Washington, D.C. Beat

The Religious Liberty Commission meets to examine what recommendations to make to the president about promoting and protecting religious freedom.

WASHINGTON (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 …

In a little over a month since his election to the papacy, Pope Leo XIV has appeared to embrace his role as a head of state to promote Catholic principles …

Abortion opponents said the Biden administration weaponized the law by not pursuing proportionate charges against those who vandalized pro-life facilities.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — As the Senate began its consideration of a sweeping package for President Donald Trump’s agenda, the U.S. bishops and other Catholic leaders urged lawmakers not to cut …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Less than a week after President Donald Trump held an Oval Office event to mark the end of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tenure as a “special …

GOP senator said retracted FBI memo that suggested some “radical traditionalist” Catholics pose threats have been more widely distributed than previously known

CMS “will work to rectify any perceived legal confusion” created by the Biden administration’s directive that hospitals perform abortions in emergencies.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Elon Musk’s tenure as a “special government employee” came to an end May 30. The same week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make …

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end deportation protections for over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.