President Joe Biden is nearing the end of his term in the White House with an all-time low approval rating, according to a new Marquette Law School Poll.
Supreme Court takes up S.C. Planned Parenthood defunding case
The U.S. Supreme Court said Dec. 18 it will hear a case concerning South Carolina’s attempt to prevent Planned Parenthood from participating in its Medicaid health program, setting up what could be a major case about the nation’s largest abortion provider’s ability to use public funds in states that have restricted abortion.
3 dead, including teen suspect, in mass shooting at Wisconsin Christian school
Police in Madison, Wisc., said they are investigating a mass shooting at that city’s Abundant Life Christian School Dec. 16 that left multiple people dead and injured.
Supreme Court to hear Catholic agency’s religious exemption case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 13 agreed to hear a case from the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior, Wisconsin, in which the agency argued a decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court discounted its religious identity.
Texas AG sues N.Y. doctor for prescribing abortion pills to woman in Dallas area
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on behalf of the state against a New York-based doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, his office said Dec. 13.
Trump’s pro-union labor secretary pick surprises some, faces criticism on abortion
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., surprised some political observers for her union-friendly positions, but also faced criticism from some business groups, as well as from pro-life conservatives concerned about her record on abortion.
Hay reportes de que Trump podría tener planes de permitir arrestos de ICE en iglesias
Es posible que la administración entrante del presidente electo Donald Trump planee rescindir una política de larga data que impide a los agentes de Inmigración y Aduanas realizar detenciones en lo que se consideran áreas protegidas, incluyendo lugares de culto, escuelas y hospitales, según un informe de NBC News.
No sanctuary? Trump reportedly plans to reverse policy, permit ICE arrests at churches
The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump plans to rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals, according to a report by NBC News.
Pro-life advocates grapple with Trump’s lack of clarity on abortion pills, next term’s policy
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House in January, activists on both sides of the abortion debate have been left to grapple with some lack of clarity from him on the issue.
U.S. bishops join pope, other groups urging Biden to commute 40 death sentences
The U.S. bishops’ conference was among the groups that urged President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 to commute existing federal death sentences before President-elect Donald Trump, who has sought to expand the use of capital punishment, returns to the White House.
As border state bishops, New Mexico prelates urge Trump to reconsider mass deportation plans
The incoming Trump administration should “rethink” its plans to carry out mass deportations, the bishops of New Mexico wrote in an open letter.
Supreme Court hears challenge to Tennessee’s gender transition ban for minors
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Dec. 4 in a case concerning a challenge to a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.