In the spirit, I see an open vision before me at this very moment, and the vision is of the United States of America. And I see it from a high and lofty place, looking down. I see a convocation of eagles circling in the air, and I see a pride of lions that are running to and fro over the face of the United States of America. More

This was the kind of prison break officials say could have changed the region, and perhaps even the world, overnight.

Nearly 6,000 ISIS detainees, described by a senior U.S. intelligence official as “the worst of the worst,” were being held in northern Syria as clashes and instability threatened the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the guards responsible for keeping the militants locked away and preventing a feared ISIS resurgence. U.S. officials believed that if the prisons collapsed in the chaos, the consequences would have been immediate. More

NYU Langone Health, a major Manhattan hospital, will permanently ax its transgender treatment program for kids after the Trump administration threatened to pull federal funding. More

South Dakota Co-State Leader Mary Beth Phillips shared this massive praise report and the power of connection and prayer for those leaders who vote against conservative values.​ More

As shareholders who want the best for the companies that they own, it’s not just a brand’s response to a current controversy that matters. It’s one thing for a company to say it isn’t taking political sides at the current moment. It’s another thing entirely for a company to say it has no plans to do so in the future. And Walmart, to its credit, did just that. The company confirmed that it has no plans to seek certification to dispense mifepristone. More

In less than a week, eight people were murdered in two separate public shootings — one in a Canadian public school and another in Rhode Island — committed by two self-identified transgender women (biological men).

The back-to-back massacres have reignited allegations from conservative pundits that transgender ideology and individuals are more prone to violence and that the reason that transgender people engage in mass shootings is explicitly tied to their incongruent gender identity. More

Kimberley Strassel recently opined in The Wall Street Journal about the “hot air” of the talking filibuster strategy currently being considered by Senate Republicans as a way of passing the SAVE America Act, a bill that would mandate voter ID in federal elections, require proof of citizenship for registering to vote, and make states purge noncitizens from their voter rolls.

The Senate rules provide two ways to break a filibuster. The first is the mechanical way, by invoking cloture (the Senate’s term for ending debate), which requires 60 votes. The second, which has existed within the Senate’s rules since its inception, is by making senators talk — the “talking filibuster.” The talking filibuster is a strategy that, first and foremost, imposes a physical and psychological cost of obstruction on filibustering senators. Second, it forces a public political process that has implications for those who oppose the bill. In other words, it doesn’t allow them to hide behind a single vote. If Democrats want to oppose securing the vote from the interference of noncitizens, they should have to explain why — at length and in public. More

Pres.Trump's Board of Peace meets in Washington amid escalating threats of war in Middle East. More

In 1482 - The first edition of the Five Books of Moses (Torah) with Targum Onkelos and the commentary of Rashi was published in Bologna, Italy.

In 1455 - Bible Publication: Traditionally, this date is linked to the first printing of the Bible by Johannes Gutenberg using movable type.

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