115th CONGRESS // Today is the first day of the 115th Congress. Republicans retain control of both the House and the Senate, albeit with slightly smaller majorities. And they have a very ambitious agenda. Their number one priority? Repealing Obamacare. http://cvote.it/2hMo1ec
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY // A federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction against the controversial Obamacare mandate that requires religious doctors to violate their medical judgement and religious beliefs to perform gender reassignment surgeries and other transgender procedures. http://cvote.it/2hMiaWe
CHILD CARE // Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is working with Ivanka Trump on legislation to make child care more affordable for working Americans. http://cvote.it/2hMDNFF
VATICAN // Pope Francis kicks off new year renewing ‘zero tolerance’ policy on abuse. http://cvote.it/2hMjjNu
FREE MARKET // This Texas billionaire wants to teach Millennials how free enterprise works. http://cvote.it/2hMx6nf
CULTURE // Movies with a message: Top faith-based films of 2016. http://cvote.it/2hMj8BU
CATHOLIC // There’s a generation that didn’t know John Paul II – this film is for them. http://cvote.it/2hMhpfA
ON THIS DAY // 1959 – Alaska admitted into the Union. http://cvote.it/2hMu4PN
SAINT // Most Holy Name of Jesus – http://cvote.it/DailySaint
DAILY READINGS // Today’s readings – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
WITNESS // A new study shows Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world, with more than 90,000 Christians killed in 2016. http://cvote.it/2ixGaec