President Donald Trump on Sept. 23 addressed the U.N. General Assembly amid the backdrop of conflict in Gaza and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as world leaders still question the extent to which the U.S. will be involved in global affairs as the Trump administration implements its “America First” foreign policy.
President Donald Trump raised the fee for an H-1B visa to $100,000 on Sept. 19, creating some confusion for employers and prompting concern for Catholic immigration advocates.
Charlie Kirk was an “influential figure” in his own election, President Donald Trump said at a memorial service for the Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has thanked the Trump administration for its recent decision to revoke a Biden-era rule that qualified veterans to receive abortions under their medical package.
Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice, particularly in Ukraine and in the Holy Land.
A federal court blocks a land transfer threatening Oak Flat, a sacred Indigenous site, as Trump vows to appeal amid religious freedom and environmental concerns.
WFUV, an NPR public radio station based at Fordham University in the Bronx, is just one of the media organizations impacted by the Trump administration’s decision to roll back $9 billion in previously appropriated funds for international aid programs and public broadcasting.
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” contains at least 30 provisions related to migration, including funding for border security enhancements and other measures.
The Trump administration said Aug. 1 it would revoke its predecessor’s policy rule that included abortion as a covered health benefit for veterans and their dependents, and return to a policy of fully excluding abortion and abortion-counseling.
A federal judge on July 28 ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding, indefinitely blocking a provision in President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda that would strip those funds for one year.
