Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567) by a vote of 224–200, advancing a five-year reauthorization of federal agriculture, nutrition, and conservation policy. While movement on a long-overdue...

The war across the region, being carried out by the United States and Israel, is now in its second full month in Iran and continues to expand in scope and impact. Across the region, the human toll is immense. Millions of people in Iran have been displaced from their homes...

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. The one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and has human approval. Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. – Rom...

U.S. policy is driving a humanitarian crisis in Cuba. Across the island, essential systems, including health care, electricity, water, and food distribution, are being pushed toward collapse. While Cuba faces its own internal challenges, a deliberate U.S. strategy of...

Gaza is once again on the brink of catastrophic hunger.A ceasefire agreement reached in late 2025 raised hopes that relief would finally reach Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli hostages were released. Aid was supposed to flow. But those commitments have been disregarded...

In recent days, military strikes and retaliatory attacks involving the United States, Israel and Iran have escalated rapidly.  This widening conflict threatens to draw the region into the devastation of a broader war, placing civilian lives at grave risk and increasing...

In 2019, millions of Sudanese citizens rose up peacefully to end decades of dictatorship under Omar al-Bashir. Women, youth leaders, and neighborhood resistance committees demanded civilian rule, dignity, and accountability. For a moment, democratic change felt possible...

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act)  H.R. 22 has passed the House of Representatives and now moves to the Senate. There are also two new bills – the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296) and Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act (H.R. 7300) –...

The suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank continues at an unconscionable scale. As tensions rise across the wider region and the United States increases its military posture toward Iran, the risk of further escalation threatens to bring even greater...

“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way, the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight,’Mark 1:2 The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson died Tuesday morning in Chicago, IL...

Congress is currently negotiating funding and policy changes related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and federal immigration enforcement. Recent proposals would expand funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other enforcement agencies without...

 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”John 15:12–13 Jesus teaches that there is no greater love than the willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice for...

Congress is preparing to vote on a War Powers Resolution (S.J.Res. 98 and H.Con.Res. 64 ), a measure that would reaffirm Congress’s constitutional authority over decisions of war and require the President to seek congressional approval before continuing or expanding U...

On November 18th, 2025, the Department of Education announced six Interagency Agreements (IAAs) transferring portions of its work to the Department of Labor, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the State Department. These changes...

“Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them.” – Hebrews 13:3 The US House of Representatives has passed two harmful bills: H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025, and H.R. 5107, which would...

The war in Sudan has reached a decisive and deeply dangerous moment. In late October, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized El Fashir in North Darfur after an 18-month siege that left residents cut off from food, water, and medicine. Since then, conditions have only...

The US-led ceasefire agreement for Gaza is only a week old.  The remaining living Israeli hostages have been released and those who died in captivity are being repatriated.  Palestinians in Gaza have experienced relief from the harrowing worry about Israeli...

As nation mourns rash of recent shootings, Office of Public Witness condemns lax gun control measures “What are our leaders waiting for?”Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and arrested him. Suddenly one of those with Jesus put his hand on his sword, drew it,...

“They shall beat their swords into plowshares… neither shall they learn war anymore.” —Isaiah 2:4“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” —Matthew 5:9As followers of Jesus Christ and members of the Presbyterian Church (USA), scripture calls us...

Last week, Prime Minister Netanyahu visited Washington, DC, seeking continued US military support — even as Israel’s relentless bombardment and blockade of Gaza have created a humanitarian catastrophe marked by mass death, starvation, and destruction. Netanyahu currently...

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has long advocated for U.S. foreign assistance that supports sustainable development, safeguards creation, promotes peace, and responds to humanitarian needs.Today, those commitments are at risk. The Trump administration’s rescissions...

“Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.” – Isaiah 1:17 (NRSV)Public education in the United States is under attack. Billionaires and extreme political interests are working to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education...

Oppose Devastating Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and Clean Energy Tell Congress: Vote NO on the House Agriculture Committee’s Budget Reconciliation ProposalAs members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we are called by Christ to care for the most vulnerable among us...

On May 15, Palestinians mark 77 years since the Nakba, or “catastrophe.” In 1948, more than 750,000 Palestinians were forced from their homes and communities—displaced and dispossessed of their land—following Israel’s declaration of statehood at the end of British mandate...

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