RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // Stephen Tennes has been selling produce for years at the farmers market in East Lansing, Michigan. But now, he’s banned. Why? Because the Catholic farmer won’t host same-sex weddings at his orchard. He is suing the city. http://cvote.it/2qI8A7R
FBI // Former FBI director James Comey has been cleared by special counsel Robert Mueller to testify as early as next week to a Senate Intelligence panel. http://cvote.it/2qHYRhX
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // A draft of a proposed rule change to the HHS mandate is even better than expected, says CatholicVote’s Brian Burch. But the draft needs to become reality. http://cvote.it/2qHUi7q
CLIMATE CHANGE // President Trump is expected to announce today that the United States will pull out of the Paris Accord on climate change. http://cvote.it/2qI89L1
HEALTH CARE // Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn says that the Senate will pass Obamacare repeal “by the end of July at the latest.” http://cvote.it/2rdarFs
SOCIETY // Did you hear about the 100 eighth graders from New Jersey who refused to have their photo taken with House Speaker Paul Ryan? If we really want for a solution to our bitter politics, we should teach our children manners. http://cvote.it/2rdkASi
POPULATION // The entire premise behind population control is based on the faulty logic that humans are not valuable resources. http://cvote.it/2rd7vsg
2016 // Hillary Clinton blamed Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee for her election loss. http://cvote.it/2rdB0KA
CULTURE // CNN fires Kathy Griffin from New Year’s show after her Donald Trump ‘beheading’ stunt. Apparently her on-air sexual antics last year weren’t enough of a reason to fire her. http://cvote.it/2qHW9sK
CATHOLIC // A Vatican conference this fall will bring together experts to focus on safeguarding children on the internet. http://cvote.it/2rdbwx0
SAINT // Saint Justin Martyr – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.” (Ps 16:1) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
MUSIC //Back in the late 1990s, the Hansons hit it big with their “MMMBop” song. Now they have another catchy tune, but this one has an unmistakable life-affirming message. http://cvote.it/2rdlYV0