TAX CUT HICCUP Senate Republicans delay tax reform bill after hitting a deficit obstacle. They’ll start today at 11 am ET to take another swing at it. A final vote could come this evening. http://cvote.it/2AtBHEV
NOT GUILTY Kate Steinle’s accused killer is found not guilty of murder. Steinle’s death in San Francisco sparked a national outcry over illegal immigration and sanctuary cities that refused to cooperate with federal immigration officials. Her accused killer has been deported 5 times and had received 7 felony convictions. http://cvote.it/2AvOOW4
EMBASSY MOVE? Rumors are circulating that President Trump is poised to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem and declare the ancient city the capital of Israel. http://cvote.it/2ArOUyf
QUOTE OF THE DAY “The bottom 80 percent of families currently pay 33 percent of all combined federal taxes, yet would get 37 percent of the tax cuts. By contrast, the top 1 percent currently pays 27 percent of all federal taxes but would get just 18 percent of the tax cuts.” -Brian Riedl, Four Misleading Arguments Against the Tax-Reform Bills http://cvote.it/2AvWIiq
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN LOOMS Everyone’s talking about taxes. And that’s important! But let’s also realize that funding for the federal government is set to expire in a week. http://cvote.it/2Av43P4
POLITICAL VIOLENCE A New York man is accused of threatening to kill Rep. John Katko, R-NY, and his family, if he didn’t support net neutrality. http://cvote.it/2AtwYDe
CULTURE Whoa. Trevor Noah, host of the Daily Show, actually explained to this liberal audience why President Trump called Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” and (mostly) defended him for doing so. http://cvote.it/2ArWU2f
MEDIA SCANDALS Today show co-host Kathie Lee Gifford said of the firing of Matt Lauer: “We’ve all sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God.” She added that we all we need forgiveness and mercy for each other. http://cvote.it/2AuBEc8
CATHOLICISM 101 “Seven basic steps to holiness” by Fr. Peter Stravinskas. http://cvote.it/2ArY5hT
SAINT OF THE DAY Blessed Charles De Foucauld – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “Give glory and eternal praise to him!” (Dn 3:75) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
CATHOLIC VOTE RADIO HOUR Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote, tells us the story of how CatholicVote came to be (and, believe it or not, how we never would’ve gotten off the ground if it weren’t for Hillary Clinton!). You won’t believe it. http://cvote.it/2AvOTt4