Kate Scanlon

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet with Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Jan. 12, according to the White House schedule. The private meeting was closed to ... See more

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Members of Congress questioned the Trump administration’s plans for Venezuela after its recent strike to remove deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, as well as its plans for Greenland. The same week, the U.S. Hou... See more

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump said Jan. 7 he will seek to ban corporations from buying single-family homes amid the housing shortage, an issue the U.S. bishops’ conference has said is affecting “a basic human right” nationwide. “For a ver... See more

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Jan. 8 to extend enhanced health care subsidies for three years by a vote of 230-196 after 17 Republicans broke with their party’s leadership to force a vote. House Democrats earned e... See more

WASHINGTON (OSV News) ─ The U.S. Senate on Jan. 8 advanced a war powers resolution following the Trump administration's recent strike to remove deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, requiring congressional approval for Trump to take addi... See more