The U.S. House approved Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, USAID closed after six decades, and a religious freedom watchdog issued a report on Russia.
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Washington Roundup: Trump weighs options in Israel-Iran conflict, CLINIC condemns expanded ICE raids
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonAmid Israeli airstrikes carried out on nuclear sites in Iran and retaliatory drone attacks on Israel, Trump is reportedly weighing the degree to which the U.S. will or will not …
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Washington Roundup: Padilla removal from Noem presser, RFK Jr. fires vaccine advisory panel
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., on June 12, was forcefully removed from a press conference for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles and was handcuffed by …
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Washington Roundup: ’24 election certified, Carter lies in state, Title IX rule blocked
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (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 …
