> > **MI Abortion Ballot Defective** > > Opponents claim text is 'a string of gibberish.' [FULL STORY](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/16/michigan-abortion-rights-ballot-initiative-errors/10335931002/) > > **Pro-Abort Catholic Senator Advances** > > Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and her opponent will go to general election. [FULL STORY](https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/17/murkowski-tshibaka-advance-ranked-choice-general-election-alaska-senate-race/) > > **White House Used Twitter to Ban Critic** > > Commentator Alex Berenson says he has the goods. [FULL STORY](https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/the-white-house-privately-demanded) > > **Birth rates dropping in Germany, Sweden, Taiwan, China, and more** > > Remember, 2022 is only half over for those 2022 statistics. That’s a significant birth rate decline for only a half year. [FULL STORY](https://sciencenews22.substack.com/p/birth-rates-dropping-in-germany-sweden) > > **'Dissolve the Jan. 6 Committee'** > > Trump calls for dissolution after RINO Liz Cheney defeated. [FULL STORY](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/108836232434635338) > > **Selling Like Hotcakes** > > Online Rosary-makers see uptick in purchases, social media following. [FULL STORY](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252046/rosaries-atlantic-extremism) > > **African Bishops Decry IVF** > > Cameroon's bishops' conference opposes legalization. [FULL STORY](https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2022/08/cameroons-bishops-object-to-new-law-allowing-for-artificial-conception) > > **BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump Got’em – Huge Concerns About Peter Strzok Working for the CIA Are Likely at the Heart of Mar-a-Lago RAID** > > Brazen raid of President Trump’s home in Florida, Mar-a-Lago, likely has its roots in the Russia collusion story with a particular focus on Peter Strzok and his affiliation with the CIA. [FULL STORY](https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/breaking-exclusive-trump-gotem-huge-concerns-peter-strzok-working-cia-likely-heart-mar-lago-raid/) > > **Sex between men, not skin contact, is fueling monkeypox, new research suggests** > > Skin-to-skin contact during sex between men, not intercourse itself, drives most monkeypox transmission is likely backward, a growing group of experts say. [FULL STORY](https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/sex-men-not-skin-contact-fueling-monkeypox-new-research-suggests-rcna43484) > > **The IRS Already Spent Over $20 Million On Military Equipment And Ammo.** > > Of a total of $8.7 million spent, $4.5 million was directed towards guns and ammunition while $4.2 million was designated for combat equipment. [FULL STORY](https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/08/17/irs-spent-millions-on-military-style-equipment) > Please consider [Church Militant Evening News](https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/archive/evening-news) for daily hard-hitting news and analysis through an authentic Catholic lens, covering the latest developments in the Church, across the nation and around the world. > *[Church Militant](https://www.churchmilitantaction.org/) (a 501(c)4 corporation) is responsible for the content of this commentary.* If you also seek the truth, then please consider joining Church Militant today by supporting our work. Sign up for a [Church Militant Premium account](https://www.churchmilitant.com/gopremium) or simply [make a donation](https://www.churchmilitant.com/donate). Feel free to [contact Church Militant](https://www.churchmilitant.com/contact) with your questions, comments, or concerns, at anytime. Primary Video source and transcript continues here: https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/news-2022-08-18