IMMIGRATION // House votes 257-167 to pass “Kate’s Law” which increases penalties against criminal aliens who reenter the United States. The bill is named after Kate Steinle who was murdered in 2015 by an immigrant who had been deported five times and had seven felonies. Steinle lived in San Francisco, a “sanctuary city.” http://cvote.it/2st4eT6
HEALTH CARE // Conservative Senators Ted Cruz, R-TX, and Mike Lee, R-UT, are pushing for changes to the Senate health care bill that would allow insurers to sell plans that do not comply with Obamacare regulations so long as they sell plans that do meet those rules. http://cvote.it/2sXocZG
HEALTH CARE // Charlie Gard’s death sets a dangerous precedent. http://cvote.it/2sXcU7D
JUDICIARY // President Trump is busy trying to fill nearly 130 vacancies on the federal courts. Senate Democrats are using the blue slips process to thwart President Trump’s judicial nominees. A blue slip is issued by a senator from the same state as a judge and effectively stops the nominee. http://cvote.it/2sXziOf
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // Anna Anderson writes about how her wedding made her appreciate the artistry of the photographers, bakers, and florists who lend their talents to making a wedding special for the bride and groom. http://cvote.it/2sqAPci
MILITARY // The Senate Armed Services Committee shelved plans to have women register for the draft. Last year, the House Armed Services Committee approved a similar measure, but Republican leaders stripped the language on the House floor. http://cvote.it/2sXzSvv
LGBT // Is this in our future? The UK threatens to close a Jewish school for not teaching 3-year-olds about transgenderism. http://cvote.it/2sXfwCF
CATHOLIC // Father Solanus Casey’s beatification set for November. And the ceremony will be held at Ford Field in Detroit, which can accommodate as many as 60,000 people. http://cvote.it/2sXjknv
CATHOLIC // Cardinal Pell takes a leave of absence to address sexual abuse allegations. He continued to deny the charges that were filed against him Thursday by Australian police. http://cvote.it/2sXGWZ1
SAINT // First Martyrs of the Church of Rome – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “See how the Lord blesses those who fear him.” (Ps 34:5) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
NEAT // Wait a minute. How did was this Catholic chapel in Wisconsin get built a century before Columbus discovered America? http://cvote.it/2ssLeE0