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Brief: Monday, July 3, 2017
President Donald Trump is applauding the House of Representatives for passing "two crucial measures to save and protect American lives."
Kate's Law, named for the San Francisco woman shot and killed by a Mexican man who had illegally re-entered the U.S. multiple times, increases the criminal penalties for people who come back to the country after being deported. "Every year, countless Americans are victimized, assaulted, and killed by illegal immigrants who have been deported multiple times," Trump said in his statement. "It is time for these tragedies to end."
The second bill, Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act, bars federal grants for at least one year to any state or local government that refuses to cooperate with federal immigration law by turning over illegal aliens to immigration officials. "Sanctuary cities are releasing violent criminals, including members of the bloodthirsty MS-13 gang, back onto our streets every single day," Trump said. "Innocent Americans are suffering unthinkable violence as a result of these cities' reckless actions."
Now that the House has acted, I urged the Senate to take up these bills, pass them, and send them to my desk," Trump said.
Five days after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order cracking down on sanctuary cities, but a federal judge struck that provision down, saying Congress controls the purse strings, and therefore Trump could not impose a ban on federal grants. The legislation passed on Thursday does what Trump set out to do himself. (Read more)
- Precious Lord, we praise You that these bills have passed the House and now we ask You to make sure that both of these just and needed laws pass the Senate. We pray that a ground swell will rise up to support these bills over the Fourth of July holiday and that there will be no question of them passing the Senate. We pray for You to minister to all the victims of illegal aliens with Your comfort and support.
- "The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness' sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable." (Isaiah 42:21)
2. Pentagon delays in transgender enlistments for six months - USA Today
The Pentagon announced late Friday that it will delay until at least 2018 rolling out its policy for acceptance of transgender troops into the ranks. The move by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis comes just hours before a July 1 deadline, set in the Obama administration, for the military to recruit transgender enlisted troops and to accept new officers.
"Secretary Mattis today approved a recommendation by the services to defer accessing transgender applicants into the military until Jan. 1, 2018," Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said in a statement. "The services will review their accession plans and provide input on the impact to the readiness and lethality of our forces."
Transgender troops already in the ranks can continue to serve, under the policy developed last year by then-Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Mattis has made clear that the military's readiness to fight is his top priority. (Read more)
- Father, we are grateful to learn of this ruling, as the entire "transgender issue" goes against Your law. Thank You, Lord, for the wisdom You have granted Defense Secretary Mattis. We trust You will continue to guide him in all decisions he must make at the Pentagon, for the good of our people. In Your name, amen.
- "He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when they were created." (Genesis 5:2)
3. Mattis: Assad took Trump's chemical warning 'seriously' - Times of Israel
BRUSSELS, Belgium - US President Donald Trump's warning to the Syrian government not to carry out a chemical weapons attack appears to have worked, American Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Wednesday.
"It appears that they took the warning seriously," Mattis said, referring to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer warned Monday night that if "Assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons, he and his military will pay a heavy price." (Read more)
- Thank You, Lord that Assad appears to have taken Trump's warning. We pray an end to this war in Syria. Give wisdom on how to stop Assad and bring peace to Syria.
- "He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore." (Isaiah 2:4)
4. Military option for North Korea being prepared for Trump, McMaster says - Fox News
The Trump administration is considering a wider range of strategies on how to deal with North Korea, including the military option, Trump's national security adviser said Wednesday.
"The threat is much more immediate now and so it's clear that we can't repeat the same approach - failed approach of the past," H.R. McMaster, the adviser, said during a security conference with Homeland Security Chief John Kelly.
He said it would be insanity to continue to do the same thing the U.S. has done for years and expect a different result. (Read more)
- Father God, you are King of the nations. We ask that you overrule Kim Jong Un who has turned North Korea into a rogue nation that has caused its people to suffer and that poses danger to American troops and to South Korea. North Korea was once the center of Christianity in Northeast Asia and its capitol was once called the Jerusalem of the East. We thank you that the leader of South Korea has met with President Trump and has pledged to work together with him. We thank you that the Church of South Korea is known for prayer that brought about its having grown enormously. We cry out for a unified Korea to be one nation under God!
- "The Mighty One, God, the LORD, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting." (Psalm 50:1)
5. AG Sessions on SCOTUS Travel Ban Ruling: It's a 'Major Slap-Down' for the Left - CNSNews.com
When asked about the Supreme Court's partial ruling on President Trump's travel ban, U. S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said it "was a major slap down" to the left, and that "we need to be careful before we admit people from" the six countries listed in the temporary ban.
On Friday's Fox & Friends, host Steve Doocy asked Attorney General Sessions, "Okay, so the travel ban partially went into effect last night. How's it working out? I know there was some confusion about people who have bona fide reasons to come in, whether it's relatives, school, work, something like that. I guess the definition of bona fide has been called into question."
Sessions said, "Well, there's a little bit, on the margins, some uncertainty, but fundamentally the court rejected this whole narrative of the left, that his orders, the president's orders, are wrong and unjustified and unconstitutional. It was a major slap-down to them," said Sessions. "A major rejection of courts that have been -- where plaintiffs [have] gone out and sought favorable jurisdictions to hear these cases. They've been rebuked." (Read more)
- We rejoice with Attorney General Sessions that the Supreme Court has allowed President Trump's partial travel ban to stay in place as they consider a ruling on it. Thank You, Lord, that this common sense ruling will provide safety for the American public. Thank You, too, that the Supreme Court could see through the fake cries of those promoting unlimited immigration. We are looking to You to arrange for a final ruling that will protect America's culture and stop terrorism. In Your Name, amen.
