On "EWTN News Nightly with Lauren Ashburn" tonight: Fight for Religious Freedom: Lawmakers debate how to battle discrimination without targeting the faithful. We are inside the Hearing Room on Capitol Hill. Plus: Iran responds: Tehran says diplomatic efforts with the U.S. are permanently closed. We have a report and analysis. Also: We have an update on Cardinal George Pell's appeal and what could happen if his charges of sex abuse are overturned; and Catholic lawmaker Steve Scalise tells us how he used his faith on his journey to forgiving the gunman who almost killed him two years ago.
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