DEM CONVENTION // Bernie Sanders’ call for Hillary Clinton to be president was met with mixed reactions, even audible “booing” from delegates who would prefer him as the nominee. http://cvote.it/2afzald
DEM CONVENTION // Angered by email leaks which showed favoritism towards Hillary Clinton, supporters of Bernie Sanders shouted “Lock her up” against Clinton at a breakfast at the Democratic National Convention. [VIDEO] http://cvote.it/2afqN9i
DEM CONVENTION // The Democrats thought this would help them, but it’s possible it’ll backfire with voters. The Democrats invited an illegal immigrant to address the Democratic National Convention to bash Donald Trump. http://cvote.it/2afuOKQ
2016 // Donald Trump gets Convention bounce, drawing polls to a dead heat. When looking just at the poll numbers, pundit Nate Silver says Trump would have a 57% chance of winning if the election were held today. http://cvote.it/2afvqQs
LGBT // This Virginia school board just put the brakes on their transgender policy after parents fought back. http://cvote.it/2afvu2X
PRO-LIFE // Seventy-eight percent of those surveyed in a new poll believe that abortion facilities should be held to the same standards as other outpatient surgery centers. http://cvote.it/2afzekT
ON THIS DAY // 1898 – During the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launch their invasion of Puerto Rico. http://cvote.it/2afq0oF
SAINT OF THE DAY // Saints Joachim and Anne – http://cvote.it/Daily-Saint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
AWESOME // Mike Piazza thanked his mother for raising him Catholic and quoted Pope Benedict XVI in his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech. http://cvote.it/2afq2gg