The subject of presidential acuity is once again dominating the headlines. The release of "Original Sin" by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson, detailing what was known, or all-too-obvious, about Joe Biden's cognitive decline in office, has rebukes flying like so many Russian drones.

<p>Just like words, art is used to communicate beauty, feelings, and truth. Family Research Council&rsquo;s Hannah Tu and veteran designer Jeff Dionise discuss the power and purpose of art as a form of human creativity and expression. They share how they integrate faith and design and how creativity flows from a rightly ordered faith. They also explore its role in communication and the church, and how AI is impacting the world of art.</p>

Just like words, art is used to communicate beauty, feelings, and truth. Family Research Council's Hannah Tu and veteran designer Jeff Dionise discuss the power and purpose of art as a form of human creativity and expression. They share how they integrate faith and design and how creativity flows from a rightly ordered faith. They also explore its role in communication and the church, and how AI is impacting the world of art.

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In an unusual split decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld another court's ruling barring the funding of a Catholic charter school in Oklahoma. In a per curiam opinion published late Thursday, four justices sided with the Oklahoma Supreme Court in barring the state from funding student attendance at St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, while four justices disagreed. Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself from the case, resulting in the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision standing, although the U.S. Supreme Court's split decision, while binding, does not establish legal precedent.

President Donald Trump pledged to downsize the federal bureaucracy and suggested eliminating the Department of Education (DOE) altogether, but, despite his best efforts, a federal judge is blocking the president from following through on that promise.

After years of cultural dominance, what's finally slowing the momentum of the Pride movement? Recent reporting from outlets like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times shows that major corporations are quietly backing away from the signature events of Pride Month. The movement once championed by boardrooms is now being met with increasing caution - even silence.

If there were Vegas odds on Mike Johnson's (R-La.) speakership a year and a half ago, you could forgive people for betting against him. The relative unknown from Louisiana may have been a quiet, well-liked congressman, but no one could have possibly foreseen the young attorney's meteoric rise to the top of the Republican leadership - or his shocking prowess in the role. Thursday, in the face of his most monumental accomplishment yet, whatever skeptics remained (and there weren't many) have almost certainly become reluctant admirers as this thoughtful, spectacle-wearing dad of four carves out a space as one of the most impactful, underestimated gavel-holders of the modern age.

After four rounds and two months, the Trump administration's direct negotiations with Iran have failed to yield substantive results. Just ask Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said in a speech on Tuesday, "We don't think it will lead to any outcome. We don't know what will happen." As Iran stalls for time while it races to develop a nuclear weapon, the Trump administration would be prudent to prepare a "Plan B" in case its diplomacy is drilling a dry well.

A rising Democratic star, often touted as "the next Obama" and a potential 2028 presidential candidate, has tapped into a long-forgotten provision of Obamacare to fund abortion, including underwriting abortions for illegal immigrants. With Republicans in Washington threatening to squeeze federal funding for abortionists, multiple states may choose to exploit the same funding mechanism - an abortion-expanding loophole which pro-life organizations, including Family Research Council, have long flagged as problematic.

As more details continue to emerge regarding the alarming extent of former President Joe Biden's mental and physical incapacities while serving in the most powerful office in the world, insiders are pointing out that the mainstream media willingly followed the lead of White House officials who insisted that Biden was perfectly fit to perform his duties despite a multitude of audio and video evidence showing otherwise.

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Democrats have suggested that everything's on the table when it comes to rebuilding their brand. But do they mean it? Months into November's messy autopsy, party officials might not like the ugly truths members are raising behind closed doors - especially when they threaten the far-Left's sacred cows.

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"I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth" (Psalm 121:1-2). Thus recited the attendees of Ravid Chaim ben-Tzeela's eighth-day naming ceremony. Born amid bloodshed in the hills of Samaria, little Ravid Chaim (whose name means "jewel of life") will certainly need the help that only comes from the Lord, Yahweh.

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Another transgender locker room controversy has rocked Northern Virginia, as three high school boys are under investigation by Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) for an alleged violation of Title IX. In March, the trio of young men was taken off guard when a girl professing to be a boy entered their locker room. The trans-identifying individual had access as a result of Loudoun's Policy 8040, which permits any student to use bathrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities aligned with their purported "gender identity."

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