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New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn

'Yes' to worship

Religious Liberty | Pastors win a round as the New York City Council approves resolution on houses of worship renting from public schools

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Inching forward

Politics |  Senate committee approves immigration bill but House remains skeptical

The wreckage of homes litters a playground next to a neighborhood destroyed Monday when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla.

Midday Roundup: Search and rescue efforts end, cleanup begins in Oklahoma

Newsworthy |  The cleanup begins. Oklahoma officials say they do not expect to find any more bodies or survivors buried in the rubble left by Monday’s deadly EF5 tornado,

Rep. Trent Franks

Abortion wars

Abortion |  Two House bills highlight the deep divide in Washington over protecting unborn children

President Obama speaks at Ohio State University's commencement on May 5.

Tyranny is no longer ‘lurking’

Government |  Given last week’s revelation that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it’s worth recalling President…

Virginia gubernatorial candidate and current Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

Virginia GOP not afraid of conservative candidates

Politics |  Rejecting calls for the GOP to be more “moderate” after the party's poor showing in the 2012 presidential election, Virginia Republicans nominated on…

The IRS Building in Washington, D.C.

Big Government: Too big to function

Government |  The biggest push to expand government from any administration since the 1960s is alternately unraveling in scandal and flying out of the grip of its makers. A…

Gary Pruitt, the president and CEO of the Associated Press, discusses the leak investigation.

Midday Roundup: Fox News reporter targeted by Justice Department leak probe

Newsworthy |  Another target. The Washington Post reported this morning that the Justice Department targeted another journalist in response to fears about a possible…

NOM Chairman John Eastman

Traditional marriage group to sue IRS

Government |  WASHINGTON—The National Organization for Marriage intends to sue the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) next week amid allegations that the government…

Steven Miller testifies on Capitol Hill Friday, as J. Russell George looks on.

‘Horrible customer service’

Government |  Lawmakers grill outgoing IRS chief as he tries to deny any political partisanship in the agency’s actions against conservative groups

Eladio Gomez uses a U.S. flag to cover him from a light rain during an immigrant rights rally in downtown Dallas.

Signs and Wonders: America’s demographic destiny

Newsworthy |  Brown and grey. The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its latest population projections through the year 2060. Fifty years from now, the U.S. will be only…

A man looks at the electronic ad for Powerball Jackpot of $475 million at the Bluebird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif.

California lottery asks residents to ‘believe in something bigger’

Culture |  The ad starts with a soft choral singing of “California Dreaming,” and small white balls falling out of the sky like snowflakes onto sequoia forests, the…

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