Council of Economic Advisers also releases initial assessment on Opportunity Zones. President Trump signed an executive order this past week directing federal government agencies to give location priority…
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Prayer Updates
Federal Reserve Announces Policy Changes
Prepared to accommodate a higher level of inflation. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced last week that inflation rates will now be allowed to exceed its previously held…
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U.S. Joins Tree Planting Initiative
Global program seeks to plant one trillion trees. This week, the United States announced its official participation in a global program that aims to plant one trillion trees…
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D.C. Sees Largest Gathering Since Pandemic Began
Thousands commemorate the 1963 March on Washington. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic “I Have A Dream” speech happened 57 years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.…
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President’s Student Loan Relief Implemented by Education Secretary
Loan payments now deferred through the end of 2020. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has fully implemented the memorandum signed by President Trump earlier in August extending…
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James Weldon Johnson Park Added as Historic Site
Interior Department highlights addition to the African American Civil Rights Network. Last week the Interior Department announced that the James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Florida is now…
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President Suggests Drug Tests Prior to Presidential Debates
Speculates that his opponent may be using performance-enhancing drugs. This week, President Trump floated the idea of drug tests for both he and his political opponent, former Vice…
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Administration Oversees 5th Federal Execution of 2020
Death penalty reinstituted after 17-year hiatus. Court struggles over federal executions have been in process all year, with three previous requested delays overturned by the Supreme Court. With…
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U.S. Marshals Locate 39 Missing Children
Found in Georgia during two-week “Operation Not Forgotten” mission. Thirty-nine missing children were found in Georgia during a two-week investigation and mission in August. The “Operation Not Forgotten”…
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Both Sides at Impasse on Relief Bill, House Speaker Says
“We’re not budging,” from $2.2T price tag, Pelosi said. Any effort to resume talks between White House officials and top lawmakers are “fruitless” until the White House agrees…
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