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| INFRASTRUCTURE President Trump and Congressional Democrats have agreed to spend $2 trillion on bridges, roads, airports, expanding broadband internet access, and improving the nation’s power grid. But how to pay for it all will be decided later, they said. READ |
| ASYLUM REFORMS President Trump has ordered new restrictions on asylum applications, including application fees and work restrictions. “If the Democrats don’t give us the votes to change our weak, ineffective and dangerous Immigration Laws, we must fight hard for these votes in the 2020 Election!” Trump tweeted. READ |
| CHOAS IN VENEZUELAU.S.-backed Juan Guaido is calling for the military to remove the Maduro regime. But dictator Nicolas Maduro is fighting back. READ |
| MUSLIM BROTHERHOODThe Trump administration is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. READ |
| BISHOP ASKED ABOUT WALLS During a House subcommittee meeting, Rep. Clay Higgins, R-LA, asked Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso why Pope Francis was so opposed to a border wall for the United States when the Vatican itself has a wall. Higgins added: “I would ask you, bishop, in the area that you serve, do your churches lock their doors after hours?” Bishop Seitz replied, “Many of them do.” READ |
| BANKING AND ABORTION Conservative leaders slam the Bank of America after misleading customers about their corporate support for Planned Parenthood. READ |
| RULE BY JUDGES A federal judge in Oregon has blocked the Trump administration’s rule to restrict Title X funding from going to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. A federal judge in Washington issued a similar ruling last week. READ |
| SENATE 2020 Stacey Abrams decided not to run for the Senate seat in Georgia, striking yet another blow to Democrats’ chances at retaking the Senate majority. Top Democratic candidates from Colorado to North Carolina to Montana have opted against running. READ |
| INVESTIGATING PP The prosecutions of undercover pro-life journalists David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt were halted as the California Supreme Court reviews a bias claim. READ |
| BUFFALO SCANDAL Three priests have been temporarily removed from ministry after being accused of engaging in salacious and inappropriate conversation during a party. READ |
| NOTRE DAME ROOF Drone footage shows Notre Dame Cathedral getting a makeshift roof to protect the inside from the elements. WATCH |
| SAINT OF THE DAY Pope Pius XII emphasized both Catholic devotion to Saint Joseph and the dignity of human labor when he created the celebration of Saint Joseph the Worker. Work, as our Church teaches, should always be for the good and benefit of humanity. Saint Joseph is our model and patron in our work endeavors. READ |
| DAILY READINGS “The Lord hears the cry of the poor.” (Ps 34:2) READ |