IMMIGRATION A federal judge in Maryland ruled that President Trump had the right to end DACA in a win for the administration. But Trump’s immigration order remains on hold because other federal courts have placed injunctions on the order. http://cvote.it/2ti76rL
SENATE 2018 Sen. Thad Cochran, R-MS, will resign April 1, because of health concerns. Gov. Phil Bryant, R-MS, will appoint a temporary replacement until a November special election to serve out of the rest of the term that ends in January 2021. Republicans are favored to hold the November special election. http://cvote.it/2tjh0ZZ
CLARITY At its 2018 convention, the Kansas GOP affirmed that gender was determined by biological sex and committed to upholding parental rights. http://cvote.it/2tjng42
RATINGS DIVE More and more Americans are tuning out of Hollywood. The Academy Awards had the lowest ratings in 44 years. http://cvote.it/2tg2rX4
INDECENCY The Rhode Island Legislature is considering a $20 fee for accessing online pornography. The proposal is drafted by two Democrats who want the fees collected to combat human trafficking. http://cvote.it/2tl5UDS
CULTURE A gay man who runs a Nashville management group said his clients would no longer support the Country Music Association for having former Gov. Mike Huckabee as a board member. Huckabee resigned, but not before calling out the bullying tactics of those who claim ‘tolerance.’ http://cvote.it/2tjde2L
OUR PROBLEMS TODAY A large portion of our country seems to fear that the answer to our problems might just be God. http://cvote.it/2oL6plJ
ABUSE LAWSUITS St. Cloud is the fourth diocese in Minnesota to declare bankruptcy since a 2013 law which lifted the statute of limitations for child abuse allegations until May 2016. There are only six Catholic dioceses in Minnesota. http://cvote.it/2tnCncS
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes was a Secular Franciscan who lived a life of quiet prayer and penance. She established a clinic where she helped to nurse plague patients, but seems to have succumbed to the disease herself. http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Remember your mercies, O Lord. ” (Ps 25:6) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
WOW Three ex-Satanists come home to the Catholic Church. http://cvote.it/2tffpEI