WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the Senate began its consideration of a sweeping package for President Donald Trump’s agenda, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged lawmakers not to cut …
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Washington Roundup: Breakdown of Trump-Musk relationship, wrongly deported man returned
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Less than a week after President Donald Trump held an Oval Office event to mark the end of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tenure as a “special …
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FBI memo with ‘anti-Catholic terminology’ said to be distributed to over 1,000 FBI agents
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonGOP senator said retracted FBI memo that suggested some “radical traditionalist” Catholics pose threats have been more widely distributed than previously known
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Trump administration revokes Biden-era abortion directive for emergency rooms
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonCMS “will work to rectify any perceived legal confusion” created by the Biden administration’s directive that hospitals perform abortions in emergencies.
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Washington Roundup: Elon Musk’s tenure ends, Biden makes first public remarks since cancer diagnosis
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Elon Musk’s tenure as a “special government employee” came to an end May 30. The same week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make …
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Justices allow Trump to end deportation protections for 500,000 migrants
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end deportation protections for over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
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Deporting migrants to South Sudan is “a grave violation of the rule of law,” said Anna Gallagher, executive director of CLINIC.
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Supreme Court rejects Indigenous coalition’s appeal over mine’s threat to sacred site
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonOak Flat — about 70 miles outside of Phoenix — is considered a sacred site by the region’s Indigenous peoples and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Washington Roundup: Oval Office clash on South Africa; Vance versus Roberts; DEFIANCE Act introduced
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThis week in Washington, Trump held a tense Oval Office meeting with South Africa’s president, bipartisan legislation was reintroduced to address online exploitation.
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Two leading U.S. Catholic bishops called for “renewed vigilance and action” against antisemitism following the May 21 killing of two Israeli Embassy staffers.
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