An evenly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a religious school that sought public funding from the state of Oklahoma.  In a 4-4 vote, the justices upheld the Oklahoma State Supreme Court’s decision that for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School in Oklahoma City to receive public funds would be unconstitutional. Justice Amy Coney Barrett had recused herself from the case.  The court issued a one-sentence...

House Republicans are celebrating the major victory they delivered early Thursday morning for President Donald Trump. Minutes after the GOP majority in the House of Representatives stood nearly entirely united to pass Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package by a razor-thin 215-214, Speaker Mike Johnson touted that “the House has passed generational, truly nation-shaping legislation.” Johnson predicted the measure would, among other things, “reduce spending and permanently...