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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk arrives to speak before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at Thomas & Mack Center, Oct. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Why Charlie Kirk is the hero America needed

By Billy Hallowell

There are some events that are so monumental they come to define a generation. In many ways, conservative and Christian commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination is one such moment.

People walk by a sign outside University Baptist Church, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)

Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest

By Giovanna Dell'Orto - Associated Press

Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge turned Minnesota into a symbol of defiance of the Trump administration’s policies.

Armed National Guard soldiers from West Virginia patrol the Mall near the Capitol in Washington, as part of President Donald Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation's capital, on Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Is empathy a virtue or a weakness? Vance, Musk and others say it’s gone too far

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Senior Pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress addresses attendees at First Baptist Church Dallas during a Celebrate Freedom Rally in Dallas, June 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Southern Baptist pastor calls Democrats ‘advocates for evil’ at Republican convention

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Clothing imported from China is on display for sale at a store in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

The hidden Jewish law woven into your clothes

By Michele Chabin - Associated Press

Amid concerns of the spread of COVID-19, a small group prays inside an empty mosque before an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Plano, Texas, Sunday, May 24, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats

By Asma Uddin - Associated Press

FILE - A photo of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, stands at his vigil on Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Charlie Kirk’s murder has chilled campus free speech, report finds

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Former U.S. Secret Service agent Darin Kinder reflects on surviving 9/11, the 25th anniversary of America's worst terror attack — and what he fears too many people have forgotten.

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God, Country and the American Story: Ex-Secret Service agent survives 9/11, reflects 25 years later

A large American flag is unfurled at the Pentagon ahead of ceremonies at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial to honor the 184 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, in Washington, Friday Sept. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

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Never forget, never agree: Public schools struggle to explain 9/11 on 25th anniversary

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Central Synagogue is seen on Feb. 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kena Betancur, File)

Rabbis, U.S. Jews feel unsettled as High Holy Days approach amid antisemitism fears

By David Crary - Associated Press

A Bible and Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy sit on the desk of State Board of Education member LJ Francis during a meeting on proposed social studies standards at the Barbara Jordan Building in Austin on Monday, June 22, 2026. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

State education board finalizes anti-Islamic rewrite of Texas social studies lessons

By Jaden Edison - Associated Press

Vice President JD Vance speaks at CompoTech headquarters, Monday, August 24, 2026 in Brewer, Maine. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool Photo via AP)

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Will Vance denounce Carlson? Don’t hold your breath

By Anath Hartmann - The Washington Times

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Why 30 million American men are single — and why that number keeps growing

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

The Eiffel Tower reopens following a one-day strike over restrictions on women during a visit by a Hindu delegation, in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Eiffel Tower reopens after strike over limits on women staff during Hindu delegation visit

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates a mass at the Basilica Sanctuary of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, central Italy, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope’s visit to France likely to attract 1M people, with Mass and vigil in Paris and Lourdes trip

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

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Tucker Carlson and the Muslims do not get to make up their own Jesus

By Everett Piper

On one of his recent podcasts, Tucker Carlson said, "The people in charge don't want you to know this, but Muslims love Jesus."

Pope Leo XIV receives a box with butterflies as he arrives at the Basilica Sanctuary of the Mother of Good Counsel in Genazzano, central Italy, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope returns to sanctuary where he prayed after election and unveils a fresco depicting the event

By Silvia Stellacci and Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica.

Palestinians check the damage to a mosque that, according to residents, was burned during an attack by Israeli settlers, in the West Bank village of Bazariya, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, as on its wall a Hebrew graffiti reads "Huckabee regards from the terrorists", referring to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Ambassador Mike Huckabee calls violent Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’ after weeks of West Bank unrest

By Ibrahim Hazboun and Cara Anna - Associated Press

The United States ambassador to Israel condemned Israeli settler violence in the occupied West Bank again on Saturday, calling the behavior an "act of terror" as he visited with Palestinian American residents shaken by months of attacks.

Billy Hallowell sits down with Dr. Hormoz Shariat, founder of Iran Alive Ministries, to discuss the explosive growth of Iran's underground church, the brutal persecution Christians face, and why many Iranians are turning to Jesus despite enormous risks.

Commentary

The latest Iranian horror targeting Christians

By Billy Hallowell

As the U.S. war with Iran drags on, it seems there's little stopping the Persian Gulf nation's demonic regime from killing, pillaging and endlessly harassing its own people.

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, the leader of South Korea's Unification Church, arrives at a special prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ** FILE **

Religious liberty advocates bash prison sentence for octogenarian religious leader

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Religious freedom advocates lambasted the two-year prison term given in Seoul Monday to Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, the 83-year-old leader of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, as an assault on religious liberty.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel pauses during an interview with The Associated Press, Nov. 21, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Michigan’s AG urges Jewish Democrats to put world above own safety

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Michigan AG Dana Nessel, who is Jewish, told a private gathering of Jewish Democrats last weekend that they carry "a moral imperative to place the needs of the world above even our own self-interest."