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State ballot measures ask voters to weigh in directly on a policy item, law or regulation, sometimes in lieu of or alongside the legislative process.

The U.S. bishops are opponents of permitting distribution of mifepristone by mail, and have called on the Trump administration to rescind it.

The FBI “took minimal corrective action” after a controversial leaked memo discussed “radical traditionalist” Catholics, the Department of Justice said Aug. 28.

Cassidy said the Aug. 27 report was the result of an investigation into abortion pill manufacturers.

Hundreds of faith leaders and organizations urged the Trump administration to extend Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador before it expires in September.

While Congress was in the midst of its August recess, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she would step down from her podium at the end of the month. 

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Supreme Court set a November date for oral arguments in a case over a clash between Catholic preschools and the state of Colorado over …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As Todd Blanche was confirmed and sworn in as attorney general, a group of pro-life organizations urged him to follow through on his previous comments that the …

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche was expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate after one of the senators seen as a key swing vote offered his support to …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled on a call with a predominantly Protestant Christian ministry that the Trump administration would be “putting practices and policies in place” …