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Trump's week in review: Trump Accounts for kids, abortion pill lawsuit intervention

The past week saw multiple developments in both fiscal and social policy in the United States. Among them, President Donald Trump unveiled an initiative to give a $1,000 investment to babies born within the next three years, and announced his pick to lead the Federal Reserve. Here are five highlights from this past week. 

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  Hillary Clinton likens Trump to Nero, attacks Douglas Wilson as 'Christian nationalist'

  Former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton penned an article in The Atlantic this week accusing Trump supporters of waging a war on "empathy," and singled out Idaho-based Pastor Douglas Wilson for particular attack.

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  Legendary football coach Lou Holtz enters hospice

  Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz, best known for coaching Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish to a national championship during his three-decade coaching career, has entered hospice care. 

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  Conservative denomination excommunicates pastor for supporting kinism, white supremacy

  The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, a small conservative denomination with just over 7,000 members, has excommunicated one of its ministers for advocating kinism.

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  Hundreds attend California church's workshop on responding to ICE raids

  A theologically liberal California church says that hundreds of people attended its recent workshop on how to respond to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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  World Relief urges Trump admin. to stop policy of re-interviewing Biden-era refugees

  World Relief, a refugee resettlement organization, is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its policy reviewing the cases of refugees admitted into the United States during the Biden administration.

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  Don Lemon arrested over Cities Church protest; attorney calls it 'attack on the First Amendment'

  Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested Thursday evening in Los Angeles on federal charges related to his participation in disrupting a church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month.

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  Disney+ adding over 400 R-rated movies, TV-MA shows, group warns: 'Betrayal of trust'

  The streaming platform Disney+ is expanding its mature content library, with one advocacy organization reporting that parents can expect more than a 2,200% increase in R-rated movies and more than an 840% increase in TV-MA-rated shows available on the platform.

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  European parliament votes to list IRGC as terror organization as EU moves to impose new sanctions on Iran

  European foreign ministers voted on Thursday to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terror organization, following significant lobbying efforts after the deadly crackdowns by the Iranian regime on protesters. 

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  'Moses the Black': Omar Epps channels ancient saint’s story in modern tale of crime, consequence and grace

  In “Moses the Black,” Omar Epps plays a man who has built his life on fear and loyalty, only to realize that the power he commands might be destroying the people he loves most.

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  Shawn Bolz and false prophets: 4 ways data harvesting has been used (part 1)

  For centuries, false prophets have used the same techniques as mentalists and psychics to make educated guesses about their targets. Knowledge of a person’s physical appearance, family or friends can provide an abundance of clues for discussion. Where the facts end, the imagination takes over.

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  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders temporary freeze on H-1B visas petitions at all state agencies

  Texas will immediately freeze new petitions for H-1B visas at all state agencies and public institutions of higher education in response to reports of abuse in the federal program and a need to prioritize jobs for Texas workers.