2018 AGENDA The Trump administration is planning to unveil a $1 trillion infrastructure plan at the top of their agenda for 2018. The roughly 70-page infrastructure proposal is expected sometime in January. http://cvote.it/2BIP8hu
TRUMP CUTS FUNDS TO UN The United States has long borne a disproportionate share of the funding to the United Nations. But the Trump administration just announced that they are reducing its funding to the international body by $285 million. The move comes after the United Nations General Assembly rebuked the United States for moving its embassy to Jerusalem. http://cvote.it/2BHUGsZ
CRIME & MIGRATION If you are in prison, and are foreign-born, there’s a 94% chance you entered our country illegally. That’s among several fascinating facts from a Justice Department report on illegal immigration and incarceration. http://cvote.it/2BIVcH3
HOUSING MARKET IS HOT Whoa. Home prices climbed a robust 6.2% from a year ago, amid strong demand from would-be buyers and a shrinking supply of properties for sale. Good news: Of the 20 metro areas tracked by the index, Washington, DC reported the smallest price gain with 3.1%. http://cvote.it/2BIpSs4
THIS RACE IS A MICROCOSM “The district is right in the middle of what you might call Trump Country. It has a lot of historically blue-collar Democratic voters who decided to take a chance on Donald Trump.” -CV Political Director Josh Mercer to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th District. http://cvote.it/2BGij56
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The love demonstrated by pro-‘gay marriage’ Catholics only serves the purpose of cynical self-preservation—preservation of their influence and standing in a corrupt society. They’re simply siding with bullies against victims in order to avoid being victimized themselves.” -Carly Hoilman, Duterte Catholicism: When ‘Love’ Becomes a Heresy http://cvote.it/2BG16IQ
NO MORE OBSTRUCTIONISM End the delay: Confirm Sam Brownback to Ambassador for Religious Freedom. http://cvote.it/2BGSyBo
STEALING JESUS? Pray for this poor soul: A topless protester tried to steal the statue of the Baby Jesus from the Vatican’s nativity scene. http://cvote.it/2BGIeJQ
US-VATICAN RELATIONS Ambassador Callista Gingrich officially begins her tenure as Ambassador to the Holy See. http://cvote.it/2BJnTmY
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint John the Evangelist – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Rejoice in the Lord, you just!” (Ps 97:12) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
BEAUTY Saint John the Evangelist by Frans Hals.