Washington councilman & mayor clash over prayer at city meetings

Mayor Ellen Brabo said Monday’s city council meeting will begin with a moment of silence instead of an opening prayer. She ...
Ottumwa Courier

Council to discuss invocation policy during work session

The Ottumwa City Council during a special work session Tuesday is expected to discuss a draft document related to invocation ...

Committee recommends ending invocation prayer at La Crosse city meetings

La Crosse city council may end invocation prayer at meetings, sparking debate on religious practice. Decision expected at Jan ...

Zohran Mamdani inauguration | An invocation by Imam Khalid Latif from NYC's Islamic Center

Imam Khalid Latif, from the Islamic Center of New York City, gave an invocation at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's ...

Sarasota's School Board needs history lesson on praying | Opinion

A new Sarasota County School Board policy calls for a prayer at the start of board meetings. The policy's opening paragraph ...
The Hindu

Karnataka High Court quashes invocation of KCOCA against Byrathi Basavaraj, but rejects his plea for anticipatory bail

In a relief to BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, the High Court of Karnataka on December 19 quashed the invocation of provisions of the stringent Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA), 2000, ...
Chattanoogan.com

County Commission Votes To Allow Commission Members To Give Invocation At Its Meetings

The County Commission on Wednesday passed a resolution allowing commission members to give the invocation when needed at the start of their weekly meetings. Chairman Ken Smith said the commission will ...
Capital Gazette

Army-Navy Game: Prayer, or invocation, a big part of pregame traditions

There are a lot of pregame traditions that are unique to the Army-Navy Game, including the march-on of the Corps of Cadets and Brigade of Midshipmen, flyovers by military aircraft and the “prisoner” ...
The Idaho Press-Tribune

Meridian, Star city councils to have first Hindu invocation Tuesday

For the first time on Tuesday, Oct. 21, a Hindu clergyman will give the opening invocation at Meridian and Star’s city council meetings. Rajan Zed, a Reno, Nevada-based chaplain and interfaith leader, ...
Washington Examiner

Trump threatens invocation of Insurrection Act if judges continue to block use of military to support crime fighting in US cities

TRUMP: ‘IF I HAD TO ENACT IT, I’D DO THAT’: Frustrated that federal judges — including at least one he appointed — are constantly ruling his federalizing of troops to assist in fighting crime and ...
Reason

The 5th Circuit Rejects Trump's Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act

Several federal judges have rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to summarily deport alleged Venezuelan gang members as "alien enemies." On Tuesday night, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th ...
Reason

Federal Court Appears Receptive to Arguments Against Unilateral Presidential Tariff Power

Everybody with a brain knows that tariffs are taxes. And they know that tariffs imposed on goods imported to the United States are largely paid by American businesses and consumers. The big question ...