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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence responded Tuesday to the controversy over his recently signed RFRA bill, saying that it is up to the state legislature to present him a revised bill by week's end. At the same time, the governor says he "appreciates" the outcry. (associated press)

Religious freedom laws helped Muslims, Indians

So far the Religious Freedom Restoration Act has never worked as a defense for Christian bakers embroiled in lawsuits over gay weddings, but for a handful of Apache, Muslim and Sikh plaintiffs, it's been a godsend.

March 31, 2015
Polls show Sen. Ted Cruz is running toward the back of the pack for the 2016 Republican nomination and has work to do to attract fellow Hispanics. (Associated Press)

Indiana religious freedom law defended by 2016 Republican hopefuls

A throng of likely Republican presidential contenders came to the defense Monday of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's signing of the state's religious-freedom law, signaling a sharp contrast with Democrats on an issue that could extend into the 2016 race.

March 30, 2015
Martin O'Malley (Associated Press)

Martin O’Malley angers Hillary Clinton adviser with ‘dynasty’ remark

There was jostling Sunday on the Democratic presidential campaign trail between a top Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter and ex-Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley after he took a swipe at the former secretary of state, saying the presidency isn't a "crown to be passed between two families."

March 29, 2015
An Amish man shows off a variety of hats he sells in his store in Arthur, Ill. The outcry over a Wisconsin Amish family ordered by a court to leave their home is fueling a legislative push for a religious exemption from building codes requiring smoke alarms and other modern devices. (Associated Press)

Court allows Wisconsin Amish family to remain in home for now

The Amish don't have telephones, so Erick Woods drove 45 minutes to give the Borntregers the news: They won a reprieve Friday from an order to vacate their Wisconsin home after refusing to comply with updated building-code rules for religious reasons.

March 28, 2015

Amish Wisconsin home gets police yellow tape

Law-enforcement officers strung yellow police tape across the door of a Wisconsin Amish home and declared it unfit for habitation Thursday in a dispute over the family's refusal to comply with county rules on modern appliances such as smoke alarms.

March 26, 2015

Amish family Borntregers facing eviction from Wisconsin home

An Amish family faces eviction from their home after being found in contempt of court for refusing to comply with building codes on the grounds that doing so would violate the religious community's ban on modern technology.

March 24, 2015
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and the America Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Monday, March 23, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Hillary Clinton attacked by green groups over fracking, Keystone

Environmentalists turned up the heat Monday on former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, urging her to "come clean" on issues like the Keystone XL pipeline and hydraulic fracturing in a protest outside her speech at a journalism awards ceremony.

March 23, 2015