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A procession for immigrant rights on July 13 in the streets surrounding St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Shrine in New York City. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) 
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Jim McDermott
Across the nation, bishops and other church leaders have spoken out against Trump administration asylum, detention and immigration policies. Many dioceses have mobilized to provide services for those under threat. But some Catholics worry the overall church response has been too muted, given the gravity of the crisis.
Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee about his report on Russian election interference, in Washington on July 24. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
David Dark
An obsession with the ‘optics’ of Robert Mueller’s testimony misses the point, writes David Dark. Watching this thoughtful and unperturbed man is a reminder of a path we are each free to take at any time.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Charles Sykes
Charlie Sykes: This is where the G.O.P.’s Faustian bargain has led. Their moral compromises and tolerance of President Trump‘s racism have become a habit.
Politics & SocietyNews
Colleen Long - Associated Press
The move by President Donald Trump's administration was meant to essentially end asylum protections as they now are on the southern border.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, unveils the creation of Commission on Unalienable Rights, headed by Mary Ann Glendon, left, a Harvard Law School professor and a former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, during an announcement at the US State Department in Washington, Monday, July 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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From AP, CNS, RNS, Staff and other sources
The commission will be chaired by Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon.
White House adviser Jared Kushner listens during a proclamation signing with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington.
Politics & SocietyNews
Associated Press
Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said Sunday that the country will not be "tempted" by money into giving up Palestinian rights, criticizing the Trump administration's $50 billion investment proposal that comes as part of its recently unveiled Middle East peace plan.