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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters on the SAVE America Act alongside Republican leadership and supporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Why are the new voter ID laws so controversial?

Ryan Denison, PhD

Republicans have been trying to pass some version of voter ID laws for years, with the latest attempt set for a vote in the Senate coming soon. Few expect the bill to pass, though, despite overwhelming popular support. And the…

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Current events

Why are the new voter ID laws so controversial?

Ryan Denison, PhD

Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Current events

Transgender care is changing, how should Christians respond?

Ryan Denison, PhD

A U.N. vehicle escorts ambulances and a bus carrying Palestinian patients in Khan Younis as they travel to the Rafah crossing to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment abroad, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Current events

What does the future look like for Israel, Hamas, and Gaza?

Ryan Denison, PhD

A protester stands in front of federal agents as they work on the scene near an apartment building in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Current events

Reason for hope after the shooting of Alex Pretti

Ryan Denison, PhD

President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Current events

Is Greenland worth what it will cost the United States?

Ryan Denison, PhD

In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Current events

Will Iran’s government fall as protests continue?

Ryan Denison, PhD

People pay their respects at a memorial honoring a woman who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer the day before, near the site of the shooting in Minneapolis, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Daily Article

Was the ICE shooting in Minnesota justified?

Ryan Denison, PhD

FILE- Nick Fuentes right-wing podcaster, center, greets supporters before speaking at a pro-Trump march, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at his Mar-a-Lago club with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who is now known as Ye, as well as Nick Fuentes, who has used his online platform to spew antisemitic and white supremacist rhetoric. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Friday, February 20, 2026

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Why are the new voter ID laws so controversial?

Ryan Denison, PhD

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