Alaska

Upon hearing the news of Pope Benedict XVI’s death on Saturday morning, I immediately thought of a long road trip I took with my wife 10 years ago, from Alaska to Texas, and a lonely stretch of highway in central Wyoming where, trapped in a car with nothing else to do, I listened to hours and hours of interviews conducted in the ’90s with then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the man destined to become Pope Benedict XVI.

Due to expectations of low attendance, only 84% of pastors plan on holding church services on Christmas Day, according to Lifeway Research.

Vote of 68-29.

Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is confident about his prospects in his next election.

Just one in five Americans say they approve of their representation in Congress.

President Donald Trump smashed mainstream narratives that the Republican midterm races were a failure, defending his high endorsement success rate of “232 out of 252.”

Prior to the passage of the Respect Marriage Act, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, proposed an amendment that would prohibit the federal government from retaliating against schools, businesses and organizations because of their religious beliefs about gay marriage.

Almost one million acres off the coast of Alaska will be auctioned off by the Biden administration next month for oil and gas drilling.

The Biden administration is set to give three different Native tribes a total of $75 million to move away from coastal areas or rivers due to "climate change."

Twelve Republicans joined all Democrats in the vote.