A Donald Trump-appointed judge blocked the mail-in ballot rule issued by the U.S. Postal Service last month, asserting the USPS likely exceeded its authority. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols of the District of Columbia issued an opinion late Sunday night that found the Postal Service rule would "exceed any conception of the outer bounds" of the agency's authority, and that it does not have a role in elections.

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper and author Arlene Pellicane discuss screens, technology and its impact on kids.
They discussed questions like:
<ul>
<li>How do Christians think about technology and raising children?</li>
<li>What is the impact of technology on personal and spiritual formation?</li>
<li>If kids are being raised differently, will they be made fun of?&nbsp;</li>
<li>How can we teach our kids to hold onto our Christian values under pressure?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What do we need to prepare for regarding AI?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What technology plans and practices can we adopt to protect our kids and pass on our faith to the next gen?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper and author Arlene Pellicane discuss screens, technology and its impact on kids. They discussed questions like: How do Christians think about technology and raising children? What is the impact of technology on personal and spiritual formation? If kids are being raised differently, will they be made fun of? How can we teach our kids to hold onto our Christian values under pressure What do we need to prepare for regarding AI? What technology plans and practices can we adopt to protect our kids and pass on our faith to the next gen?

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like:
<ul>
<li>What do Americans need to know about the Iran war?</li>
<li>Will the &ldquo;Economic D-Day&rdquo; against Iran work?</li>
<li>Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not?</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like: What do Americans need to know about the Iran war? Will the "Economic D-Day" against Iran work? Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not? 

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

It&rsquo;s back to school season, and the war for our kids is underway. Joining Host Casey Harper is Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia.
Together they discuss&hellip;
<ul>
<li>What is the state of the battle for parental rights in education?</li>
<li>What battles has President Trump won, and where are we still seeing resistance?</li>
<li>On the gender issue specifically, how is this playing out in education in Virginia and nationally? (locker rooms, transitioning kids without parental consent, etc.)</li>
<li>Why is abortion is <a href="https://www.familyfoundation.org/blog/tek3eaa067o1s3ffn25wsxb427qmsd">on the rise</a> in Virginia and the nation?</li>
</ul>

It's back to school season, and the war for our kids is underway. Joining Host Casey Harper is Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia. Together they discuss... What is the state of the battle for parental rights in education? What battles has President Trump won, and where are we still seeing resistance? On the gender issue specifically, how is this playing out in education in Virginia and nationally? (locker rooms, transitioning kids without parental consent, etc.) Why is abortion is on the rise in Virginia and the nation?

Control of Congress will be decided over the next seven weeks, and pollster Brent Buchanan, founder and CEO of Cygnal, recently shared a finding that should worry every Republican candidate. There's an enthusiasm gap in the GOP.  A big one.

The frontier AI debate is no longer only about technology or China. It is about whether human beings will retain the judgment and responsibility to govern what they create.

Defending biblical truth is often a game of whack-a-mole. One of Satan's oldest and commonest methods of deception is to set beside the truth so many attractive counterfeits that it can hardly be distinguished in the lineup. The same serpent who lied in the garden (Genesis 3:1, 4-5) sowed heresies in the first century: the Judaizers (Acts 15:1), Docetists (1 John 4:3), and antinomians (Revelation 2:20). When the apostles passed from the scene, false teachings did not. And the early church needed an ongoing response to the constant assault of heresies. One man who provided this response was Tertullian.

Mexican YouTuber Samuel Adrián landed at Bogotá's El Dorado Airport on Sunday, September 13, and was detained minutes later by the Colombian National Police. He had committed no murder, robbery, or abuse against anyone. His "crime" was expressing a politically incorrect truth through his documentary, "Colombia: Fábrica de Niños Ttrans" (Colombia: Factory of Trans Children).

First, they attacked America. Then adoption. Parental rights. Now, girls' sports. Honestly, with such a busy schedule of political extremism, it's a mystery how Nike has time to sell anything. But then, that's the problem - they aren't.

The U.S. military has "successfully destroyed 10 Iranian tankers in just the last week," U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday, marking a steep escalation in President Trump's declared strategy of "Economic Warfare and Isolation" of the Islamist regime. "These vessels were part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC, and Iran cannot defend them."

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

On September 5, two very different warnings about artificial intelligence appeared, raising a question more important than whether a machine will someday become conscious.

Senior Fellow for National Security

Twenty-five years have passed. For some Americans, 9/11 has become history. For many of us, it remains memory. And there is a difference.

After months of sustaining heavy fire for his radical left-wing views, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) is now weaving, dodging, and running for cover. The Texas Democrat gave Fox News an exclusive interview at a Tuesday campaign event in Dallas where he tried to rebrand himself into the most moderate version imaginable.

Ellen "Elliot" Page is finding out that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of being transgender in Hollywood. "The Odyssey" cast member opened up about her difficulty landing roles after performing in one of the most successful movies of the year during the "On Film... With Kevin McCarthy" podcast.

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