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| THURSDAY, JULY 5 |
| AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ROLLBACK The Trump administration announced that it was eliminating 24 Affirmative Action guidelines pushed by the Obama administration, deeming them “unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper.” READ |
| KETHLEDGE ON THE RISE? Several news reports suggest that a great interview with President Trump has propelled Judge Raymond Kethledge as a serious contender to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. READ |
| COURT FIGHT Some liberals groups are so adamant to stop to a nominee to replace Anthony Kennedy that they are playing fast and loose with the facts. READ |
| IGNORE SUBPOENA? The former FBI agent who vowed to “stop” President Trump from winning the 2016 presidential election might ignore a House subpoena to testify, his lawyer said. READ |
| CELEBRATING ABORTION? Disgusting, but not surprising: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marked Independence Day by celebrating abortion and the Roe v Wade decision which legalized the practice. READ |
| HISTORIC OBSTRUCTION Senate Democrats have pushed three times as many cloture votes to stall President Trump’s nominees as were pushed during his four previous predecessors’ combined first terms. READ |
| CITIZENSHIP TEST How confident are you in your understanding of the American system of government? Could you pass the citizenship test which immigrants must take? READ |
| PEOPLE OF PRAISE Judge Amy Barrett is being heavily criticized for her membership in the charismatic Catholic organization People of Praise. The Catholic News Agency did a profile on the organization. READ |
| A CATHOLIC CONNECTION George Washington’s 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation were developed by French Jesuits. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Anthony Zaccaria lived only 36 years, but founded three religious communities, and contributed to the reformation of the Church. He insisted on various religious or devotional practices to renew the spiritual life of the clergy, religious, and laity. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just.” (Ps 19:10) READ |
| CATHOLIC ROOTS OF THE DECLARATION St. Robert Bellarmine, Thomas Jefferson, and the Declaration of Independence. READ |