SHUTDOWN // Congress is expected to vote on a one-week funding bill to keep the government running while working on a longer-term budget deal. But Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is threatening to block the funding bill. http://cvote.it/2oRi68K
HEALTH CARE // There will be no vote on health care this week, House Majority Leader McCarthy said. And more revisions to their health care plan are likely to come to garner more centrists to support the legislation, after a day in which many signaled they can’t support the bill in its latest form. The changes sought would be “on the Medicaid side,” said moderate Rep. Chris Collins, R-NY. He said the proposed changes would not imperil the MacAuthur amendment, which brought on needed conservative support. http://cvote.it/2oRweib
NORTH KOREA // Trump said he sees the chance of a “major, major conflict” with North Korea over its nuclear program, though he prefers a diplomatic solution. He also praised China for putting pressure on North Korea. http://cvote.it/2oRyZQu
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // The ACLU has long opposed Catholic hospitals operating according to Catholic teaching. http://cvote.it/2oRrWaD
TAXES // Trump’s new tax plan would propose a 100 percent income tax cut for the working class by doubling the individual deduction. http://cvote.it/2oRdVtE
SPORTS // In the wake of major layoffs at the sports channel ESPN, many commentators have suggested that the sports network’s woes have nothing to do with its recent increasing liberal advocacy. And while people ditching cable (often for streaming online content) is the biggest source of ESPN’s problems, one survey suggests that network’s liberalism played a role in losing viewership. http://cvote.it/2oRoRr1
HUMAN TRAFFICKING // A bipartisan group of six lawmakers have introduced new legislation to combat human trafficking and the sex trade. “Human trafficking is the most profitable criminal enterprise in the world after drugs, and it is able to flourish because predators purchase sex in a supply and a demand market,” said Rep. Ann Wagner, R-MO. http://cvote.it/2oRgbRA
COLLEGE // Yale graduate students have gone on a “symbolic” hunger strike where they’re allowed to eat when hungry. http://cvote.it/2oRs2yR
CULTURE // The new series from Hulu called The Handmaid’s Tale paints pro-lifers and Christians as sex-obsessed fascists. It’s also a very boring story. http://cvote.it/2oR3BBW
CATHOLIC // During Holy Week, two U.S. bishops called on Catholics in their respective dioceses to grow closer to Christ through greater reverence for the Eucharist. http://cvote.it/2oRukhx
SAINT // Saint Peter Chanel – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “One thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord.” (Ps 27:4) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
TRUTH //