ABORTION // Democrats vow “all out assault” on Hyde amendment, which ensures tax money isn’t used for abortion. How can Hillary Clinton be “pro-choice” if she wants to force you to pay for abortions? http://cvote.it/2aTraHi
2016 // Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, won a GOP congressional primary in Wyoming, and is now very likely to be elected to Congress in November. http://cvote.it/2aTt8aH
2016 // Unless Trump’s numbers rebound, it might be time for Republicans to start worrying about their House majority. http://cvote.it/2aTqwcS
LGBT // Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., criticized the Obama administration for naming a Navy ship after homosexual activist Harvey Milk. http://cvote.it/2aS2IG5
MEDIA BIAS // How do you write a feature story about what makes Olympian Katie Ledecky tick without mentioning her strong Catholic faith? Terry Mattingly of Get Religion takes the Washington Post to task. http://cvote.it/2aS3SkM
RIP // John McLaughlin, founder and host of the political PBS television show “McLaughlin Group” died at the age of 89. Fun fact: McLaughlin was once a Jesuit priest when he ran for the Senate as a Republican in 1970 (he lost). A friend of Pat Buchanan, he then went to work for the Nixon White House eventually leaving the Jesuits. http://cvote.it/2aTsmdq
ON THIS DAY // 1862 – Dakota uprising begins in Minnesota. http://cvote.it/2aS2Vct
SAINT OF THE DAY // Saint Joan of the Cross – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
FUNNY //