Yearly Archives: 2025

Appeals court upholds Judge Boasberg’s blockade on Venezuelan gang deportations

Appeals court upholds Judge Boasberg’s blockade on Venezuelan gang deportations

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge’s blockade on President Trump using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang suspects, saying the administration appears to be stretching the law too far. The 2-1 decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia leaves U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s restraining order in place, marking a setback…Read more

Trump: April tariffs on foreign goods might be ‘lenient,’ not equal retaliation

Trump: April tariffs on foreign goods might be ‘lenient,’ not equal retaliation

President Trump says his April tariffs on foreign goods will be “more lenient than reciprocal.” Mr. Trump’s comment suggests the White House will be nuanced in how it taxes goods from an array of nations on April 2, instead of assigning a tariff number that corresponds directly to how nations tax U.S. goods. “I’ll probably be more lenient than reciprocal, because if I was reciprocal, that would…Read more

PRESS RELEASE: New Podcast – Broken Silence | Işık Abla Ministries (IAM)

Işık Abla Ministries (IAM) is a global beacon of hope and empowerment led by visionary founder President and CEO Işık Abla, who was born in Turkey and raised as a Muslim and fled to America. She was saved by grace through Jesus after years of battling PTSD from growing up in a war zone and enduring an abusive relationship. Now, she joins forces with Anne Beiler, author and founder of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels® on a new podcast, Broken Silence, that launches on April 1.Read more

Trump has Mike Waltz’s back amid fallout over group chat discussing Houthi strike

Trump has Mike Waltz’s back amid fallout over group chat discussing Houthi strike

President Trump on Tuesday said he still has confidence in national security Mike Waltz after a snafu in which an Atlantic editor was added to a group text where high-level administration officials discussed plans to launch airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen. “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson and he’s a good man,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with NBC News. Mr. Trump stressed…Read more

PRESS RELEASE: Trade Association Chief Takes Capitol Hill on Faith and Free Speech

(Washington, DC) TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025 — As conversations around faith, free speech, and international relations take center stage in the nation’s capital, Troy A. Miller, president & CEO of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), is available for in-studio and remote interviews from Tuesday, March 25, through Tuesday, April 1, in Washington, D.C. NRB is committed to protecting…Read more

Federal judge rules DOGE broke privacy rules in accessing Education Department files

Federal judge rules DOGE broke privacy rules in accessing Education Department files

A federal judge in Maryland issued an injunction Monday against President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, ruling that it trampled on privacy rules when it gained “seemingly unfettered” access to the Education Department’s personnel files. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman said the administration never gave a good enough explanation for why DOGE needed that access…Read more

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Yearly Archives: 2025

Appeals court upholds Judge Boasberg’s blockade on Venezuelan gang deportations

Appeals court upholds Judge Boasberg’s blockade on Venezuelan gang deportations

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge’s blockade on President Trump using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang suspects, saying the administration appears to be stretching the law too far. The 2-1 decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia leaves U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s restraining order in place, marking a setback…Continue Reading

Trump: April tariffs on foreign goods might be ‘lenient,’ not equal retaliation

Trump: April tariffs on foreign goods might be ‘lenient,’ not equal retaliation

President Trump says his April tariffs on foreign goods will be “more lenient than reciprocal.” Mr. Trump’s comment suggests the White House will be nuanced in how it taxes goods from an array of nations on April 2, instead of assigning a tariff number that corresponds directly to how nations tax U.S. goods. “I’ll probably be more lenient than reciprocal, because if I was reciprocal, that would…Continue Reading

PRESS RELEASE: New Podcast – Broken Silence | Işık Abla Ministries (IAM)

Işık Abla Ministries (IAM) is a global beacon of hope and empowerment led by visionary founder President and CEO Işık Abla, who was born in Turkey and raised as a Muslim and fled to America. She was saved by grace through Jesus after years of battling PTSD from growing up in a war zone and enduring an abusive relationship. Now, she joins forces with Anne Beiler, author and founder of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels® on a new podcast, Broken Silence, that launches on April 1.Continue Reading

Trump has Mike Waltz’s back amid fallout over group chat discussing Houthi strike

Trump has Mike Waltz’s back amid fallout over group chat discussing Houthi strike

President Trump on Tuesday said he still has confidence in national security Mike Waltz after a snafu in which an Atlantic editor was added to a group text where high-level administration officials discussed plans to launch airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen. “Michael Waltz has learned a lesson and he’s a good man,” Mr. Trump said in an interview with NBC News. Mr. Trump stressed…Continue Reading

PRESS RELEASE: Trade Association Chief Takes Capitol Hill on Faith and Free Speech

(Washington, DC) TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025 — As conversations around faith, free speech, and international relations take center stage in the nation’s capital, Troy A. Miller, president & CEO of National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), is available for in-studio and remote interviews from Tuesday, March 25, through Tuesday, April 1, in Washington, D.C. NRB is committed to protecting…Continue Reading

Federal judge rules DOGE broke privacy rules in accessing Education Department files

Federal judge rules DOGE broke privacy rules in accessing Education Department files

A federal judge in Maryland issued an injunction Monday against President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, ruling that it trampled on privacy rules when it gained “seemingly unfettered” access to the Education Department’s personnel files. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman said the administration never gave a good enough explanation for why DOGE needed that access…Continue Reading

Brothels’ operator headed to prison; D.C.-area clientele shielded from public view

Brothels’ operator headed to prison; D.C.-area clientele shielded from public view

The operators and clients of an interstate brothel network shut down in 2023 are beginning to suffer consequences — except in Northern Virginia. A federal court sentenced the top manager of the prostitution ring with brothels in suburban Washington and in Massachusetts to prison this week. A Massachusetts court…Continue Reading

FBI agent critical of agency since Trump’s first term is charged with disclosing confidential files

FBI agent critical of agency since Trump’s first term is charged with disclosing confidential files

An FBI agent and whistleblower who criticized the agency going back to President Trump’s first term was arrested this week at New York’s JFK International Airport and charged with illegally disclosing classified documents. Jonathan Buma, who worked in counterintelligence, was taken into custody Monday…Continue Reading

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