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| FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 |
| FORD AND KAVANAUGH TESTIFY Christine Ford provided riveting testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, claiming of Brett Kavanaugh: “I believed he was going to rape me.” But Brett Kavanaugh offered a fierce defense of himself. “I swear today under oath before the Senate and the nation, before my family and God, I am innocent of this charge,” said Kavanaugh. “The Constitution gives the Senate an important role in the confirmation process. But you have replaced advise and consent with search and destroy.” READ |
| SWING-VOTE SENATORS HUDDLE After a long day of testimony with Christine Ford and Brett Kavanauagh, a small group of undecided senators met to discuss how to vote. The group of senators in the meeting: Jeff Flake, R-AZ, Susan Collins, R-ME, Lisa Murkowski, R-AK, and Joe Manchin, D-WV. READ |
| SENATE TO VOTE The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet at 8:30 am ET and is expected to vote to send Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Senate floor. A first procedural vote on the Senate floor could occur at noon on Saturday. “The committee will be voting in the morning … We’re very optimistic,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY. READ |
| KAVANAUGH’S RESPONSES Here are nine key moments from Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony where he responds to his accusers. READ |
| KAVANAUGH’S STAND “There was a deep emotional response to Brett Kavanaugh’s stand. He fought with passion, evidence, and compassion. If the GOP abandons him, it will do more than betray its base, it will reward a broken, grotesque process,” said David French. READ |
| PERSONAL INFO RELEASED Someone working in an office in the House of Representatives published home addresses of three GOP lawmakers on the internet. The term is called doxxing and it potentially exposes these lawmakers to protests at their home. Early this week, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, and his wife were harassed at a Washington restaurant. READ |
| LOWER HEALTH CARE PREMIUMS Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the “silver” health care plan will be slightly cheaper in most states next year. READ |
| NEW VIGANO LETTER Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano issued a new letter addressing his allegation that high-ranking members of the Church were complicit in covering up sex abuse by Archbishop Theodore McCarrick. The former papal nuncio caused a firestorm with his testimony last month, in which he said Pope Francis revoked Pope Benedict XVI’s sanction of Archbishop McCarrick. READ |
| DIOCESE CALLS FOR REVIEW The Diocese of Arlington, VA, has started an internal review of all priests and deacons in their diocese who have been credibly accused of a sexual abuse of a minor. READ |
| RELIC OF ST. POPE JOHN PAUL II Joseph and Corinne McDonald asked Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, the archbishop emeritus of Kraków and close adviser and friend of John Paul II, if they could bring a relic and organize times of prayer while in the United States. He agreed and gave them the holy object for veneration. READ |
| SAINT QUOTE “Be good, love the Lord, pray for those who do not know Him. What a great grace it is to know God!” -Saint Josephine Bakhita |
| SAINT OF THE DAY More than just a name in a Christmas carol, Wenceslaus managed to rule with a clear vision of what a Christian leader should be. Many opposed him during his reign, and his brother eventually betrayed and killed him, but he continued to hold the faith and is hailed today as an outstanding king in Eastern Europe. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Blessed be the Lord, my Rock!” (Ps 144:1) READ |
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