The Trump administration on Wednesday notched another diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East, when it cajoled Israeli and Lebanese officials to hold official, direct talks for the first time in more than three decades. "With Iran on its heels, Hezbollah being degraded, and Israel increasingly in a mood not to tolerate terrorists on its borders, the moment is ripe for a regional recalibration," said Travis Weber, FRC's vice president for Policy and Government Affairs, "and this one makes total sense."

<p>In a world being quickly influenced by Artificial Intelligence, how can Christians navigate this new reality? Host Casey Harper is joined by pastor and Dominion AI cofounder Erik Reed, along with The Washington Stand&rsquo;s Jared Bridges to unpack how AI can be used in a way that glorifies the Lord. While AI provides knowledge and information, it will never replace the wisdom that actual humans can provide. The three contemplate the future of AI and the impact it will have on the workforce.</p>

In a world being quickly influenced by Artificial Intelligence, how can Christians navigate this new reality? Host Casey Harper is joined by pastor and Dominion AI cofounder Erik Reed, along with The Washington Stand's Jared Bridges to unpack how AI can be used in a way that glorifies the Lord. While AI provides knowledge and information, it will never replace the wisdom that actual humans can provide. The three contemplate the future of AI and the impact it will have on the workforce. 

As part of President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, which was signed on July 4, Medicaid funding previously funneled into Planned Parenthood and its affiliates was put on hold for one year. This measure, aimed at redirecting taxpayer dollars away from organizations that carry out elective abortions, was hailed by pro-life advocates as a step in the right direction in safeguarding unborn lives. Unsurprisingly, abortion activists were not keen on the legislation. In fact, on Tuesday, a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama issued a ruling that barred the Trump administration from enforcing the defunding in 22 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia.

While most of corporate America wisely took the temperature of angry consumers and backed away from woke politics, one shocking holdout remains: Chick-fil-A. The beloved fast-food franchise, who's best known for its Christian ownership and family-centric policies, is quietly still condoning a message that is radically at odds with the biblical values that most people associate them with - including same-sex marriage.

A coalition of Republicans has succeeded in axing a legislative provision that would have barred states from regulating artificial intelligence. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual bill that must be passed, was approved by the Senate on Tuesday, after Republicans split on the AI provision.

In the face of rapidly plummeting sales, one of the world's top luxury car brands is firing the creative director faulted for the automobile brand's "woke" redesign. In November of 2024, Jaguar launched a new marketing campaign to herald the luxury sports car's redesign, which eliminated the iconic leaping jaguar logo and was reportedly steering the brand in an electric vehicle-only direction. The accompanying ad campaign featured a cast of androgynous minorities clad in avant-garde costumes, exotic extraterrestrial landscapes, and slogans like, "create exuberant," "live vivid," "delete ordinary," "break molds," and "copy nothing." Noticeably, the sports car commercial did not feature any cars.

Anna Lee Stangl is one of the experts who understands better what is happening in the world regarding religious freedom. She started working with Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) in 1999 after finishing a BA in International Relations at Randolph Macon Woman's College, Virginia, and an MA in Conflict Resolution at Lancaster University, U.K. Stangl walks us through Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Global South, zones of killing, and harassment for those who believe in this interview.

An Afghan national has been charged with murder for the slaying of a member of the National Guard in Washington, D.C. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who came to the U.S. in 2021 following the Taliban recapture of Kabul, shot 24-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old National Guard Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom on Wednesday, sending both to the hospital in critical condition. Beckstrom succumbed to her wounds and died on Thursday, according to her father, who called her murder "a horrible tragedy."

In a country halfway across the world, Agnes remembers the song her dad taught her when she was scared. And that was most of the time. While American children can't sleep because of invisible monsters, in Nigeria, the nightmares are real life. Would tonight be the night the men attacked, burning, shooting, and killing? "In those moments," she remembers, "my dad sang to us, 'God will never forsake us. God will never abandon us. Even when there is suffering and persecution, God will never leave us.'" It is the song of millions of sons and daughters now, passed down through the years of grief - the nation's unofficial heirloom.

Former President Joe Biden's Afghan refugee screening process was blasted in 2022 by a devastating report by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General (IG) for lacking such basic information as a list of individuals who lacked "sufficient identification documents" and warned as a result of individuals being admitted into the country "who pose a risk to national security and to the safety of local communities."

The last 12 years haven't been kind to the Boy Scouts - and they have no one to blame but themselves. The organization where future moon walkers and presidents learned the virtues and value of leadership is barely recognizable after walking away from the moral compass it taught to generations of men. Now, rumors are swirling that another unhappy ending is in the works for an institution that's largely disgraced, bankrupt, woke, unpopular, and on the edge of extinction: its longtime partnership with the U.S. military may be over. 

Controversy is swimming around the Department of War, with Democratic lawmakers accusing President Donald Trump's administration of committing war crimes in its strikes against Venezuelan narco-terrorists, while the president mulls over military action against the Venezuelan regime.

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