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| EMERGENCY FUNDING The Senate voted 84-8 to approve a $4.5 billion emergency bill to confront the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. The Democratic House passed a funding bill with restrictions opposed by Republicans. The Senate rejected that version 55-37. Lawmakers are hoping to leave town this evening for the July 4 recess. READ |
| ELECTION MEDDLING President Trump responded to explosive allegations that tech companies like Google and Facebook are trying to manipulate their platforms to silence conservative viewpoints. “Let me tell you, they’re trying to rig the election,” said President Trump, who said the tech companies are making a bigger impact than any influence from Russia. “That’s what we should be looking at, not that witch hunt, the phony witch hunt.” READ |
| DEMOCRATIC DEBATEThe first 10 Democratic presidential candidates took the debate stage last night in Miami. (Tonight, another 10 Democrats will debate). Here are seven takeaways from last night’s debate. READ |
| PRO-LIFE AD BEFORE DEBATE March for Life Action ran an ad before the Democratic presidential debate. The ad stated that 8 in 10 Americans support restrictions on abortion and that two-thirds of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortions. READ |
| DO NO HARM? A House panel held hearings on legislation called The Do No Harm Act, which would dramatically amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. If passed, the Do No Harm Act would prevent Catholic schools from firing teachers who publicly dissent from church teaching. The bill would also end religious freedom protections for employers who morally object to providing birth control or abortifacients. READ |
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| 4 YEARS LATERThis week in 2015, the Supreme Court forced all 50 states to recognize “marriages” of same-sex couples. But “marriage equality” must be based on marriage reality, writes Ryan Anderson. “The law cannot be neutral between the consent-based and conjugal views of marriage. It will enshrine one view or the other. There is no neutral position. The law will embrace one or the other.” READ |
| MEDIA BIAS Suddenly news anchors at CNN and MSNBC discover there’s a crisis at the border, writes media analyst Becket Adams. READ |
| CHILD MARRIAGE BANS A growing number of states are considering additional restrictions or outright bans on child marriages. A 2017 report by PBS Frontline said a child as young as 12 was granted a marriage license. READ |
| STAY FOCUSED Australian bishop: Pro-life movement shouldn’t be “so broad it’s meaningless.” He added: “We do have to be pro-immigration, pro-dignity of all sorts of people. I’m not taking away from that, but I do think that you need to give it a focus,” said Bishop Richard Umbers. READ |
| THE POWER OF MUSIC The Christian hymn “Sing Hallelujah to the Lord” has become an unlikely anthem of protesters in Hong Kong. READ |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Cyril of Alexandria was instrumental in the Church’s doctrinal statement that there is one person but two natures in Christ. The practical implication of this teaching is that we believe that Jesus is truly God and truly human. This definition was the source of much controversy in the early Church. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.” (Ps 106:1) READ |
| “SISTER STRIKE” Sister Mary Jo Sobieck is known as “Sister Strike” for her ability to throw a baseball. Now she’s been nominated for the Best Viral Sports Moment. SHARE |
