FCNL in the News

One year into the expanded war in Ukraine, it is clear a military approach will not bring peace.

The gulf between Democrats and Republicans feels unbridgeable, so why bother engaging with the institution at all?

We need a humane immigration system that upholds the dignity and worth of each person.

On December 15, the Senate voted 83 to 11 for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 sending the legislation to President Biden for his signature. From the perspective of reasserting its prerogatives on war and peace, this 4408-page legislation is notable for what it does not include: a repeal of the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq (2002 AUMF).

As Congress is poised to pass a $858 billion defense budget, federal investments in conflict prevention pale in comparison.

Fighting is starting to escalate in Yemen and peace is seeming more and more elusive.

We ignore the victory of the peaceful and orderly elections at our own peril.

A War Powers Resolution will cut U.S. aid to the kingdom’s war on Yemen; it has wide bipartisan support and a fast-track legislative process.

Guided by this religious conviction, we will relentlessly and unapologetically work in solidarity with our beloved neighbors this year to advance a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. As Dreamers await yet another round of painful judicial and administrative decisions, we urge Congress to heed our call: pass a pathway to citizenship this year.

On Early Warning, Lauren Billet sits down with Allen Hester, who leads the Friends Committee on National Legislation’s Nuclear Disarmament and Pentagon spending portfolio. He discusses the Biden Administration’s newly released National Security Strategy and its implications for the long-awaited Nuclear Posture Review.