President Donald Trump said Dec. 31 he would drop, for now, his administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops after a series of legal defeats.
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WASHINGTON (OSV News) — In a year that brought both a new U.S. president and a new pope, the issue of immigration emerged as a flashpoint between them and as a …
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Washington Roundup: Trump suspends green card lottery; health care subsidies set to expire
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump suspended the green card lottery program Dec. 18 after the deceased suspect in the shootings of Brown University students and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was …
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HHS proposes new regulatory actions to prohibit gender transition procedures for minors
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 18 announced new regulatory actions that would effectively ban certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who …
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Approximately 50 Planned Parenthood clinics closed in 2025, report says
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“Taxpayers should never have been forced to prop up a failing business model that prioritizes abortion, politics, and profits over women and children.”
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President Donald Trump argued in favor of his administration’s policies on key issues like the economy and immigration in a prime-time address to the nation Dec. 17.
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Illinois Catholic bishops back pregnancy centers’ suit over law requiring abortion referrals
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“Catholics must be free to live according to the 2,000-year-old teachings of our faith without government intrusion,” Bishop Paprocki said.
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Trump, lawmakers call for Jimmy Lai’s release after ‘unjust conviction’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“He’s not well,” Trump said of Jimmy Lai. “He’s an older man, and he’s not well. So I did put that request out. We’ll see what happens.”
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Little Sisters of the Poor again appeal for protection from contraceptive rule
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Little Sisters of the Poor appealed an August ruling from a federal district court that struck down a religious conscience rule, their legal representatives said Dec. 15.
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Increase in US executions largely driven by Florida, year-end report says
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonAn October 2025 Gallup poll found that a slim majority of Americans (52%) said they favor the death penalty for people convicted of murder.
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