• U.S. Congress Cuts Trillion Dollar Deal to Avoid Government Shutdown: Obamacare Taxes, Oil Exports, Visa-Visitors from Syria, Iraq All Affected

  Agreement on a substantial $1.1 trillion bill to fund the U.S. government through September 2016 reportedly was reached this week among congressional leaders, according to House Speaker Paul Ryan and reported by CNN. Votes that would avert a Dec. 23 government shutdown are predicted to occur before lawmakers to leave Washington, D.C., for the holidays, according to multiple representatives who attended a closed door session with the speaker.

  

• Armed Man Asked To Leave Montana Muslim Gathering

  An armed man whose face was covered by a scarf was asked by police officers to leave a park during a rally to support the small Muslim community in Billings, Mont., on Saturday.

  

• Ben Carson: 'No Longer Dawdle while ISIS Persecutes Christians, Enslaves Girls, Perpetrates Terrorist Attacks Against Free World'

  For the past 48 hours, people have been pondering if GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson would really follow through on a major claim he made during Tuesday’s CNN-hosted debate in Las Vegas, Nevada. Radio host Hugh Hewitt asked candidate Carson if he was ruthless enough to wage war as the U.S. commander-in-chief. Specifically, Hewitt asked: "You are OK with the deaths of thousands of innocent children and civilians?" Carson responded, "You got it. You got it."

  

• #Muslims4SB: American Muslims Raise Thousands for Families of San Bernardino Shooting Victims in California, Invite Friends of Faith To Join Effort

  After two Muslim attackers killed 14 people and injured 21 others in San Bernardino, Calif., during a shooting spree at a social services regional center on Dec. 2, American Muslim leaders and groups united to raise funds for the victims' families. To date, they have generated more than $175,000, as reported by Esquire, which is 124 percent of the original goal.

  

• #WeAreAllMuslim: Director Michael Moore Begins 'We Are All Children of God' Campaign at Trump Tower

  American documentary film maker, screenwriter, author, journalist, actor and political activist Michael Moore stood in front of Trump Tower Wednesday with a sign that read "We Are All Muslim," hoping to initiate what he considers to be a solidarity campaign. He is asking people to sign a statement and share a photo of themselves holding the same type of sign. He has nearly 1.4 million friends on Facebook and 1.9 million followers on Twitter.