Conservative Women Rally to Support Judge Kavanaugh

This week many Americans were glued to our TV’s waiting to see who President Trump had chosen to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.  For many of us, it was our first opportunity to hear directly from the man whose young daughter’s basketball team calls “Coach K.” He did not disappoint. Judge Kavanaugh, […]

YWA in Israel: Desert Day and the New Covenant (Days 5 & 6)

Our morning started at Masada, Herod the Great’s desert fortress. It was a refuge for himself with storehouses, large cisterns filled with rainwater, barracks, palaces, and an armory. After hiking in the sun and heat, we headed back down to the lowest point on earth – the Dead Sea! Swimming, or rather floating, in the […]

Calling on Congress to Prioritize the Sexual Assault Kit Backlog

While much of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s focus will turn to the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, other important legislative business remains on its agenda, including the reauthorization of the Debbie Smith Act. In 2004, Congress passed the Debbie Smith Act, named for a victim of a violent sexual assault, to […]

Women for Kavanaugh Grassroots Effort to Sweep the Nation

Washington, D.C. — Concerned Women for America (CWA), the largest public policy organization of women in the country, is launching a $500,000 grassroots effort to support the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, issued the following statement: “We are happy to announce […]

Who is Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Why We Should Support Him?

If you did not get a chance to hear from Judge Kavanaugh at his nomination announcement, I encourage you to take the time and listen to him. I am confident you will see in him what virtually everyone he has worked with will testify; this is an honorable man for whom family and faith are […]

Trump’s Solid Choice for the Supreme Court is Good News for All Americans

Washington, D.C. – Moments ago, President Donald J. Trump announced Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s vacancy at the United States Supreme Court.  Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, issued the following statement: “This is an historic moment for the United States. This is why conservative women voted overwhelmingly for […]

SCOTUS Update: On the Ground in Iowa

This week, Concerned Women for America of Iowa were in Webster County and Fayette County to attend Sen. Grassley’s (R-Iowa) first town hall meetings since Justice Kennedy announced his resignation. As expected, this was a big issue at the meeting. Our National Field Director, Janae Stracke, and Field Coordinator, Amelia Koehn, who also happen to […]

YWA in Israel: Days 3 & 4

DAY 3 We started day three in a town called Jish in the Upper Galilee where we heard from Shadi Khalloul, an Aramean Christian Maronite Israeli. He is the founder and chairman of the Israeli Christian Aramaic Association and spokesperson for the Christian Israel Defense Forces Officers Forum. He previously served as a lieutenant in […]

For America (95)

Pardon our guilt LORD, for Our sin is great. Teach us Your ways, for We are humbled by Your grace. Let our soul abide in You, Soaking up the teachings of Your word, Rejoicing in Your patient friendship, And proclaiming Your covenant forever. Restore us, for Your name’s sake. Let justice and mercy, righteousness and […]

YWA in Israel

DAY 1 Everyone was tired when we landed in Israel, but our excitement trumped our lack of sleep! We landed around noon and headed straight to Ceasarea, a town on Israel’s Mediterranean Coast. Ceasarea was a magnificent port city built by Herod the Great. The 2000-year old Roman Amphitheatre, the city’s center of entertainment, still […]

SCOTUS Vacancy Not About Roe

As you know, the world ends every week in America. This week, it is because of the announced retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the U.S. Supreme Court. The left reveres abortion. And every time a Supreme Court vacancy occurs, we hear the screeching call to arms of Big Abortion and its devotees in the […]

PRESS RELEASE – Grassroots Fired up for the Supreme Court

Washington, D.C. – Penny Nance, President & CEO of Concerned Women for America (CWA), had this to say on the news of the impending retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy: “This is the moment conservative women have been waiting for — the chance to return justice and constitutional limits to the nation’s highest […]

Big Win for Freedom of Speech in NIFLA v. Becerra

The concurring opinion in NIFLA v. Becerra got to the heart of the problem with the California law at issue, which sought to compel pro-life clinics to promote the state abortion services. Justice Kennedy joined the majority opinion in full but wrote separately, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Samuel Alito and […]

Supreme Court Protects Pro-Life Clinics from Government Targeting; Millions of Women Celebrate

Washington, D.C. — Moments ago, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a great victory (5-4) to pro-life clinics in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra. Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, issued the following statement: “We applaud the U.S. Supreme Court for sending a clear statement today […]

Barronelle Stutzman Should Win in Light of Masterpiece

Today, the United States Supreme Court granted a writ of certiorari in Arlene’s Flower v. Washington. The Court then vacated the judgment of the lower court and remanded the case back to the Supreme Court of Washington for further consideration in light of Jack Phillips’ recent win in Masterpiece Cakeshop. Simply put, the state supreme […]

Young Women for America Tour of Israel

CWA had the pleasure of partnering with Passages to bring 34 of our Young Women for America campus leaders to Israel for a 10-day tour accompanied by Janae Stracke, National Field Director, Kelsey Gold, Young Women for America Coordinator, and Annabelle Rutledge, Communications Coordinator. Each day was packed with new sites, Biblical lessons, and impactful […]

A Statement on Immigration by Penny Nance

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The issue of Immigration is very complicated and fraught with emotional and political landmines.  The truth is that both Democrats and Republicans have used the issue to rev up their bases and score points against each other, ignoring the human cost. Americans are aghast at the idea of separating legitimate parents from children. […]

United States Withdraws from UN Human Rights Council

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Nikki Haley and President Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America, issued the following response: “The United Nations’ dedication to defending human rights has strayed so […]

Trump is a Born Dealmaker — Let Him Do His Thing

President Trump is a businessman and a deal-maker — we knew that when we elected him. His administration operates differently from any other previous presidential administration, including in diplomacy, where deals are truly an “art form.” So, it is not surprising President Trump threw protocol out the window when he met last week with Chairman […]