News Roundup and Comment

VCY America

Filling in for Jim Schneider, Dalton Windsor hosted this edition of the 'Round-Up' as he presented the latest news stories of interest to Christians worldwide. Stories included:--House Republicans working to negotiate a tentative agreement in hopes of averting a government shutdown by the end of the business day today. --Amidst the talks over the spending bill, Senator Mike Lee of Utah has suggested that Republicans should replace Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana with either Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy.--The U.S. Senate passed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, sending the 895 billion appropriations bill to President Biden's desk with overwhelming support from Democrats, despite Republican language that would restrict kids and military families from assessing gender affirming care.--Donald Trump formally won the electoral college this week, officially securing the presidency. --Senate Democrats propose a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college.--ABC News and it's top anchor George Stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with Donald Trump in Trump's defamation suit which will result in ABC News paying the president elect 15 million dollars. --Trump filed an amicus brief yesterday in support of a legal effort by Texas and Missouri to immediately stop the Biden administration's current auctioning of border wall materials, believing such action may be criminal.--President Joe Biden announced an aggressive new climate goal Thursday to reduce U.S. carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2035. --35% of new car sales must be electric in California and 11 other states next year under a new mandate.