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| FRIDAY, JUNE 29 |
| SUPREME COURT WATCH President Trump met with a group of swing-state senators to discuss the replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. Trump met with red state Democrats Joe Manchin (WV), Joe Donnelly (IN), and Heidi Heitkamp (ND). READ |
| JUDICIOUS ADVICE Leonard Leo is taking a leave of absence from the Federalist Society to serve as an outside adviser to President Trump to help with the replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy. “President Trump’s list of potential nominees for this vacancy includes many of the very best judges in America, judges who have records of being fair and independent and applying the Constitution as it was written,” said Leo. READ |
| OVERTURN ROE V. WADE The Washington Examiner’s new editorial states: “We write not to praise Anthony Kennedy’s jurisprudence, but to bury it.” READ |
| THE CASE FOR JUSTICE BARRETT Ramesh Ponnuru writes: “The main reason I favor Barrett, though, is the obvious one: She’s a woman. It may be that in an ideal world, the sex of a Supreme Court nominee would not matter. But opposing a woman will probably be more awkward for senators than opposing a man would be. Also, it cannot be good for conservatism that all three women now on the court are liberals. If Roe v. Wade is ever overturned — as I certainly hope it will be, as it is an unjust decision with no plausible basis in the Constitution — it would be better if it were not done by only male justices, with every female justice in dissent.” READ |
| MILLENNIAL VOTE SHOCK In 2016, Democrats led white male millennials by 12%. Today, this groups favors the GOP by 11%. That’s an amazing 23% shift from Democrat to Republican among white millennial men since 2016. READ |
| TRUMP POLL A new poll shows President Trump’s approval rating has ticked up to 47%. READ |
| 2020 AND IMMIGRATION The Democratic Party is lurching to the left on immigration. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, became the first senator to call for the elimination of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Gillibrand is considered a possible 2020 Democratic presidential contender. Liberal groups recently pounced on Bernie Sanders for not calling for the abolition of ICE. READ |
| MARYLAND SHOOTING The Archdiocese of Baltimore offered their prayers for victims and first responders of a shooting at a newspaper office in Annapolis, MD. READ |
| HOMESCHOOLING Many Catholic parents have discovered that their best educational option is to teach (and learn) with their children at home. READ |
| INTERCOMMUNION The German bishops said that they would look again at the issue of whether to allow Protestant spouses to receive Holy Communion when they meet in September. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY We celebrate two great saints today, Saints Peter and Paul. Saint Peter is often considered the Apostle to the Jews and Saint Paul to the gentiles (based, most probably, on his extensive travels among the gentiles). Together they witnessed to the budding of Christianity, and both laid down their lives for the faith. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “The angel of the Lord will rescue those who fear him.” (Ps 34:5) READ |
| SWEET Religious sisters show up and give an unexpected performance at the Michigan Central Station, newly purchased by Ford Motor Company. READ |