President Trump's tough rhetoric on border security has met expected resistance from Democrats, but many border Republicans have also questioned the need for a border wall
Trump cut Social Security changes from budget proposal
President Trump scrapped potential reforms to Social Security and Medicare while preparing his first budget request, according to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney
ObamaCare standoff could lead to government shutdown
Congressional Democrats are demanding that ObamaCare payments to insurers be included in the next spending bill — increasing the chances of a government shutdown if President Trump does not play ball
Facebook Is Being Accused of Publishing Child Pornography
An act of public service or a case of old media defending its ancient privileges while it still can?
Why the Second Amendment protects the AR-15
The rifle is the modern equivalent carried by the Framers’ ‘well regulated militia’
Massive U.S. bomb death toll rises to 94
The number of militants killed in an attack by the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the U.S. military has risen to 94, an Afghan official said Saturday
A bloody Easter for Christians in the Middle East
External powers need to rethink how they deal with the region
Sessions visits U.S.-Mexico border to push migrant crackdown
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border on Tuesday to make his case for increased prosecutions of illegal immigrants, pressuring U.S. attorneys to prioritize cases against criminal migrants
What it will take to fix Social Security
Social Security is the largest single program in the federal budget. A recent blog post from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports that in 2017, Social Security benefits will cost about 4.9 percent of total U.S. GDP
Big majority of Americans, among them Trump supporters, want the president to try to make Obamacare work
Most Americans want Obamacare fixed — not set up to fail
The Path to Protecting Americans’ Online Privacy
If you look past the recent hysteria fomented by critics of Congress & the FCC, the way forward becomes clear
5 cases Gorsuch will hear in his first month on the bench
It was a grueling process from President Trump’s nomination of U.S. Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch in January to the Supreme Court seat left vacant at Justice Antonin Scalia’s death to the Senate’s confirmation of him on Friday
Syria Strike Puts U.S. Relationship With Russia at Risk
The American military strike against Syria threatened Russian-American relations on Friday as the Kremlin denounced President Trump’s use of force and the Russian military indicated it would suspend an agreement to share information about air operations over the country that was devised to avoid accidental conflict
Sudan Ramps Up Persecution of Christians Once Again Arresting Christians and Attempting to Demolish Churches
The Christian community in Sudan has faced increased persecution this week at the hands of Sudanese authorities
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