President Donald Trump’s nomination of Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to be confirmed to that role faces several key challenges.
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USCCB and pro-life leaders: Abortion pills remain key post-Dobbs challenge
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonOn the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. bishops and pro-life leaders pointed to abortion pills as among …
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Washington Roundup: US-Iran MOU begins; SCOTUS takes up ICE bond hearings; FDA abortion suit filing
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration signed a memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with Iranian officials, a tentative framework to end the war in Iran, but uncertainty remained about an …
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Supreme Court leaves in place mail-order distribution of mifepristone during legal challenge
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. Supreme Court on May 14 blocked an appeals court ruling that sought to pause a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill, to be dispensed through …
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Makary out as FDA commissioner after tumultuous tenure, pro-life criticism
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump on May 12 confirmed that Marty Makary, the embattled FDA commissioner criticized by pro-life advocates and others, will leave his post.
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Washington Roundup: Louisiana asks court to stop abortion pill by mail; Trump pitches border policies
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe same week, Chief Justice John Roberts lamented public perception of the high court as “political actors.”
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Bishops’ pro-life chair ‘urgently’ encourages FDA to proceed with safety review on mifepristone
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe head of the bishops’ pro-life committee has written to Trump administration officials his concerns about the status of their mifepristone safety review.
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Appeals court temporarily blocks policy permitting distribution of abortion pill by mail
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonAn appeals court on May 1 temporarily blocked a federal policy permitting mifepristone, sometimes called the abortion pill, to be dispensed through the mail.
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Washington Roundup: House passes bill to fund DHS; LA delays House primaries after SCOTUS ruling
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana’s congressional map creating a second majority-Black congressional district was “an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.”
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States and jurisdictions are not required to report their abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control’s Abortion Surveillance System.
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