U.S. Senate
Barrett’s faith views go beyond even many pro-life Americans’ beliefs
By Kathy Rudy — October 26, 2020
(RNS) — Barrett’s Catholicism strictly follows the Magisterium’s teachings that are at odds with most Americans' pragmatic philosophical leanings.
Health care for all but the most vulnerable
By Charles C. Camosy — February 28, 2020
(RNS) — In the latest example of our political incoherence, the party of ‘government staying out of health care decisions’ was blocked in its attempt to pass the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act by the party of ‘health care for all.’
Are white evangelicals the missing piece for Southern Dems?
By Mark I. Pinsky — September 25, 2019
(RNS) — An anti-abortion Democrat who is unafraid of faith issues could lure enough evangelicals and turn some key Southern swing states — if the party's secular base will let them.
First Step Act recognizes that prisoners, too, are made in God’s image
By Heather Rice-Minus — December 14, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The current rules and treatment of prisoners in the federal justice system are an affront to the dignity of men and women made in the image of God.
Muslim candidates running in record numbers face backlash
By Yonat Shimron — July 15, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Spurred to action by the anti-Muslim policies and rhetoric of President Trump and his supporters, Muslims are running for elected offices in numbers not seen since before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
5 faith facts about Jim Webb: He’s mum about faith
By Leslie Miller — July 6, 2015
(RNS) VoteSmart.org lists his religion as “Protestant.” But the only reference to church that turns up on a web search is his home in the Northern Virginia suburb of Falls Church.
New ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour to tackle political ‘dark money’
By David Gibson — September 8, 2014
(RNS) It’s the Catholic sisters versus the Koch brothers. That’s one way to look at the upcoming tour of the “Nuns of the Bus” crew, which hits the road next week for the third time in three years, a monthlong trip though 10 key Senate battleground states to campaign against the influence of outside money on politics.
Senate approves prayer plaque for World War II monument
By Kimberly Winston — June 6, 2014
(RNS) Hailed by some religious and veterans groups, the Senate vote was another in a string of recent losses for secular activists who oppose the inclusion of a prayer on public property.
Dinesh D’Souza indicted on charges of violating election law
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — January 23, 2014
(RNS) Conservative Christian activist Dinesh D’Souza has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of arranging excessive campaign contributions to a U.S. Senate candidate.
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