TERROR IN NY President Trump wants the diversity visa lottery abolished: “I’m going to ask Congress to immediately initiate or get rid of this program.” The lottery program has been around for two decades and gives out 50,000 visas annually to countries that rarely send immigrants to America. http://cvote.it/2lFY2sO
JUDGES, JUDGES, JUDGES The Senate confirmed Joan Larsen to the 6th Circuit in a 60-38 vote. Larsen had been serving on the Michigan Supreme Court. She once served as a clerk for Justice Antonin Scalia. http://cvote.it/2lGroXS
TAX PLAN House Republicans were still negotiating last night ahead of their promised tax bill roll out set for today. http://cvote.it/2lG4pMN
SENATE 2018 Republicans thought they’d have a strategic advantage for the Senate races in next year’s elections. But in fact, they run the risk of losing seats. More bad news for the GOP: Three vulnerable Democrats from very red states — North Dakota’s Heidi Heitkamp, West Virginia’s Joe Manchin, and Montana’s Jon Tester — all have approval ratings above 50%. http://cvote.it/2lF8uRb
ELECTION 2017 A horrific new ad portrays a GOP voter as a racist truck driver trying to kill kids. The Democratic candidate Ralph Northam has refused to denounce the ad. Latino Victory pulled the ad from the air, but left it on YouTube. Virginians elect a new governor on Nov. 7. http://cvote.it/2lHdDs0
ICONOCLASM Why the slope from toppling Confederate monuments to shunning the Founding Fathers is so slippery. http://cvote.it/2lE9Z1Y
MEDIA BIAS Linda Greenhouse was the chief Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times for 40 years. Now that she quit, she admits that she’s been a longtime monthly donor for abortion giant Planned Parenthood. http://cvote.it/2lGaOaN
NFL SLIDES, MLB RISES? With National Anthem protests and mediocre on-field play, the NFL has seen a major drop in the ratings. All the while, baseball is experiencing a bit of a resurgence. http://cvote.it/2lFxWGn
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Good for Notre Dame: With their religious liberty restored, the University of Notre Dame eliminates birth control coverage for employees and students. http://cvote.it/2lFyBrr
NEW BOOK Bishop Robert Barron muses on evangelization, Bob Dylan, and the infield fly rule. http://cvote.it/2lFpFCf
SAINT OF THE DAY Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls) – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.” (Ps 23:1) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
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