MEDIA // The White House Correspondent Dinner is an annual tradition where the media invites the President and brings in a comedian to tell jokes at his expense. Trump chose instead to hold a rally in Pennsylvania: “A large group of Hollywood actors and Washington media are consoling each other in a hotel ballroom in our nation’s capitol right now.” http://cvote.it/2oMLUHo
SHUTDOWN // Lawmakers in Congress have reached a deal to keep the government funded through September. The deal includes $1.5 billion for enhanced border security, but it does not include any money for a physical border. http://cvote.it/2oZvp6S
HEALTH CARE // If the revised GOP health care plan to replace Obamacare fails, House Republicans have a Plan B they are already working on. http://cvote.it/2oMTTEn
100 DAYS // Catholic leaders have found cause for both praise and concern after the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency. http://cvote.it/2oMOygw
SUPREME COURT // President Trump to stick with conservative list for next Supreme Court pick. http://cvote.it/2oMUZ38
CONSERVATIVE // Conservatives in Washington are reeling at the news of the ouster of Jim DeMint as President of the Heritage Foundation. DeMint left the Senate in 2013 to head up Heritage. http://cvote.it/2oMXv9F
CONSERVATIVE // There is speculation that White House senior adviser Steve Bannon might be considered for the top spot at Heritage. http://cvote.it/2oMZzyn
CATHOLIC // Thousands of faithful braved the violence to cheer the Pope in his visit to Egypt. In his homily, the Pope drew on the message of Easter, stressed the importance of forgiveness, and said it is “true faith” that makes us “more charitable, more merciful, more honest and more humane.” http://cvote.it/2oNbrR5
CATHOLIC // Why the devil hates Mary – especially during exorcisms. http://cvote.it/2oMQANA
SAINT // Saint Joseph the Worker – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!” (Ps 119:1) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
ART // Joseph the Carpenter by Georges de La Tour, c. 1645