Texas bishop removed from his post by Pope Francis set to address CPAC at National Harbor January 30, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, the former shepherd of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, plans to address the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference’s annual Ronald Reagan Dinner as a keynote speaker in February, CPAC announced.
Catholic advocate raises questions about a border proposal quickly becoming an election issue January 30, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News A leading Catholic immigration advocate has raised questions about whether restrictions in a bipartisan border proposal now before Congress will help the situation or make it worse for migrants trying to enter the U.S.
Trump wins New Hampshire GOP primary; ‘Race is far from over,’ Haley says January 24, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump won New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary Jan. 23, according to a projection of the race by The Associated Press, defeating his last remaining rival, former U.N. Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, in the key contest.
Trump wins Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges out Haley for second January 16, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa caucuses Jan. 15, according to multiple projections, marking his first electoral victory in a contest he has led in polling.
Faith signaling: What you see may not be what you get January 16, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Commentary As the primaries heat up, we should guard ourselves against uncritically supporting candidates who know how to present themselves on the political stage as devout Catholics or concerned Christians.
Haley, DeSantis debate while Trump appears at town hall hours after Christie exits GOP primary January 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, World News The Republican presidential primary field narrowed Jan. 10 just hours before the party’s final debate before the key Iowa Caucuses, as former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie suspended his campaign.
Washington Roundup: Justices disqualify Trump; Harris’ abortion tour; no Ukraine Christmas deal December 22, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News The Colorado Supreme Court on Dec. 19 found former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
GOP presidential candidates debate absent Trump, gender transitions for minors December 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Four Republican presidential candidates participated in a Dec. 6 debate in Tuscaloosa, Alabama seeking to increase their support as their party’s first contests in the primary process are scheduled next month.
Scott’s withdrawal from GOP presidential primary further shrinks a once-crowded field November 14, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News After Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., announced Nov. 12 that he is suspending his 2024 campaign for his party’s presidential nomination, Catholic political scientists told OSV News that the senator ran a campaign out of sync with the Republican primary electorate.
Trump leads Biden in 5 of 6 key swing states, says N.Y. Times/Siena College poll November 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former President Donald Trump led President Joe Biden in five out of six key battleground states, according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena College, a Franciscan-run school in Loudonville, New York.
Experts: Pence’s GOP primary exit will push other lower-polling candidates to end bids October 31, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News Former Vice President Mike Pence ended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Oct. 28 after lackluster fundraising and polling. Pence’s departure will put pressure on other low-polling candidates in the GOP field to end their bids as well, political scientists told OSV News.
Tim Scott praises Netanyahu for ‘restraint’, blasts Trump criticism at Georgetown event October 18, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Colleges, Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., a Republican presidential candidate, praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Oct. 16 for demonstrating “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel about a week prior, and pushed back on his party’s front-runner, former President Donald Trump, for his criticism of Netanyahu days after the attack.
