Kate Scanlon is a national reporter for OSV News covering Washington.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision late March 19 once again blocking Texas from enforcing its controversial law that makes it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico.
Earlier the same day, a divided
The U.S. Senate recently passed a bill to extend and expand in scope a law that compensates Americans who were exposed to radiation by the federal government, and advocates are urging the U.S. House to follow suit.
A divided U.S. Supreme Court March 19 lifted a temporary pause on a controversial Texas law that makes it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico, allowing the state to enforce the law while litigation proceeds.
Catholic organizations
Arizona's governor recently rejected legislation that would have made crossing the state's international border a state crime separate from a federal one in a move praised by the state's Catholic conference, as other controversial measures work their way through the state's Legislature.
The House March 13 passed a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the social media platform TikTok over its ties to China and lawmakers' concerns about spyware, unless that platform's parent company, ByteDance, divests.
Also, President Joe Biden and former
Vice President Kamala Harris on March 14 toured a Minnesota abortion clinic, marking the first time that a president or vice president has done so, according to Harris' office.
During a trip to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, part of a nationwide tour Harris
Synodality is a key theme of Pope Francis' pontificate and its importance to the church's mission can be seen in the American church's response to policy issues including migration, said experts in a Georgetown University panel discussion marking the pontiff's 11th anniversary.
A federal judge March 8 dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states, allowing the Biden administration to continue operating a program permitting some migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton said Texas, and the
A state judge March 11 temporarily blocked the Texas attorney general's demands for the records of Annunciation House, citing concerns the state had a "predetermined" motive to shut down the Catholic nonprofit serving migrants.
District Judge Francisco Dominguez in El Paso issued an
President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address March 7, calling for the protection of democracy in the U.S. and overseas, providing further military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, expanded abortion access, and for bipartisan cooperation on immigration policy.