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Senate Moves Closer to Passing ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ That Critics Say Threatens Religious Freedom

Senate Democrats—aided by 12 Republicans—took a giant step on Nov. 28 toward the final passage of the “Respect for Marriage Act” that many civil liberties experts say will seriously damage Americans’ freedom of religious practice and expression. The 61 to 35 vote came on a cloture motion to limit debate on the Senate floor to…


Heritage Foundation Survey in Five Red States Finds Voters Reject Respect for Marriage Act

A new poll commissioned by the Heritage Foundation found most voters in five surveyed states oppose a bill critics contend threatens religious liberty, the Respect for Marriage Act, which the Senate will consider for final passage the week after Thanksgiving. Most of the voters in the five states—Indiana, West Virginia, Utah, Wyoming, and Iowa—are Republican…


Experts Say Churches, Faith-Based Social Service Agencies and Businesses Threatened by ‘Respect for Marriage’ Act

Multiple provisions of the Respect for Marriage Act the Senate is expected to approve after Thanksgiving threaten thousands of Christian churches, as well as faith-based social service agencies and businesses, with the loss of their federal tax exemption, according to legal experts interviewed by The Epoch Times. The threat is not directly stated in the…


Heritage Foundation Releases Report on US Military Strength

The United States military is declining despite it facing more dangers than ever before, according to a recent report from the Heritage Foundation. “As currently postured, the U.S. military is at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests. It is rated as weak relative to the…


US Military at Risk of Not Being Able to Meet Demands America’s National Interests: Report

The United States military is declining despite it facing more dangers than ever before, according to a recent report from the Heritage Foundation. “As currently postured, the U.S. military is at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests. It is rated as weak relative to the…


Hill Veterans Say House GOP Republicans Must Get Tough on Oversight Investigations in 2023

If voters give them control of the House of Representatives, Republicans doing oversight investigations of the Biden administration in 2023 should get tough, according to long-time congressional aides and observers interviewed by The Epoch Times. The biggest obstacle they will face in the 118th Congress that convenes Jan. 3, 2023, will be refusal by the…


House Republicans Must Get Tough on Oversight Investigations in 2023, Hill Veterans Say

If voters hand Republicans a majority in the House of Representatives, Republican lawmakers involved in oversight investigations of the Biden administration in 2023 should get tough, longtime congressional aides and observers told The Epoch Times. The biggest obstacle they’ll face in the 118th Congress, which convenes on Jan. 3, 2023, will be the refusal by the…


Local School Board Races Garner Interest and Funding

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.– Local school board races have never been more prominent than in this election cycle because parents are “reacting strongly to what is being taught in classrooms,” according to a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Jonathan Butcher, the Will Skillman Fellow in Education at The Heritage Foundation says there is “renewed interest” in school…


[Premiering 10:30 AM ET] ‘Gender Ideology’ Is a ‘Cultural Wreckingball’ Meant to Destroy Family and Tradition: Jay Richards

Gender ideology is a Marxist system meant to break children from families, and societies from traditions. This is according to Jay Richards, director of the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family. We speak with Richards about how children are being turned against their own bodies, how legal action is possible against doctors…


‘Gender Ideology’ Is a ‘Cultural Wreckingball’ Meant to Destroy Family and Tradition: Jay Richards

Gender ideology is a Marxist system meant to break children from families, and societies from traditions. This is according to Jay Richards, director of the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family. We speak with Richards about how children are being turned against their own bodies, how legal action is possible against doctors…