A look at the intersection of faith and voting
As campaigns battle for votes in swing states like Pennsylvania, the focus is on faith-based voters, whose cultural and religious values drive their decisions.
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National
Navys new submarine class over budget, behind schedule
The Navy's planned $130 billion investment in a new class of submarines, which serve as a key part of the nation's nuclear deterrence program, is behind schedule and...
Helene’s cost could be 600 lives, $160B in damages
Six hundred people are unaccounted for, and one of North Carolina’s hardest-hit counties by the remnants of Hurricane Helene on Monday said at least 35 have died.
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Abbott highlights border security, including busing foreign nationals to VP’s house
At a recent Harris County Republican Party event in Houston, Gov. Greg Abbott touted the success of Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star, including busing illegal foreign...
‘Ghost dollars:’ Universities secretly take billions in foreign money, report says
American colleges and universities are accepting billions of dollars in foreign money without reporting it, according to a new report.
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Biden claims hes reduced illegal crossings; nearly 14 million reported since 2021
Roughly 40 days ahead of the November election, President Joe Biden claimed that an executive order he issued this summer has reduced illegal border crossings by 60%.
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Three dozen U.S. ports in peril of longshoremens strike
About 45,000 dockworkers are expected to strike for higher wages across three dozen East and Gulf coast ports at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
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Man pleads not guilty to second attempted Trump assassination
The man prosecutors accused of stalking former President Donald Trump for a month before he built a sniper's nest near the Trump International golf course in West Palm...
Caifornias Newsom reverses course to allow nations first cannabis cafes
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill legalizing "cannabis cafes" and allowing commercial events there. The American Cancer Society condemned the law, noting secondhand marijuana smoke is often just...
Illinois congressman behind measure designed to get the unemployed back to work
An Illinois congressman is behind legislation that aims to get the unemployed back into the workforce.
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