LOOP: Democrats lose another special election
DEMS IN DISARRAY // Liberals from across the country poured millions of dollars (and Hollywood celebrities drove voters to the polls) in the special election in Georgia’s 6th District. They lost. Running against Nancy Pelosi remains an effective electoral strategy for House Republican candidates. http://cvote.it/2rTSicM
RELIGIOUS TEST // Liberal Senator Bernie Sanders on CNN doubled down on his outrageous religious test against Russell Vought, who is seeking Senate confirmation for a budget position. Sanders slammed Vought as ‘Islamophobic’ because he believes in the traditional Christian teaching that non-Christians do not receive salvation. http://cvote.it/2sofjbg
HEALTH CARE // The Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there will be a “discussion draft” outline of the health care bill by Thursday, and a finalized bill shortly after that. It really looks like the Republican Senate might have a vote on a health care bill before the Fourth of July recess. A little independence from Obamacare. http://cvote.it/2sonbte
CULTURE // U2’s Bono tells concert crows he’s ‘grateful’ Steve Scalise and others survived shooting. VIDEO: http://cvote.it/2rTiAvH
2020 // Eric Holder, Obama’s attorney general, is thinking of running for president in 2020. He might do well in the primaries, where blacks make up one-third of Democratic voters. But his liberal views on race and his bland speaking style would likely make him a weak general election candidate. http://cvote.it/2sovFAI
PAID LEAVE // Ivanka Trump met with Sens. Marco Rubio, R-FL, and Deb Fischer, R-NE, to discuss paid leave and tax credits for families. The president’s budget proposed a six-week leave plan. Sen. Fischer: “We’re going to work together. You know it’s not my plan and the White House plan. We need a plan that’s going to be our plan so that we can have support.” http://cvote.it/2sosedb
PAID LEAVE // Robert Verbruggen says that conservatives should be creative with the tax code and present new ideas, rather than just forcing employers to offer paid-leave. His idea? Create a single refundable tax credit worth $2,000 and rather than wait until April 15, you would get it right at the birth of their child. http://cvote.it/2rTvgTv
CATHOLIC // Corpus Christi processions are making a comeback. http://cvote.it/2rTJUd4
CATHOLIC // This Sunday will mark the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Here are a few ways to digest the impressive work. http://cvote.it/2rTqJ32
SAINT // Saint Aloysius Gonzaga – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “Blessed the man who fears the Lord.” (Ps 146:1) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
BEAUTY // New study says that beautiful churches are an important force in bringing conversions. This would confirm what Cardinal Ratzinger said in 1985: “The only really effective apologia for Christianity comes down to two arguments, namely, the saints the Church has produced and the art which has grown in her womb.” (Below is St. Paul’s Cathedral in Pittsburgh.) http://cvote.it/2rTy42K