Rep. Ron Paul of Texas (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter) (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Ron Paul (R.-Texas.), who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told Candy Crowley on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that social conservatism is “a losing position” for the Republican Party. “Do you–are you uncomfortable–certainly Rick Santorum is the one who has been [...]

Catholic bishops and cardinals. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) — All 181 Catholic bishops in the United States oppose and have publicly denounced  a regulation issued by the Obama administration that would require every health insurer to offer contraceptives, including those that induce abortion, free of charge. The bishops oppose the mandate because, they argue, it is [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested Friday in an FBI sting operation near the U.S. Capitol Police officer Angel Morales, stands on guard on the West side of the Capitol in Washington Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested Friday in an FBI sting operation near the U.S. Capitol [...]

(CNSNews.com) – On the third anniversary of President Barack Obama’s $787-billion stimulus spending program, the unemployment rate set a new record, staying above 8 percent for the longest period since the end of World War II – 36 months. President Barack Obama signed an economic stimulus law, now determined by the CBO to cost $821 [...]

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), served as the third president of the United States for two terms, 1801-1809. (CNSNews.com) – In an exhibition that runs through May at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Founding Father and U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is described as a “genius” and “revolutionary” who created his own Bible by cutting and [...]

(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama wants to use more taxpayer funds to encourage the purchase of green vehicles. The government currently offers up to a $7,500 tax credit for those that purchase natural gas or electric vehicles, but the president’s latest budget proposal wants to increase the amount to $10,000 and allow for consumers to [...]

The Most Reverend William E. Lori, Roman Catholic Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) – Would you go to jail–or even close down your hospitals and schools–rather than violate your religious faith, a Republican lawmaker asked religious leaders at a House hearing on Thursday. The answer, given under oath, was unanimous: They will disobey. [...]

March for Life. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) – Pastor Luke Robinson, who leads The Voice of Truth and Life Ministries and is pastor of the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church in Frederick, Md., told CNSNews.com that the news media does not want people to know “how horrible abortion is.” Robinson was one of the featured speakers at [...]

(CNSNews.com) – U.S. lawmakers examining the troubled relationship with Egypt Wednesday heard experts debate the relative culpability of the military and holdovers from the Mubarak regime, but were also advised not to ignore the role of the rising Muslim Brotherhood in the dispute. Relations between Washington and Cairo are facing their worst crisis in decades [...]

Copies of President Barack Obama’s fiscal 2013 budget arrive at the House Budget Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (CNSNews.com) – President Obama’s 2013 budget will spend 1.5 times as much money on health care as on Defense, including the cost of the continuing war in Afghanistan in 2013. According to the budget proposal, Obama will [...]