Catholic Americans expressed frustration after President Biden publicly broke with the teachings of the Catholic Church once again on Monday. Biden has faced accusations of being a “cafeteria Catholic” throughout his tenure, and that criticism resurfaced this week after the Vatican released a declaration reaffirming its opposition to “gender theory,” surrogacy and other progressive social movements. In response, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre asserted Biden’s support for...

California lawmakers don’t know for sure how big their budget deficit is, but on Thursday they decided it’s big enough to go ahead and reduce spending by about $17 billion. The vote represents a preemptive strike from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is trying to get ahead of a stubborn shortfall that has been increasing every month and will likely extend into next year and beyond — when...

The man accused of starting a fire outside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office a week ago has had past brushes with the law involving guns and a history of traveling from place to place, prosecutors say in court filings arguing that he should remain detained. Security video shows Shant Michael Soghomonian throwing liquid at the bottom of a door opening into Sanders’ third-floor office in Burlington and...