TRUMP: NO CHANGE ON 401Ks A popular retirement program will remain unscathed in the tax plan. “There will be NO change to your 401(k),” President Trump wrote on Twitter. “This has always been a great and popular middle class tax break that works, and it stays!” http://cvote.it/2i1qdx9
IVANKA PUSHES TAX CUTS Expanding the child tax credit was the centerpiece of Ivanka Trump’s speech in Philadelphia. “We’re advocating strongly for the expansion of the child tax credit, we think it’s critically important to help offer American families much needed relief and prioritize what’s right for their families,” she said. http://cvote.it/2gyjLgS
PUERTO RICO Two Republican senators are holding up disaster aid to Puerto Rico because they say the island also needs to be exempted from a 1920 law that has complicated efforts to send supplies to the U.S. territory. http://cvote.it/2gzO1YS
RUSSIA Byron York says that coverage of Russia’s influence on the election seems to be focusing less on allegations that Donald Trump or his associates colluded with the Russians, and more on Russia’s attempts to persuade voters. http://cvote.it/2i0QQlS
MEDIA CNN’s new ad features an apple with a narrator saying: “This is an apple. Some people might try to tell you that it’s a banana… But it’s not. This is an apple.” But how about the 10 times that CNN told us an apple was actually a banana? Here are some recent false stories from that network: http://cvote.it/2hZTs3n
HARASSED BY ‘FEMINIST’ MEN Amber Athey: My harassment came at the hands of men who claim they are ‘feminists.’ http://cvote.it/2gxhZfK
CATHOLIC Texas bishops criticize the ACLU’s support for teen immigrant’s quest to get an abortion. http://cvote.it/2i1rTHa
PERSECUTION Which country is the worst persecutor of Christians? North Korea. http://cvote.it/2i0mxf9
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Anthony Mary Claret – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he has come to his people.” (Lk 1:68) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
SPIRITED The chainsaw nun who helped clear streets after Hurricane Irma has inspired a new craft brew in Florida. http://cvote.it/2i0eajH