THE FEDERALIST — Constituents of the 12 Republican senators who voted to advance Democrats’ wrongly named Respect for Marriage Act strongly oppose the legislation because they know it poses a risk to the First Amendment rights of religious Americans, a new poll from the Heritage Foundation found. Different polling in October claimed that voters in “key battleground” states including Alaska, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, North Carolina, Utah, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming were more likely to vote for senators who pledged to vote for the legislation.... (more)

YOUTUBE — Christian theologian Dr. Steven Turley offers insights into a conversation between podcaster Joe Rogan and renowned clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson about the symbolism of the cross of Christ and the staff fused with a serpent that symbolizes modern medicine.... (more)

YOUTUBE — “Raise your hand if you think @Elon Musk should make public all internal discussions about the decision to censor @NYPost’s story on Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 elections in the interest of transparency.” So wrote a Twitter poster, and Musk is contemplating doing just that.... (more)

YOUTUBE — "Two years ago, would we think it was normal for the government to put a banner under your social media post saying, 'Follow the official state narrative'?" Eva Vlaardingerbroek and Mark Steyn discuss whether the consensus around Covid is changing.... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — “This is someone who, if you were trying to make it seem that this was above board, you really could not have done a worse job in picking someone,” Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway said on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle.”... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — After it trained upwards of 50,000 poll watchers, poll workers, and other roles for ongoing citizen engagement in the election process over the year leading up to the 2022 midterms, the Election Integrity Network sent out a survey to its on-the-ground volunteers following Election Day to gauge how things went. The responses from election workers in key battleground districts and states around the country showed a mostly calm election cycle compared to 2020, with one massive and overwhelming exception. In Maricopa County, Arizona, election workers were appalled and aghast at how things had been run there.... (more)

JUST THE NEWS — The same day retiring National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Anthony Fauci urged Americans to get the new Omicron-targeting COVID-19 boosters, a sister agency accidentally pulled the rug out from under him. The so-called bivalents, composed of the outdated BA.4/5 subvariants and Wuhan strain, have less than 50% absolute vaccine effectiveness (aVE) against symptomatic infection for every vaccinated adult age group compared to the unvaccinated, according to the CDC's Nov. 22 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. It's particularly bad for those 65 and up: just 22% aVE.... (more)

NPR — President Trump on Thursday defended students who feel they can't pray in their schools — and warned school administrators they risk losing federal funds if they violate their students' rights to religious expression. Trump held an event in the Oval Office with a group of Christian, Jewish, and Muslim students and teachers to commemorate National Religious Freedom Day. The students and teachers said they have been discriminated against for practicing their religion at school.... (more)

YOUTUBE — Jesus Revolution – Only in theaters February 2023. Starring Joel Courtney, Anna Grace Barlow, Jonathan Roumie, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Kelsey Grammer.... (more)

JERRY NEWCOMBE — The left seems to be dismantling Western Civilization, and in particular Christian contributions to it, one step at a time. Now, Thanksgiving, a wonderful American holiday, is on the chopping block among some. For example, Campus Reform reports: “University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) removed ‘Thanksgiving Closure’ from its calendar in place of ‘Fall Break’ at the alleged urging of a university professor.”... (more)

NEWSMAX TV'S SEAN SPICER — Newsmax TV's Sean Spicer—Investigating Hunter: A new poll shows a majority of Americans say House Republicans should investigate Hunter Biden's laptop.... (more)

FOX NEWS — John Paul Mac Isaac is set to release his new book, "American Injustice," in which he details what took place after he first discovered Hunter Biden’s laptop. The release comes just months before a new Republican House majority plans to begin investigations. Mac Isaac explained on "America’s Newsroom" on Monday that he has been working closely with members of Congress as their planned investigation into Hunter Biden nears. He said he has provided clean copies of the laptop’s contents and reported every interaction he’s had with the FBI to Congress.... (more)

