Washington, D.C. Beat

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump on July 4 signed a reconciliation bill enacting much of his legislative agenda on taxes and immigration during an Independence Day ceremony at the …

The U.S. House approved Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, USAID closed after six decades, and a religious freedom watchdog issued a report on Russia.

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said, “It’s a great day, as female athletes in West Virginia will have their voices heard.”

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ultimately said the bill “currently fails the poorest families,” and urged people to contact lawmakers.

Catholic reaction to the “Big Beautiful Bill” immigration proposals and on-the-ground developments has walked a careful line between compliance and concern.

The role of the national debt and what happens to people in need should also concern Catholics, because the two are intertwined, experts told OSV News.

The U.S. Catholic bishops have previously urged officials to protect TPS designation for nations including Haiti.

The Senate parliamentarian rejected key Medicaid provisions in Senate Republicans’ version of Trump’s megabill. 

In upholding a Texas law requiring age verification to view online pornography, the Supreme Court June 27 aligned with a proposal from the U.S. bishops.

The Supreme Court ruled an interfaith group of Maryland parents could opt their children out of classroom instruction with books containing LGBTQ+ themes.