WASHINGTON (OSV News) — An eventful week in Washington included the uneventful certification of the 2024 election by Congress four years after the violent riot on the same day. The …
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Washington Roundup: Mass deportation plans; Biden mulls more pardons; Supreme Court allows execution
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The incoming Trump administration is preparing a list of countries to which they may deport migrants who aren’t accepted by their home countries, NBC News reported …
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Washington Roundup: Gaetz withdraws from AG nomination, Trump selects Pam Bondi
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., withdrew Nov. 21 as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general amid controversy about a federal sex trafficking investigation that imperiled …
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Washington Roundup: Trump’s cabinet picks; RFK Jr.’s pro-abortion record; abortion ballots examined
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President-elect Donald Trump named his nominees for several key roles in his second term, including the controversial selection of Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who was recently …
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Washington Roundup: Biden talks love of country; high court asked to hear religious liberty claim
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — This week in Washington, President Joe Biden pledged a peaceful transfer of power to President-elect Donald Trump in January, reminding Americans, “You can’t love your country …
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Washington Roundup: Marist polls Rust Belt; election aftermath worries; bishops back faithful voting
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Vice President Kamala Harris has a slight lead over former President Donald Trump in all three Rust Belt swing states, a new Marist Poll found. Another …
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Washington roundup: Harris, Trump tied; Biden’s apology to Indigenous; religious liberty in focus
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a dead heat in the final stretch of the campaign, a new poll found. Republican …
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Washington Roundup: Trump, Harris on immigration; Ethel Kennedy memorial; voters and the economy
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Former President Donald Trump was questioned on topics including the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and immigration at a Univision town hall. Vice President Kamala Harris was …
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Washington Roundup: Harris and Latino voters; Whitmer video controversy; Oklahoma Bibles classroom directive
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, vowed to strengthen President Joe Biden’s asylum crackdown at the border, but didn’t specify her plans for Dreamers …
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Washington Roundup: Expanded asylum restrictions; refugee resettlement; former first lady on abortion
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Joe Biden expanded restrictions on asylum that immigration officials cite as behind a dramatic decrease in illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border. Bishop Mark J. …