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In rare move, Catholic leaders issue dueling letters criticizing GOP budget bill NATO

In rare move, Catholic leaders issue dueling letters criticizing GOP budget bill

(RNS) — In an unusual display of public disagreement among U.S. Catholic hierarchy, bishops signed on to two competing letters to lawmakers on Thursday (June 26) regarding the Republican-led federal budget proposal containing a massive funding expansion for immigration enforcement, with each letter exhibiting different levels of criticism of the…
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June 27, 2025
Senators Demand Investigation Into Canceled VA Contracts, Citing “Damning Reporting From ProPublica” NATO

Senators Demand Investigation Into Canceled VA Contracts, Citing “Damning Reporting From ProPublica”

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened Senators this week called for a federal investigation into the Trump administration’s killing of hundreds of contracts for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Democrat Richard Blumenthal…
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June 26, 2025
NATO chief defends ‘daddy’ remark as Trump says it was made ‘affectionately’ NATO

NATO chief defends ‘daddy’ remark as Trump says it was made ‘affectionately’

NATO's secretary-general has defended referring to United States President Donald Trump as "daddy". Earlier on Thursday (AEST), during an event as part of a NATO alliance summit in the Netherlands, Trump likened Israel and Iran to "two kids in a schoolyard". "They've had a big fight," he said. "You know,…
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June 26, 2025