WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court Sept. 9 paused a judge’s order requiring President Donald Trump’s administration to spend billions in previously approved foreign aid the president has sought …
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White House launches prayer campaign as part of nation’s 250th anniversary celebration
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe White House has launched the “America Prays” initiative, calling for prayers for the nation as part of the celebration for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the country’s founding.
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Washington Roundup: Ruling on wartime law and deportation; fiery Senate hearing on vaccines; and more
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A federal appeals court found President Donald Trump unlawfully invoked a wartime law to carry out deportations. The same week in Washington, a group of those who …
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Congress faces shutdown deadline as Catholic groups warn nation’s poor at risk
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — After lawmakers returned to Washington from their August recess, they faced a familiar deadline: Passing legislation to fund the federal government and avert a shutdown at the …
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JD and Usha Vance to visit Minneapolis following Catholic school shooting
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe vice president and the second lady will “convey condolences to the families of those affected by the tragedy” at Annunciation Catholic Church and School.
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Washington roundup: FBI investigates Catholic school shooting, Trump targets flag burning
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the nation grappled with the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting Aug. 27 while students and staff from Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis attended an all-school …
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Federal judge rules Maine abortion clinic network can lose Medicaid funding
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe same provision would also strip Maine Family Planning, a network of similar clinics in Maine, of these funds.
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Trump says his administration will pursue capital punishment for all murders in DC
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump said at an Aug. 26 Cabinet meeting that capital punishment will be sought for all murders in Washington, D.C.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after immigration surrender
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonKilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to immigration authorities in Baltimore Aug. 25 and faces possible deportation to Uganda, a country to which he has no ties.
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ICE detentions in immigration courts prompt alarm from Catholic advocates
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonTargeting immigration courts for enforcement actions means the government is in some cases, “arresting people who are complying with the law,” a priest said.
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