ABORTION // A judge blocked Texas from requiring fetal remains be buried. The law requires fetal remains, regardless of the state of gestation, to be treated like those of a deceased person by having them buried or cremated. http://cvote.it/2gR2DUJ
ELECTION // They want to blame the Russians for losing, but it is now clear that Hillary Clinton’s campaign made a series of tactical blunders. http://cvote.it/2gQLlqx
HEALTH CARE // A conservative journalist — who was once very skeptical that Republicans would actually get around to repealing Obamacare — now says: “In my conversations with GOP Hill staffers in both chambers, I was actually a bit surprised at their certainty… it was spoken about as something that is definitely going to happen, and as quickly as possible.” Here is how they plan to proceed: http://cvote.it/2gQK96v
CHILD CARE // Ivanka Trump is reportedly already making calls to lawmakers to discuss child care legislation. http://cvote.it/2gQzU2i
ECONOMICS // President-elect Trump is considering CNBC contributor and prominent supply-side economics advocate Larry Kudlow for a top economic adviser post. Kudlow is also a member of the Catholic Advisory Board of the Ave Maria Mutual Funds. http://cvote.it/2gQLzOF
JOURNALISM // The media have lost the trust of many Americans thanks to their partisan and shrill political coverage. Here are five ways to start gaining trust back. http://cvote.it/2hTfC5K
FAKE NEWS // Facebook said it was going to crack down on fake news through a variety of ways, including letting users report what they deem to be fake news. But Facebook also wants to use so-called “fact-checkers” who are hardly unbiased. http://cvote.it/2gR8Xvp
PRO-LIFE // Pro-Life people across America will gather on December 17 to sing Christmas carols at abortion clinics. http://cvote.it/2gR2Fvy
CATHOLIC // A respected professor, known for his orthodoxy and unflinching defense of a distinctly Catholic worldview, has been isolated at a Catholic college in recent months by student activists and faculty members who have not taken kindly to his critiques on modern-day understandings of “diversity.” http://cvote.it/2hTcdnp
ON THIS DAY // 1773 – In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. http://cvote.it/1I70FsU
SAINT // Saint Adelaide – http:/cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
HUMOR //