KCIS Newsmakers

JD Vance on hypothetical federal abortion ban and pro-life response...chair of Colorado Republican Party ousted after comments on pride flags...and Pope Francis on religious freedom in Ukraine.

Kamala Harris voicea support for both Israel and the Palestinian people at the Democratic National Convention while railing against Donald Trump on abortion...Trump also discusses abortion...and competing abortion measures in Nebraska.

Arkansas Supreme Court rules on abortion rights amendment...Wenatchee-area school district asks Washington State leaders to review rules concerning transgender athletes...and Florida government helping school districts implement new chaplaincy law.

More protests near the Democratic National Convention...no Mideast cease-fire deal...and abortion measures to be on the November ballot in Montana and Arizona.

Abortion center stage at Democratic National Convention...Ukrainian parliament bans activities of religious groups tied to Russian Orthodox Church...and Nicaraguan government shuts down more than 400 church and religious groups.

Abortion front and center outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago...U-S Supreme Court rejects expansion of Title IX...and New Hampshire transgender sports ban goes into effect today.

Former President Trump on abortion....legal battle continues over South Dakota abortion amendment... and British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal rules it has the authority to hear cases about allegations of online hate speech.

Mob reportedly attacks and tries to kill Christian in Pakistan accused of blasphemy...L-A City Council considering creating bubble zones around popular protest sites including religious institutions and abortiion clinics...and federal judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT.

Abortions are up in the U-S...southern California city council to consider ordinance challenging new student gender law...Ohio gender law for minors can go into effect...and state universities in Florida being ordered to review courses for antisemitism and anti-Israel bias.

South Dakota Supreme Court rules on abortion case...Pope's U-S ally resigns...and Olympic leaders meet with faith leaders in Paris.

U.S. Justice Department sues TikTok for allegedly violating the children’s online privacy law....abortion remains legal in Utah for now... and Oklahoma's Attorney General wants contract with Catholic charter school cancelled.

Another federal appeals court rules on Title IX...a federal circuit court rules on Ohio school district  transgender anti-bullying policy...and an Equal Rights Amendment, which includes protection for abortion rights and access, will be on New York state ballots this fall.

Arizona pro-life group drops part of lawsuit against the effort to put abortion rights in the state's constitution...U-S Senate passes legislation to protect children from dangerous online content...and 76-year-old Florida women fights back against Google suspension.

Response to President's Biden's Supreme Court reform plan...former Preisdent Trump explains comments at Believers Summit...and North Dakota judge canceles upcoming trial challenging the state's abortion ban.

Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...Nebraska Supreme Court rules on abortion and "gender care" law...and faith at the Olympics.

Netanyahu visits the White House...former Kentucky Clerk who denied same-sex couple a marriage license in 2015 is appealing a fine...and 18 Christians killed in attack in Nigeria.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses joint session of Congress...New Zealand's government says state and religious institutions failed to prevent or stop decades of abuse...and still no word on cause of fire at First Baptist Dallas.

Iowa's fetal heartbeat law will take effect Monday...pro-life groups warn a Kamala Harris presidency would change the rules for abortion in states with abortion restrictions...and a reversal of messages from the public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Washington, D-C, after week of upheeaval in U-S Presidential Race...Washington State anti-discrimination law challenged in federal court...and fire at the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.

Kansas Supreme Court makes two abortion rulings...late term aborted babies reportedly no longer considered human remains in New York City...and federal judge blocks Biden administration's new transgender health rule. 

Federal rule expanding definition of sexual harassment takes another loss in court...Texas city to vote in November on making it illegal to travel through town to help women get out-of-state abortions...and New Hampshire man chared with leaving threating sign at a church.

Biden administration tells ER doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health...Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for blasphemy...and scores killed in stampede at religious gathering in India.

U-S Supreme Court decision on regulating social media platforms...large clash in Jerusalem over order requiring Jewish ultra-Orthodox men to begin enlisting for military service...and new report shows Americans much more concerned about antisemitism.

Trump and BIden debate on abortion...Iowa abortion law to go into effect...Texas ban on so-called gender-affirming medical care for minors is upheld...and public schools in Oklahoma being required teach from and have a Bible in classrooms.