SUPREME COURT // Citing abortion as a reason, Montana Democrat Jon Tester becomes the 40th Senator in favor of preventing an up-or-down vote on Gorsuch’s nomination. If Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer get just one more Senator, then Republicans cannot move forward with a vote on the nomination — unless Republicans change the rules and eliminate a filibuster on Supreme Court nominations. There are Senators who caucus with the Democrats who remain undecided. Here’s the latest position on every Senator: http://cvote.it/2oyRxoZ
SUPREME COURT // Indiana’s Joe Donnelly becomes the third Democratic Senator to announce that he’s voting yes to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. http://cvote.it/2oyXLFv
SUPREME COURT // USA Today editorial: “Supreme Court nominee is well qualified and within the broad judicial mainstream.” http://cvote.it/2ozcRuB
HEALTH CARE // Top House conservative Jim Jordan, R-OH, says Speaker Paul Ryan’s handling of the health care bill was ‘deeply flawed.’ Jordan said the bill had only 17 percent support because it was drafted in secret, and rushed through committees “where there are no witnesses who actually testify, where there are no amendments allowed to be offered…” http://cvote.it/2nQ4ixa
POLITICS // During the presidential campaign, Democrats tried to claim that they took the high road. They have taken a decidely different tone now. New DNC Chairman Tom Perez refuses to apologize for saying Republicans “don’t give a s*** about people.” http://cvote.it/2ozll4U
MONDAY MOTIVATION // “The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day.” -Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
ABUSE OF POWER // As millions of Americans file their tax returns, a reminder that John Koskinen remains on as IRS Commissioner despite overseeing an agency during the Obama administration that targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups. http://cvote.it/2nQnESP
PP SCANDAL // California allows animal rights activists to release secretly-recorded undercover videos, but not pro-lifers. http://cvote.it/2nQ7YyQ
CATHOLIC // Cardinal Sarah reflects on the tenth anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s instruction Summorum Pontificum saying that both the ordinary and extraordinary forms of the liturgy should bring to the faithful “the beauty of the liturgy, its sacredness, the silence, the recollection, the mystical dimension, and adoration.” http://cvote.it/2nQ7x7M
CATHOLIC // Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI tells EWTN: ‘Thank you for your work.’ http://cvote.it/2oz4X4e
SAINT // Saint Benedict the African – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side.” (Ps 23:4) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
NEAT // San Diego Padre for life: Team continues support for disabled former pitcher. http://cvote.it/2nMSY3b