Jeanie Hannaman

By Jules Gomes, The Stream - Communist regime targets foreigners, evangelical house churches, and dissident Catholics... China’s repression of Christians has surged to record levels as the regime intensifies its crackdown on evangelical house churches, dissident Catholics, and even foreigners in China, according to reports from local churches, international agencies, and the Chinese government... Those being severely punished are Protestants who refuse to join the state-controlled Three Self Church or Catholics who remain faithful to the underground Catholic Church instead of joining the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA) church governed by the Vatican-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concordat.

By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is staking his political future on one daunting task—delivering a budget reconciliation bill that will satisfy both houses of Congress... In order to pass “one big, beautiful bill” to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, Johnson, R-La., will have to make good on his own commitments to the most fiscally conservative members of the House of Representatives... Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s budget plan by the narrowest of margins, 216-214.