YOUTUBE — Sen. Ted Cruz speaks about DOJ being politically weaponized under the Biden administration and the GOP's agenda on 'Kudlow.'... (more)

NBC NEWS — Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared Tuesday at his final White House press briefing, as he prepares to leave government next month following a half-century on the front lines of the world's gravest public health crises. “The idea that this may be very likely the last time I’m in that press briefing room is kind of sad. Sad, and yet with the full realization and appreciation that all things must pass. Things can’t go on forever," Fauci said in an interview earlier in the day with NBC News.... (more)

ART MOORE — Some evangelical Christian figures and the Mormon church are supporting the federal Respect for Marriage Act, which effectively would codify the Obergefell Supreme Court decision that created a right for same-sex couples to obtain a marriage license. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints explained in a statement that it still holds to marriage as the union of one man and one woman but believes the bill is the "way forward." "As we work together to preserve the principles and practices of religious freedom together with the rights of LGBTQ individuals, much can be accomplished to heal relationships and foster greater understanding," the LDS statement said.... (more)

FOX NEWS — Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on Wednesday criticized the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law, arguing the bill has inadequate protections for religious liberty. Lee shared a statement from Roger Severino, vice president of domestic policy at the Heritage Foundation, who asserted the bipartisan bill would be "used as a cudgel against those who believe in the reality of marriage as between a man and a woman."... (more)

ART MOORE — Mark Zuckerberg has disclosed Facebook suppressed the bombshell evidence on the Biden family's global influence-peddling operation just before the 2020 election after an intervention by the FBI. Twitter and other social-media outlets joined in the censorship as 51 former senior intelligence officials signed a letter dismissing the evidence reported by the New York Post, saying it "had all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation."... (more)

ART MOORE — True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht – who was jailed with colleague Gregg Phillips for refusing to disclose a confidential source in a probe of alleged foreign interference in U.S. elections – says she was put in solitary confinement for four days in a cinder block cell, with a light always on and a "glass partition" allowing her to be watched while she showered and used the bathroom.... (more)

JOSEPH FARAH — I got an email the other day from the Democratic National Committee. You may be surprised that I've been getting more and more emails from the DNC lately. What were they peddling? I admit I was curious. Why me? There was not a lot of product and even less originality in the DNC pitch, I determined.... (more)

WORLDNETDAILY — Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate former president Donald Trump’s possession of classified information, was a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service’s infamous targeting of conservative non-profits, according to a 2014 report by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee.... (more)

JERRY NEWCOMBE — Despite some of the disappointments in last week’s election, I’m grateful to be an American—especially because of religious liberty. This month we celebrate Thanksgiving, when we remember the Pilgrims who came to this new land to celebrate religious freedom—something denied them in their native England.... (more)

THE FEDERALIST — When Belgium’s Catholic bishops meet him for their required visit on Nov. 21-26, Pope Francis will have the chance to either reaffirm or negate Catholic doctrine concerning one of civilization’s most contentious issues: same-sex marriage.... (more)

AMERICAN GREATNESS — Amid bombshell revelations that the FBI embedded numerous informants in two militia groups accused of plotting to overthrow the government on January 6, FBI Director Christopher Wray finally is facing some heat. During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday, Representative Clay Higgins (R-La.) angrily demanded to know more details about the use of FBI informants related to the Capitol protest. Higgins twice asked Wray whether FBI informants disguised as Trump supporters were planted inside the building even before protesters gained entry.... (more)

RUMBLE — Fox News’ Sean Hannity announced Wednesday, "It is now official: Republicans have now won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives" with 218 GOP members. "Nancy Pelosi has been demoted."... (more)

BOB UNRUH — Two leftist lawyers who reportedly firebombed a police vehicle while they were rioting – along with many thousands of other liberals and progressives across America over the death of George Floyd – have been disbarred. Hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to dozens of major American cities were left behind when Black Lives Matter and other agenda-driven ideologies rioted after Floyd died while in custody of Minneapolis police early in 2020.... (more)