Washington, D.C. Beat

The two regulations, not yet finalized, are among the “procedural barriers for asylum applicants” that the second Trump administration has pursued.

A bill reintroduced in the Senate May 14 aims to increase penalties for the unlawful disclosure of data identifying donors who contribute to nonprofit organizations.

President Donald Trump on May 12 confirmed that Marty Makary, the embattled FDA commissioner criticized by pro-life advocates and others, will leave his post.

The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act would codify a prohibition on Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from participating in Title X. 

The U.S. is disclosing alleged encounters with “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAPs; but the existence of extraterrestrial life is not new for Catholics.

Pope Leo has a 25-point net favorable margin among Americans overall, with 41% favorable, 16% unfavorable and 43% saying they have no opinion of the pontiff.

The head of the bishops’ pro-life committee has written to Trump administration officials his concerns about the status of their mifepristone safety review.

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked an appeals court ruling that sought to pause a federal policy permitting an abortion pill to be dispensed by mail.

“It’s a day of great joy for the Archdiocese of Washington,” said Cardinal Robert W. McElroy at a May 1 news conference hosted by the archdiocese.

The Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s congressional map creating a second majority-Black congressional district was “an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.”