Washington Roundup

WASHINGTON (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 …

WASHINGTON (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 …

WASHINGTON (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. …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Republicans in the U.S. House rejected their own party’s funding bill shortly before a looming deadline to avert a government shutdown. Also, a U.S. bishop expanded …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A new survey by the Pew Research Center Center examined how voters of different religious identities say they plan to vote in the upcoming election. Advocates …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Attorney General Merrick Garland alleged that Russia ran a sophisticated disinformation campaign to interfere with the U.S. presidential election, including propping up fake news outlets designed …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, gave their first joint interview Aug. 29. The U.S. Army …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Catholic and scion of the famous Kennedy political family, effectively ended his independent campaign for president Aug. 23 and endorsed the …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Election officials in Arizona and Missouri announced in August that proposed amendments on the ballot enshrining abortion rights into their states’ constitutions qualified for their november …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — In the largest prisoner exchange since the Cold War, officials of the United States, Russia, Germany and other countries swapped at least two dozen prisoners, including …