LGBT // The NBA and the NCAA have attacked North Carolina lawmakers who object to permitting transgender biological males to enter girls’ bathrooms. But did this high-powered attack backfire? A new poll shows an astonishing turnaround for North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, who was down 7 points but now leads by 2. http://cvote.it/2cN1Ioc
2016 // New leaked documents show how a Democratic law firm helped the Obama administration run a “pay for play” operation where wealthy donors were given ambassadorships during Hillary Clinton’s tenure at the State Department. http://cvote.it/2cNaN05
QUOTE OF THE WEEK // Cosmopolitan magazine’s writers are upset that fathers don’t get maternity leave under Donald Trump’s plan. Writer Amy Otto: “A sudden interest in fathers is laughable considering that if this same discussion were about abortion, Cosmo would suddenly insist the father had no voice in the affair.” http://cvote.it/2cN1jC2
2016 // Donald Trump said he would use Medicaid to cover poor people who can’t afford private health insurance, in a bit of a break from standard Republican health care reform ideas. He would also make birth control available without a prescription — a position which was also advanced by former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal. http://cvote.it/2cNbVAX
LGBT // Teachers in this North Carolina school are banned from calling students “girls” and “boys.” http://cvote.it/2czZ2Xo
CV BLOG // Joshua Bowman offers some interesting thoughts on the decision we face this election: “If the #NeverTrump camp wants to be taken seriously, they need to explain how the same checks and balances that have utterly failed to hold back the progressive agenda of President Obama will somehow become effective against the far more ruthless, experienced, and cold-blooded Clinton family and their well-tuned political apparatus.” http://cvote.it/2crnclO
INDECENCY // New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio shut down free public wi-fi kiosks after a homeless man engaged in a lewd act by watching indecent material online. http://cvote.it/2cN7TbD
ON THIS DAY // 1932 – Gandhi begins fast in protest of caste separation. http://cvote.it/1KQT02J
SAINT // Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian – http://cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
NEAT // St. Thomas More’s hats – and other relics – arrive today in Washington DC! They’ll be there until March 31. Details: http://cvote.it/2cMZzZD