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| FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 – CHRISTMAS FRIDAY |
| SHUTDOWN TO CONTINUE Congressional Democrats rejected an offer by the White House for less than $5 billion in border security and offered flexibility on how solid the wall needed to be. They are increasingly convinced that they are holding a better hand, and that President Trump will be under pressure to relent. READ |
| GOP SUPPORTS SHUTDOWN A new poll shows that 84% of Republicans support President Trump’s refusal to accept a funding bill without $5 billion for border security along the U.S.-Mexico border. READ |
| BIDEN 2020? Former president Barack Obama has met with several potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidates from Robert “Beto” O’Rourke to Elizabeth Warren. And his former vice president, Joe Biden, is reportedly upset — because he’s said to be considering a presidential run himself in 2020. READ |
| HISPANIC SUPPORT FOR TRUMP Hispanic support for President Trump has been steady at 30%, a point which is proving very frustrating to Democratic Party officials. READ |
| HEARTBEAT BILL DIES IS OHIO Republicans in the Ohio Legislature were unable to override Gov. John Kasich’s veto of a ban on abortions once a baby’s heartbeat is detectable. Incoming governor Mike DeWine has said he’ll sign the legislation if it’s passed by the next legislature. READ |
| “VAGABOND OF GOD” An English missionary who was killed during Zimbabwe’s civil war could soon be declared a saint. READ |
| CATHOLICS WHO ARE HURTING Father Thomas Berg has written a book called Hurting in the Church: A Way Forward for Wounded Catholics. “Jesus is continuing in the midst of our brokenness, in the midst of the utter moral failures of our pastors, in the midst of our own sinfulness and brokenness,” said Fr. Berg. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY King Herod slaughtered a number of male babies in an attempt to rid himself of the perceived threat of a usurper of his throne. What he didn’t realize is that Jesus’ kingdom is not of this world. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Our soul has been rescued like a bird from the fowler’s snare.” (Ps 124:7) READ |
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