WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, activists on both sides of the abortion debate have been left to grapple …
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US bishops join pope, other groups urging Biden to commute 40 death sentences
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops’ conference was among the groups that urged President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 to commute exiting federal death sentences before President-elect Donald Trump, …
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Washington Roundup: Mass deportation plans; Biden mulls more pardons; Supreme Court allows execution
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The incoming Trump administration is preparing a list of countries to which they may deport migrants who aren’t accepted by their home countries, NBC News reported …
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As border state bishops, New Mexico prelates urge Trump to reconsider mass deportation plans
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — The incoming Trump administration should “rethink” its plans to carry out mass deportations, the bishops of New Mexico wrote in an open letter. President-elect Donald Trump campaigned …
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Supreme Court hears challenge to Tennessee’s gender transition ban for minors
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 4 in a case concerning a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical …
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Biden’s controversial pardon of son Hunter brings mixed reaction, potential consequences
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden’s expansive pardon for his son Hunter Biden Dec. 1 brought strong reaction from Catholic political observers and lawmakers alike, including criticism from Republicans …
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Supreme Court gets set for oral arguments over state’s gender transition ban for minors
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Dec. 4 a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures …
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Washington Roundup: Gaetz withdraws from AG nomination, Trump selects Pam Bondi
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew Nov. 21 as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general amid controversy about a federal sex trafficking investigation that imperiled …
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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including abortion pill ban
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon(OSV News) — A Wyoming judge ruled Nov. 18 that two state laws restricting abortion — including one banning chemical or medication abortions — violated the state’s constitution and could …
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden awarded Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president, the Presidential Medal of Freedom Nov. 20 in a private ceremony, the White House said. Richards, …