KCIS Newsmakers Weekend

Prosecutor in trial of Charlie Kirk's accussed killer allowed to stay on the case...Tennesse lawmakers considering more pro-life laws...and South Dakota lawmakers advancing bill to provide exceptions to the state's abortion rule.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's comments on Israel and the Middle East...Fifth Circuit Court ruling on posting the Ten Commandments in Louisiana public school classrooms...and Souh Dakota court allows state lawsuit against New York company over its abortion pill ads.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at National Religious Broadcasters Convention...NRB calls on global Christian communty to prayer for Iran...and controversy in Texas over new private school voucher program.

Two new pleas in Minnesota Church protest...President Trump says he's received pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments...and Meta's CEO takes stand in social media trial.

Over 20 states backing Louisiana lawsuit over abortion pills...Kansas lawmakers override governor's veto of "Bathroom Bill"...and the Vatican says it will not participate in President Trump's "Board of Peace".

Explosion at Upstate New York church...Rev. Jesse Jackson dead at 84...and two more Christian converts killed in Iran.

Nigeria says about 100 U.S. troops have arrived to help train soldiers in fight against Islamic militants and other armed groups...court appearance for man accused in Sydney's Bondi Beach Jewish festival shooting...and Israel begins process critics say can shift large areas of the West Bank into state control.

Former CNN host Don Lemon pleads not guility in protest inside St. Paul, Minnesota, church...lawsuit filed against Calvin University by former professor fired for officiating same-sex wedding...and head of Instagram testifies in landmark social media trial.

Father of Canadian student killed in school shooting 3 decades ago shares on forgiveness...hospital in San Diego ordered to resume "gender affirming-care" for children for now...and New York court dismisses abortion ad case from South Dakota.

Mass shooting in British Columbia...Texas woman tyring to file suit over gender transition...and pushback in Los Angeles social meeting case.

A top Israeli official calls the government's latest West Bank measures "de facto sovereignty"...a landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children is underway...and Kid Rock comments on the Super Bowl halftime show.

Super Bowl halftime shows garner massive attention...two missionary pilots killed in Haiti plane crash..and arguments set to begin in landmark social media trial.

Pakistan mosque bombing...Louisiana suing California governor over abortion pill...and Pope Leo marks start of the Olympic Winter Games.

Recently abducted Nigerian Christians have been released...President Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast...and Vice President Vance heading to Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Another deadly attack in Nigeria...and the 2026 Winter Olympics expected to be the last with trans athletes.

Don Lemon speaks out on his arrest...a bill on interrupting religious proceedings is moving forward in South Dakota...and L-A pastor responds to ICE coducting raid on his church's property.

Additional arrests in Minnesota church disruption case...San Diego hospital sued by California for shutting down "gender-affirming" care program for youth...and a potential minor scandal for church and state in Italy.

Don Lemon charged in Minnesota church protest...new poll says portrayals of religion in American TV and movies are not turning away viewers...and the West Virginia state Senate has passed a bill to make the Aitken Bible available in some classrooms.

Arrest made after car repeatedly crashes into New York City synagogue...Kansas legislature approves "bathroom bill"...and the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem will undergo restoration.

Tacoma children's hospital is closing its gender clinic...coalition of conservative organizations launch campaign to overturn nationwide same-sex marriage law...and Church of England installs first woman as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Texas sues Delaware nurse-practitioner for shipping abortion pills into the state...today is International Holocaust Remebrance Day...and a new report shows 2025 was a year of growth and impact for churches.

Washington State Senate to take public testimony on abortion savings program...South Dakota governor backs religious freedom bill...and Israel recovers remains of final hostage in Gaza.

March Life held today in Washington, D-C...fetal tissue research no longer funded by the National Insistutes of Health...another arrest in Minnesota church protest...and enough valid signatures have been gathered for Washington State gender sports initiaive.

Leaders of Minnesota church invaded by protestors seeking legal advice...divisions emerging over President Trump's "Board of Peace"...and new survey shows Catholic population in parts of Latin America has shrunk over the last decade while Protestantism stays about the same.

Reaction to Sunday's protest at Minnesota church service...over worshippers reportedly kidnapped  SUnday from three Nigerian churches...and three prominent Catholic archbishops voice their concern about U.S. foreign policy.

A new hearing in the Charlie Kirk assissination case...one person arrested for allegedly hindering a murer investigation outside a Salt Lake Ciry LDS meeing house...and the New York City Council announces a five-point plan to fight antisemitism.

California won't extradite doctor to Louisiana for allegedly mailing abortion pills...Florida House looking to add civil protjections to unborn children...and DHS makes it easier for visa-holding religious workers to stay in the U.S.

Christian Employers group praises EEOC decision...Calfornia doctor under indictment and accused of shipping abortion pills to Louisiana...and Open Doors releases its 2026 World Watch List.

U-S Supreme Court hears cases on states barring transgender athletes from playing on school girl's and women's athletic teams...suspect in attack on Mississippi synagogue faces federal charges...and man accused of firing gunshots at home of a Tennessee pastor has pleaded guilty and been sentenced.

Suprise meeting between Pope Leo and Venezuelan opposition leader...B.C. Supreme Court hearing case on religious hospitals refusing certain procedures...and U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases on transgender athlete bans.

Pope speaks out on warmongering and on persecutionof Christians worldwide...latest on shootings in Utah LDS parking lot...and civil suit against Saskatoon Christian School goes to court.

Author Philip Yancey confesses to affair and steps down from Christianity Today... two Latin American countries added to Voice of the Martyrs Global Prayer Guide...and California court pauses ruling on public schools sharing student gender identity with parents.

Christian leaders urging prayers for peace in Venezuela...Texas Education Agency being sued for investigating teachers' social media comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk...and Tennessee college professor reinstated after his comments on Kirk killing.

Wyoming Supreme Court makes abortion ruling...President Trump discusses Hyde Amendment with House Republicans...and today is Epiphany.

Reaction to capture of Maduro from Evangelical leaders and the Pope...and Mamdani reaction to latest criticism from Jewish and pro-Israel groups.

Christmas Eve in Bethlehem...abducted Nigerian school children back home...and Pope Leo reacts to assisted suicide being legalized in his home state. 

Funeral service of Brown University student....Oklahoma graduate teaching assistant no longer at school after religious discrimination claim...and 130 children and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria released.

Turning Point USA's first AmericaFest since the death of founder Charlie Kirk wraps up...Hanukkah comes to a close this evening...and a new poll on year-end charitable giving.

Erika Kirk announces presidential endorsement...U-S House passes bill on gender transition treament for minors...and Louisiana tries to block mail-order abortion-drug rule.

U.S. officials propose new restrictions designed to effectively ban "gender-affirming care" for minors...New York governor signs "Right-to-Die" bill...and ourners grieve 10-year-old slain in the Bondi mass shooting.

Accused gunman charged in Bondi Beach killings...President Trump says he's worried about a shift towards antisemitism in the U-S Congress...and members of a California religious group have been charged with two murders.

Mass shooting at Hanukkah Celebration in Australia confirmed as ISIS inspired terrorist attack...spike in antisemitic incidents in the U-S..."productive" first meeting between Erika Kirk and Candace Owens...and former V-P Mike Pence's organization calling for removal of RFK, Jr over refusing to review abortion pill.