Benjamin S. Weiss is a Courthouse News Service Washington reporter. Bylined the May 15, 2026 “Angels and aliens? Religious Republicans square faith with the UFO files” piece (src-religious-republicans-uap-files-2026-05) — the first in-vault byline-level reporting that records on-the-record Capitol-corridor theological reactions to pursue from anna-paulina-luna, lauren-boebert, eric-burlison, and tim-burchett.