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Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced on Monday that she will be running for president in 2024, making her the second person after former president Donald Trump to enter the race.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was widely panned on social media Sunday after she criticized two Super Bowl commercials encouraging Americans to follow Jesus’ example in loving their neighbors.

Speaker of the U.S. House Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday joined a chorus of Republicans who either called it unwise or outright criticized fellow members for heckling President Biden during Tuesday’s State of the Union speech.

If the past is prologue, President Biden should not expect to see significant results from his State of the Union speech. According to Gallup’s Jeffrey M. Jones, “Historical data suggests these speeches rarely affect a president’s public standing in a meaningful way, despite the amount of attention they receive.”

And yet the Washington Post reports that the president had “the largest audience any US politician will have all year, absent some catastrophe that would require him to give a very different kind of prime-time address.” Why do so many of us watch? The answer is actually relevant far beyond last night’s speech.

Nikki Haley, a politician and diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during President Donald Trump's presidency, is expected to announce her bid for the Republican ticket in the presidential race.

The Biden administration is evaluating the declaration of a "national emergency" on abortion that would expand access to the procedure nationwide, even in states where it currently faces severe restrictions, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services said this week.

Pastor and author Jim Cymbala urged members of Congress gathered for Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast to humble themselves and seek wisdom from God, who "gives liberally and will never turn anyone away."

Pakistan’s lower house of parliament has passed legislation to make the country’s blasphemy laws stricter even as their blatant misuse again came to light in a threat to falsely charge a Christian woman.

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments challenging Florida’s 15-week abortion ban.