The following are excerpts of remarks delivered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, at the 2026 March for Life: I met my dear wife, Marie, more than fifty years ago in the pro-life movement—and today, like you, we are more committed, hope-filled, determined and—let me add—more impatient than ever to see “life celebrated as a gift from God.” With indomitable faith, compassion, and tenacity, we must recommit to protecting the weakest and most vulnerable. Abo... Read more

By Lizzy Masinga & Mariam Mjahid Published January 23, 2026 A Texas congressman has said that integrating the M23 rebels into government security forces, along with neighboring countries collaborating to benefit from Congo's mineral resources, would be a solution to the long-running war in northeastern Congo. Congressman Ronny Jackson, a former US Army doctor, made the statement Thursday as the US House Foreign Affairs Committee questioned government representatives about progress in implementin... Read more

By Dan Hart Published January 23, 2026 As the annual March for Life descended on the nation’s capital Friday, two pro-life pieces of legislation were passed by the House of Representatives, one safeguarding federal funding for pregnancy resource centers and another ensuring that pregnant college students are fully informed of their rights to give birth and take care of their babies while receiving an education. On Wednesday, the House passed the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Famili... Read more

By Calvin Freiburger Published Friday, January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST WASHINGTON, D.C. (LifeSiteNews) — Pro-life Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) addressed a shivering but dedicated mass gathering of pro-lifers Friday in the nation’s capital, offering assurances of congressional Republican leadership’s commitment to the pro-life cause. The 2026 March for Life is rallying on the National Mall before marching to the U.S. Supreme Court, to “celebrate life from the moment of conception to the moment of natu... Read more

By Rose L. Thayer Published January 23, 2026 Congress tasked a government watchdog with researching whether the Defense Department weaponized ticks with Lyme disease as part of a Cold War-era bioweapons program, in hopes that finding an origin can lead toward better testing, treatments and cures. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., added the amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which specifically calls on the Government Accountability Office to review government documents ... Read more

“President Trump’s new, comprehensive Protecting Life in Foreign Assistance policy is humane, life-affirming, and rejects the culture of death,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus. “It conditions critical funding—$30 billion of foreign aid—to serve our national interest as well as humanitarian and health priorities, instead of bankrolling UN entities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that promote and perform abortion violence,” Smith stated. “Unb... Read more

The following are excerpts of Chairman Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) opening statement at the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee’s January 22nd hearing—his fourteenth hearing chaired exclusively on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda—entitled “Advancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords”: My engagement in supporting peace between Rwanda and DRC spans more than three decades, from a focus on the immediate aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide t... Read more

By Mary Rose Published January 22, 2026 Republican Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey urged lawmakers during a House floor debate Jan. 21 to protect pregnancy care centers, sharing stories of women and families who made it through dramatic crises thanks to their work. The chamber later voted to pass legislation allowing states to direct federal welfare funds to such centers. Speaking ahead of the vote, Smith, co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, argued that pregnancy resource centers are e... Read more

On Thursday, January 22nd, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, joined EWTN News Nightly’s Veronica Dudo to discuss the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, legislative efforts in Congress to protect life, and the 2026 March for Life. The full interview can be viewed by clicking here. ### Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, today debated on the House floor in support of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act (HR 6945), legislation he cosponsored to enable states to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant funding for pregnancy care centers. Smith, who has long advocated for enhanced federal protections for pregnancy care centers—often the targets of biased harassment, discrimination, and malignme... Read more