TRUMP BACKS CHRISTIAN BAKER // Huge news for religious liberty: The Justice Department filed a brief supporting the Colorado baker who is being punished by his state government for not baking a cake for a same-sex “wedding” ceremony. http://cvote.it/2xaJAgk
OBAMACARE REPEAL REVIVED? // Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-LA, said he will introduce his partial repeal of Obamacare on Monday, and then send it to the Congressional Budget Office to see how it would affect the budget, a key factor on getting it passed by the Senate. McConnell apparently told Cassidy if the bill can get 50 votes, he’ll have the Senate vote on it. FIXED LINK: http://cvote.it/2eLW6se
BANNON VS. BISHOPS // Former White House Adviser Steve Bannon said Catholic bishops have “been terrible” on immigration. In an interview with Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes, Bannon said that it’s because the Bishops “need illegal aliens to fill the churches.” A spokesman for the USCCB said Bannon’s claims were “preposterous.” http://cvote.it/2xaGSHM
HE’S A “CENTRIST”? // Sen. Jon Tester is a Montana Democrat up for reelection next year. He’s routinely called a “centrist,” but he just said that Congress should take a “solid look” at government-run “single-payer” health care. If Tester is a “centrist,” what is a liberal?! http://cvote.it/2xaHflR
PATHETIC LEGAL DEFENSE // Sen. Bob Menendez, D-NJ, is in federal court for bribery charges. Get this: Menedez’s attorneys are claiming that federal prosecutors are “attacking” him because he is Hispanic. Yeah, it’s got nothing to do with his ties with Salomon Melgen who was already convicted of defrauding Medicare… http://cvote.it/2xak5vJ
JUDGES, JUDGES, JUDGES // President Trump just released a slate of 16 judicial nominations for the federal bench, including a nominee for the “nutty” Ninth Circuit Court whose opinions have been routinely reversed by the Supreme Court. http://cvote.it/2xaEp07
POPE VISITS COLOMBIA // The Holy Father is in the predominantly Catholic South American country on a message of simplicity. http://cvote.it/2xb2Quc
SAINT // Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS // “With delight I rejoice in the Lord.” (Ps 13:6) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
ANNIVERSARY // CatholicVote.org was launched nine years ago today. Watch the video with 3 million views that started it all. http://cvote.it/1NYn4JU