By Hannah Hiester Published February 19, 2026 Sixty members of Congress filed an amicus brief with a Louisiana district court Feb. 13 supporting a lawsuit that challenges the Biden-era Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 2023 decision to drop in-person dispensing requirements for the abortion pill mifepristone. Those supporting Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s case against the FDA include Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who is a physician and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, a... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and 58 other members of the House and Senate joined together to file an amicus brief in support of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s lawsuit seeking to restore the in-person dispensing requirement—negligently reversed by the Biden-era Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—for the chemical abortion drug, mifepristone. “Mifepristone is baby poison that starves the innocent unborn child to... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sat down with host Catherine Hadro on EWTN News In Depth to discuss the cruel sentencing of Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy advocate and media entrepreneur, who has been unjustly imprisoned by Hong Kong authorities at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party on fraudulent, politically-motivated charges. The full interview can be viewed by clicking here... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Caucus, introduced legislation to codify the LymeX Accelerator Program (LymeX), a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, which funds prize competitions to advance innovation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease. “Over the past four years, LymeX has been a beacon of hope for the millions of Lyme p... Read more

By International Christian Concern Published February 12, 2026 U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV), with the support of other lawmakers, introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of State to compile and submit a comprehensive report to Congress on U.S. efforts to address Christian persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria. For more than two decades, International Christian Concern ICC has chronic... Read more

By Frances Martel Published February 11, 2026 House Republicans led by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Riley Moore (R-WV) introduced a bill on Monday calling for the State Department to offer comprehensive reports on American actions to protect Christians persecuted by a host of jihadist terror threats in Nigeria, as well as efforts to convince the Nigerian government to take the threat seriously. The “Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act” supports efforts by President Donald Trump to p... Read more

By CBN News Published February 11, 2026 The U.S. is planning to send 200 American troops to help fight terrorism in Nigeria, according to the Wall Street Journal. The contingent will reinforce a small group of U.S. military personnel already on the ground there. Officials say the U.S. troops will not be involved directly in combat, but their mission is to train Nigeria's military to fight Islamic militants. "The terrorist activity in West Africa—and Nigeria specifically—is something we're incred... Read more

By Hannah Hiester Published February 11, 2026 Several members of Congress from foreign affairs committees introduced legislation in the House of Representatives Feb. 10 to institute strategies holding Nigeria accountable for the ongoing persecution of Christians in the country. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., who co-introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026 with its author, Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., stated in a press release that the legislation would require the U.S. se... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, and Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV), along with the backing of an impressive team of leading foreign affairs lawmakers, today introduced new legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of State to compile and submit to Congress a comprehensive report on U.S. efforts to address the ongoing religious persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria. Garnering the early support of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman B... Read more

By Derek VanBuskirk Published February 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET House Republicans have introduced a bill Tuesday to prompt U.S. action to document “religious persecution and mass atrocities in Nigeria,” the Daily Caller first learned. The Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026 calls on the Secretary of State to give the foreign affairs committees in the House of Representatives and the Senate an annual report on U.S. efforts to address Christian persecution. It also calls on the... Read more