Washington, D.C. Beat

“Israel’s decision to bomb is an unjustified breach of its commitment to the ceasefire,” said Mary Ellen O’Connell, a professor at Notre Dame Law School.

Biden administration’ HHS “exceeded its authority by implementing regulations redefining sex discrimination and prohibiting gender identity discrimination.”

The federal government shutdown extended into its third week while the East Wing of the White House was demolished amid President Trump’s plans for a ballroom.

The Army said the canceling of religious support contracts for Army chapels would be “reexamined” after the U.S. military archdiocese said it harms Catholics.

“Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing,” Colombia’s president said, according to an English translation.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 15 heard oral arguments over a Voting Rights Act provision and the White House drew attention to Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

President Donald Trump unveiled Oct. 16 a policy proposal to increase access to in vitro fertilization, or IVF, but the Catholic bishops have voiced objections.

Eduardo M. Peñalver, president of Seattle University, is named the 49th president of Georgetown University in Washington, and begins the role next July.

In 1934, Congress authorized President Franklin D. Roosevelt to declare Columbus Day a federal holiday, which came after advocacy from the Knights of Columbus.

Israel’s government ratified what the White House called the “first phase” of a ceasefire deal, as President Donald Trump indicated he planned to visit the region.