WASHINGTON (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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Washington Roundup: Russia-Ukraine negotiations elusive; immigrant Miami priest wrongfully detained
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonAfter the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called the talks “a road to nowhere.”
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Neb. bishop concerned about ’human dignity’ of detainees after governor plans ‘Cornhusker Clink’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“It will be of utmost importance that any person detained in the federal immigration detention center in McCook can also access regular, ongoing pastoral care.”
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President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and a delegation of European leaders as he seeks an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Washington Roundup: Trump, Putin meet in Alaska; State Department scales back human rights report
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska Aug. 15, as Trump seeks to end that nation’s war in Ukraine.
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Trump federalizes DC police force, says homeless encampments will be removed
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump said Aug. 11 he will place the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department “under direct federal control,” activate the National Guard, and “get rid …
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