HEALTH CARE // Retired House Speaker John Boehner says that Republicans on Capitol Hill are getting cold feet and that repeal and replace of Obamacare is “not going to happen.” http://cvote.it/2mj2zxE
HEALTH CARE // Vice President Mike Pence pushed back at timid Congressional Republicans and called on them to “repeal and replace Obamacare.” http://cvote.it/2mj8gLV
WHITE HOUSE // Speaking at CPAC, White House strategist Stephen Bannon told conservatives that there’s an unending battle for “deconstruction of the administrative state.” Bannon added: “If you think they’re going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. Every day, it is going to be a fight.” http://cvote.it/2mj4sKF
SUPREME COURT // Senator Ted Cruz, R-TX, said “odds are very good” of a second Supreme Court vacancy this summer. While claiming “no inside information,” Cruz noted “that most of my professional career has been as a Supreme Court litigator and I know the Court well.” http://cvote.it/2mj4W3j
FRIDAY FUNNY // “What is the wage gap between all 58 genders?” @handymayhem
MEDIA // CNN morning co-host Chris Cuomo tweeted more than 90 messages criticizing the Trump administration’s rescinding of an Obama-era guidance on transgender issues. http://cvote.it/2mj4oKN
ABORTION // The battle to defund Planned Parenthood started this month with rescinding an Obama-era regulation. But Planned Parenthood’s biggest source of funding comes from Medicaid reimbursement. And that fight is waiting on a final Republican replacement plan for Obamacare. http://cvote.it/2mj3Jch
ABORTION // Remembering Jane Roe and Mary Doe: The Courage of Norma McCorvey and Sandra Cano. http://cvote.it/2mj04LL
CATHOLIC // Cardinal Napier praises President Trump’s reinstatement of pro-life Mexico City Policy. Napier is the archbishop of Durban, South Africa. http://cvote.it/2miVWLD
CATHOLIC // How old anti-Catholic laws still threaten religious freedom today. http://cvote.it/2miZ0HI
SAINT // Blessed Luke Belludi – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “Guide me, Lord, in the way of your commands.” (Ps 119:35) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
FAITH // Thomas Peters was floating face-down in the surf — and it was unclear whether he would even survive, let alone walk. Our Sunday Visitor profiles the astounding recovery — and even more amazing faith of CatholicVote’s own Thomas Peters. http://cvote.it/2miWd14