Trump’s militarization of American streets may be mostly political theater—but that doesn’t mean its not dangerous.
Donald Trump
Posted inShort Take
In Trump’s America, the federal debt forecast is looking dire
As with a leaky roof, it is better to pay for repair work sooner, reducing debt, rather than letting the roof collapse and ending up with much higher costs.
Posted inThe Weekly Dispatch
The Trump administration’s friendly neighborhood military takeover of Washington
If you head to Washington seeking evidence of the city’s military takeover, you are very likely to come away disappointed.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after surrendering to ICE
“Deporting him to Uganda far away from his family reveals the cruelty embedded in this administration’s immigration policies,” J. Kevin Appleby, senior fellow for policy at the Center for Migration Studies in New York.
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Trump wants to erase history in parks and museums. Catholics should insist on the truth.
Refusing to acknowledge the shameful parts of United States history prevents real progress and flourishing.
Posted inFaith in Focus
President Trump says he wants to enter heaven. As a Catholic priest, I take that seriously.
The desire to enter heaven is part of the universal human longing for union with God. As is of course, the equally human desire to avoid the fires of hell, which, by the way, I also believe in.
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DC parish starts support group for workers affected by Trump’s mass federal layoffs
Jesuit Father Kevin Gillespie, Holy Trinity’s pastor, said a key concern expressed by attendees was how people had been affected by the mass firings and layoffs of federal government workers, which have led to tens of thousands of people in the Washington area and across the country losing their jobs.
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Pope Leo says he hopes Trump-Putin meeting leads to ceasefire in Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV told reporters he hoped U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin can find a way to reach a ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine when they meet in Alaska.
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Republicans champion religious freedom—but not for detained migrants
It is difficult to take the White House’s commitment to religious freedom seriously when CBS News reported that the U.S. government holds more than 59,000 people in immigration detention with uncertain access to chaplains and ministers.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
Trump’s first six months and the crisis of presidential power
Americans who are alarmed about Donald Trump’s assaults on democratic norms need to recognize that the courts alone are not a sufficient bulwark for the rule of law.