- "The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death." (Proverbs 13:14)
6. ICE Director Supports Allowing Victims of Criminal Aliens to Sue Sanctuary City Officials - CNSNews.com
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tom Homan said Wednesday that he would support allowing victims of criminal aliens to sue the city officials of sanctuary cities. CNSNews.com asked Homan if he would support allowing victims of criminal aliens in sanctuary cities to sue the city officials. "For those who make the decisions to release those alien citizens to the street, yes," Homan said during an off-camera briefing at the White House.
"ICE's new Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement, otherwise known as the VOICE Office, is working with families like the ones we'll be sitting with today to assist them in the aftermath of crimes that could have been prevented," Homan said. "More than 400 calls from victims have been referred to our community relations officers and victim specialists for assistance with accessing resources, getting more information about a specific case, and how the immigration process works," he said.
"Sanctuary jurisdictions pose a threat to the American public by refusing to work with ICE and allowing egregious criminal offenders back into the community to put the lives of the public at risk. Not to mention the fact, it also puts my law enforcement officers at risk because they have to go back on the street to arrest somebody they could have arrested in a county jail," Homan added. (Read more)
- Thank You, again, dear Lord, for this voice in the ICE department supporting a correct and justified position on holding sanctuary cities accountable for their actions in loosing dangerous aliens upon the general population. Father, we pray that the scales will fall off their eyes so that they can see the results of their misplaced sympathy. Reach out to victims with Your love and provision. Amen.
- "God is just: He will He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you."
(2 Thessalonians 1:6)
7. Trump blasts Obama, demands 'apology' over Russia probe - Times of Israel
US President Donald Trump on Monday demanded an apology over the Russia investigation rocking his presidency, as he kept up a days-long attack on Barack Obama for his handling of intelligence about election meddling by Moscow.
In a storm of morning tweets, Trump charged that his predecessor "colluded and obstructed" by failing to act after the CIA informed him Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to help defeat Trump's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the November vote.
"The real story is that President Obama did NOTHING after being informed in August about Russian meddling," Trump wrote. "With 4 months looking at Russia under a magnifying glass, they have zero 'tapes' of T [Trump] people colluding. There is no collusion; no obstruction. I should be given apology!" (Read more)
- Father, bring all truth into the light. If the previous administration did nothing about the Russia meddling then they will reap what they have sown. This is Your spiritual law. Their sins will find them out.
- "But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them . . ." (Ephesians 5:13)
8. Kremlin: Putin, Trump to meet on sidelines of G20 summit - Reuters
Russia's Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty summit in Hamburg next week, but no separate meeting is planned, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
"They will meet in any case there, on the sidelines of this summit, but no (separate) meeting is planned at the moment," Peskov said. (Read more)
- Lord, You are the King of the nations. You desire to pour out blessing on the people of the earth, but sin and idolatry block that blessing and hold people under poverty and darkness. We pray that you will rule over every decision made at this meeting. We ask protection over the leaders of the nations who attend. We especially pray for protection for our President Donald Trump against any attempt to harm him, and ask that You give him wisdom in all he says and does. Amen.
- "All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs to the Lord and he rules over the nations." (Psalm 22:27-28)
9. Iraq: ISIS 'caliphate' is coming to an end - Israel National News
Iraq on Thursday declared that the Islamic State (ISIS) group's 'caliphate' was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul's al-Nuri mosque, AFP reported. The announcement came three years to the day ISIS announced its self-styled 'caliphate', encompassing swathes of territory its fighters overran in Iraq and neighboring Syria.
'Counter-Terrorism Service forces control the Nuri mosque and Al-Hadba (minaret),' said Iraq's Joint Operations Command in a statement quoted by AFP. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi hailed the recapture of the mosque as a sign of ISIS's impending defeat. 'We are seeing the end of the fake Daesh state,' Abadi said in an English statement on his Twitter account, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS.
Thursday's proclamation came one week after ISIS blew up the Grand al-Nuri mosque and its iconic leaning minaret, al-Hadba, in what Abadi also said was a sign of ISIS's defeat. The U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition also said on Thursday that the end of the war against ISIS was near . . ." (Read more)
- Thank you Lord that the end of ISIS is near. We pray their members scatter, never to return again. May they receive judgement for the atrocities they have committed.
- "For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil." (Ecclesiastes 12:14)
10. Pope shakes up Vatican by replacing conservative doctrinal chief - Reuters
VATICAN CITY - In a major shake-up of the Vatican's administration on Saturday, Pope Francis replaced Catholicism's top theologian, a conservative German cardinal who has been at odds with the pontiff's vision of a more inclusive Church.
A brief Vatican statement said Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller's five-year mandate as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a department charged with defending Catholic doctrine, would not be renewed.
The position is the most important one that a pope fills in the Vatican hierarchy after the Secretary of State. Most incumbents keep it until they retire, which in Mueller's case would have been in six years.
Mueller, 69, who was appointed by former Pope Benedict in 2012, will be succeeded by the department's number two, Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer. (Read more)
- Father God, it looks like our own president is not the only one who is having to drain the swamp these days. We do thank You that Pope Francis has taken this action, and we ask that all who work and minister inside the Vatican demonstrate a life of holiness unto the Lord. In Your Name, amen.
- "What Satan has meant for evil, God has turned to the good." (Genesis 50:20)
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