LOOP: Democrats sue Trump over religious liberty protections
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY The federal government is no longer trying to force nuns to pay for birth control. So naturally, the Democratic attorneys general in California and Massachusetts have sued the Trump administration. http://cvote.it/2hXI37Y
NFL PROTESTS Vice President Mike Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during the National Anthem. http://cvote.it/2hWdy26
HOLLYWOOD SCANDAL Harvey Weinstein sexually mistreated dozens of women over decades, according to an investigation by the New York Times. Weinstein is a powerful Hollywood producer and a major donor to Democrats. Now, Democrats are quickly distancing themselves from Weinstein. http://cvote.it/2hXM38k
BANNON PLANS MORE PRIMARIES Steve Bannon, with financial backing of Robert Mercer, has promised to challenge every single incumbent GOP senator up for re-election in 2018 — except Ted Cruz. http://cvote.it/2hYy16t
CALIFORNIA IS CRAZY To knowingly expose others to HIV will no longer by a felony in California. http://cvote.it/2hXlkJ8
CALIFORNIA IS CRAZY, PART 2 In California, those who “willfully and repeatedly” refuse “to use a transgender resident’s preferred name or pronouns” can be slapped with a $1,000 fine and up to one year in prison. http://cvote.it/2hXHUkQ
PENNSYLVANIA This die-hard Democratic city appears ready to turn Republican. http://cvote.it/2hYa7rD
CATHOLICS AND GUN CONTROL? After the horrific violence in Las Vegas, some Catholics think the only moral way to respond is to curtail the Second Amendment. But Catholic teaching doesn’t automatically lead to gun control. http://cvote.it/2hZJ8fG
RUSSIAN PROBE Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general, and Preet Bharara, the former Manhattan U.S. attorney are no fans of President Trump. But they both think FBI special counsel Robert Mueller might not bring any charges at all. http://cvote.it/2hYap1H
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY New protections for religious liberty draw praised from experts. Under the new guideline, the federal government will not second-guess the reasonableness of an organization’s religious beliefs. “It’s up to our bishops to decide [if] a university is sufficiently Catholic or not, not our federal government,” said Joshua Mercer of CatholicVote.org. http://cvote.it/2hYaEK9
CHURCH SCANDAL A recent rector of a Legionaries of Christ-run seminary fathered two children. http://cvote.it/2hW04DK
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Denis and Companions – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “You will rescue my life from the pit, O Lord.” (Jonah 2:7) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
AMAZING One million Polish people formed a human chain around Poland Saturday to pray the Rosary “to save the world.” http://cvote.it/2hYX1KL