THE TRUMP RUSSIA DOSSIER Remember that dossier that alleged connections between Russia and the Trump campaign? The research behind the dossier was funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign and the DNC, according to an explosive report by the Washington Post. http://cvote.it/2i2Luql
CLINTON UNDER SCRUNITY The House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes announced his committee will investigate the Obama administration’s 2010 approval for the sale of a mining company that gave Russians partial control over Americans uranium reserves. Some Republicans claim that mysterious donations to the Clinton Foundation are related to the sale. http://cvote.it/2i3pnjp
BABY AT THE BORDER Horrible news: A federal appeals court ruled that an illegal immigrant teenager held in U.S. custody must be allowed to travel inside the United States to obtain an abortion. http://cvote.it/2i4KWA2
HEALTH CARE Pro-life groups urge Congress not to fund abortions in short-term Obamacare fix. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-IA, pledged to make sure pro-life protections are added to the bill moving forward. http://cvote.it/2i3AOHV
FLAKE OUT Sen. Jeff Flake, R-AZ, a fierce critic of President Trump, has decided not to run for reelection. Flake is pinning the blame on Trump, but his approval ratings in Arizona were down to 18%. And as far back as April 2013, The Atlantic called Jeff Flake “the most unpopular senator in America.” http://cvote.it/2gBDJY3
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SCANDAL The whistleblowers who exposed the baby body part business of Planned Parenthood have released a new video explaining how this horrific business is conducted. http://cvote.it/2gAZG9K
NATIONALISM George W. Bush gave a speech condemning nationalism, but Frank Buckley thinks he’s missing an important insight. “The cultural nationalist is right to say that being an American is more than subscribing to the principles of the Declaration. A lot of people in other countries embrace those ideals, and they’re not American. Becoming an American requires a few more things: American citizenship, and a love for American institutions that aren’t owned by a single race,” said Buckley. http://cvote.it/2i1f7bm
ASSIMILATION? In California, 44.6% of people don’t speak English at home. It’s 35.6% in Texas, 34.5% in NM, 31.7% in NJ, and 31% in NY — according to data from the Census Bureau. Nationwide, 21.6% speak a language other than English at home and 8.6% speak English less than very well. http://cvote.it/2i39hqa
LGBT A pediatrician warns that transgender ideology has infiltrated her field and helped produce large-scale child abuse. http://cvote.it/2i2EPwi
CULTURE Actor Mark Wahlberg publicly apologized and asked God to forgive him for starring in a 1997 movie about the porn industry. “I just always hope that God is a movie fan and also forgiving, because I’ve made some poor choices in my past.” http://cvote.it/2gANmGl
NOTRE DAME Wow. Notre Dame to get $100 million from an alumnus in the biggest unrestricted gift ever for the university. http://cvote.it/2gArtae
GEORGETOWN A pro-marriage student group at Georgetown University, allegedly a Catholic school, is in danger of being defunded and barred from campus facilities after fellow students have petitioned that it be recognized as a “hate group.” http://cvote.it/2gCj2LM
CATHOLICS AND MIGRANTS Cardinal Robert Sarah said that every nation has a right to distinguish between refugees and economic migrants. “The ideology of liberal individualism promotes a mixing that is designed to erode the natural borders of homelands and cultures, and leads to a post-national and one-dimensional world where the only things that matter are consumption and production,” Cardinal Sarah said. http://cvote.it/2i3yvVh
PERSECUTION The Syriac Catholic Patriarch Younan calls on Trump administration for “something real on the ground” in order to help persecuted Christians in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon. http://cvote.it/2gzGWr7
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Antônio De Sant’Anna Galvão – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Our help is in the name of the Lord.” (Ps 124:8) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
BEAUTY The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.