Praying for Our Leaders in Government
Executive Branch: Pray for the President and his Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel announced the continued drop in fentanyl deaths as President Trump’s administration has doubled down on banning precursor chemicals from China that began under the previous administration. President Trump announced his “Fentanyl Free America” plan last month, and designated fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Constrained access to the drug has reportedly resulted in the weakening of available fentanyl, both decreasing its potency and lethality.
Pray for the president and U.S. drug enforcement officials as they continue to address the opioid crisis and assess the status of the illicit drug trade.
Legislative Branch: Pray for Senators and Representatives in Congress
Senators Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Ted Budd of North Carolina, and John Cornyn of Texas recently introduced the Fraud Accountability Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include fraud as a deportable offense. The bill would remove minimum monetary thresholds and allow for denaturalization for fraud-related offenses. “Anyone who comes to the United States and steals from American taxpayers by committing fraud should be deported,” said Senator Blackburn. “The Fraud Accountability Act would hold these criminals accountable for robbing American taxpayers.”
Pray for members of the Senate as they deliberate over the potential amendment to deter fraud by immigrants.
PRAY FOR CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky said that the panel will seek to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress next week. The former president and his wife, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were subpoenaed to testify regarding their relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Chairman Comer stated, “No one’s accusing Bill Clinton of any wrongdoing. We just have questions.” Initially scheduled for the closed-door hearing in December, Chairman Comer granted a month’s postponement to accommodate their schedules.
Pray for the chairs and members of House and Senate committees as they seek answers to questions regarding governing officials’ associations and relationships with criminals.
Judicial Branch: Pray for Supreme Court Justices and Federal Judges
Federal Judge Amit Mahta ruled that President Trump’s administration must reinstate green grants for seven projects in Minnesota, finding that political bias was the foundation for their cancellation. He stated that the grant determination decisions violated the awardees’ rights under the Fifth Amendment. The projects pertain to building energy codes, electric vehicles, and emissions.
Pray for justices and judges to be wise in their interpretation of the law and precedents.
