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President Donald Trump acknowledges hunger crisis in Gaza and says U.S....
WASHINGTON -- Amid growing concern from humanitarian organizations and Catholic leaders, including Pope Leo XIV, about a hunger crisis in Gaza, President Donald Trump...
Planned Parenthood defunding remains in question amid ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ challenges
WASHINGTON -- Whether Planned Parenthood will ultimately be stripped of its federal funding remained in question amid ongoing lawsuits over a provision in President...
Catholic immigration advocates praise bipartisan attempt at reform: ‘It’s absolutely necessary’
WASHINGTON -- Catholic immigration advocates praised the bipartisan effort behind the reintroduction of legislation in Congress that would give legal status to some eligible...
Federal judge blocks Planned Parenthood defunding indefinitely: ‘Desperate effort to keep...
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on July 28 ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding, indefinitely blocking a...
US to withdraw, again, from UNESCO over Palestine and UN development...
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on July 22 said the United States would withdraw from the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO, a group that...
Senate likely to reject cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for...
WASHINGTON -- The Senate took up for consideration a request from the White House to rescind approximately $9 billion in previously appropriated funds for...
Gallup Poll finds record-high number of U.S. adults saying immigration is...
WASHINGTON -- As the Trump administration implements its hardline immigration policies, a record-high share of U.S. adults said immigration generally benefits the country, a...
Latest Supreme Court term set stage for religious liberty and ‘the...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court concluded its 2024-2025 term, which included cases on topics such as the scope of authority of federal judges,...
Federal judge places temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s birthright...
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on July 10 placed a new, temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump's executive order to end the practice...
President Trump signs ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ into law July 4
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on July 4 signed a reconciliation bill enacting much of his legislative agenda on taxes and immigration during an...