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Christopher Vondracek

cvondracek@washingtontimes.com

Christopher Vondracek was a reporter on The Washington Times' National desk.

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Vice President Mike Pence is being criticized for his office's funding of federal aid to several Christian groups, particularly those in the Nineveh Plains of Iraq. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Mike Pence defends federal aid funneling to Christian groups

Vice President Mike Pence is not backing down from criticism that his office improperly funneled federal aid to several Christian groups, particularly those in the religiously diverse Nineveh Plains of Iraq, saying it's part of the Trump administration's "vision" for helping victims of Islamic State genocide.

November 7, 2019
This Thursday, July 19, 2012, file photo shows a Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File) ** FILE **

San Antonio City Council targeted after Chick-fil-A, airport contract denial scandal

The Federal Aviation Administration's investigation of a Texas airport denying a contract to Chick-fil-A is part of the Trump administration's effort to fight liberal city councils that punish the fast-food chain for its ties to conservative Christian groups, an administration official told The Washington Times on background.

October 31, 2019
A 2014 file photo from the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan. (AP Photo, Mike Householder) ** FILE **

University of Michigan ends Bias Response Teams

The University of Michigan has done away with definitions of "harassment" and "bullying" and dismantled its Bias Response Teams in order to end a lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations.

October 29, 2019
In this May 21, 2019, photo, a group gathers to protest abortion restrictions at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas. Arguments over a Texas law requiring that health care clinics bury or cremate fetal remains from abortions and miscarriages are set for a federal appeals court in New Orleans. A Texas judge blocked the law last year. U.S. District Judge David Ezra ruled that many clinics would be unable to meet the law’s requirements, thus creating unconstitutional obstacles for women seeking abortions. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments Thursday, Sept. 5. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Judge: HHS cannot require abortion, transgender care

A federal judge in Texas has ruled that the Department of Health and Human Services cannot require medical facilities to provide abortions and gender transition services under an Obama-era definition of "sex" discrimination.

October 16, 2019
In this file photo, Faith and Action hosts a nativity scene including actors in period costume portraying Mary, Joseph, the Baby Jesus, live camels and a donkey, Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 11, 2014. An Idaho couple are appealing to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals after losing a lawsuit in federal district court attempting to overturn their homeowners association's ban on a live nativity display they set up around Christmas. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

Idaho couple fights to keep camel in Nativity scene

An Idaho couple battling their homeowners association over their massive Christmas lights display -- and the real camel in their Nativity scene -- is appealing a federal judge's ruling against them.

October 15, 2019

The Rev. Andrew Brunson: Turkey targeting Christians

An American pastor released from a Turkish prison thanks to the Trump administration says that Christians, like himself, are a target amid Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's crackdown on religious diversity.

October 14, 2019