TRUMP’S SALTY LANGUAGE In a closed-door meeting with lawmakers, President Trump expressed frustration with people coming to the United States from “s***hole countries” like Haiti, El Salvador, and African countries. The White House issued a statement outlining Trump’s positions, but did not deny the comment. http://cvote.it/2mjFNGA
RURAL VOTERS ABANDON DEMOCRATS Democrats from the Heartland are trying to warn liberals from California and New York that they are totally alienating voters in Middle America, and threatening the party’s chances in 2020. A new report they released noted that of the 737 counties in the Midwest—Trump won all but 63 of them. http://cvote.it/2mmHlzH
WAGES UP, MORE BONUSES… Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is raising its minimum wage to $11 an hour. And they announced that they are offering bonuses to many long-term employees. Yahoo Finance now has a running list of over 80 major corporations who have handed out bonuses to over 2 million Americans. http://cvote.it/2mjZHBv
CAR FACTORY MOVES TO USA We’ve heard of American car companies moving their assembly plants to Mexico. But with the recent drop in the corporate tax rate, Fiat Chrysler is moving their Ram Heavy Duty truck from Mexico to the United States! The move will add 2,500 jobs in Metro Detroit by 2020. http://cvote.it/2mjKgsO
MEDIA BIAS Media outlets are hiding new research on women harmed by abortion. Read Katie Yoder’s latest column at CatholicVote: http://cvote.it/2mkucHp
ABORTION WORKERS WHO QUIT National Public Radio did a story on And Then There Were None — an organization of people who quit the abortion industry and are now pro-life. Pleasant surprise: The article was not heavily-slanted. http://cvote.it/2mjJI6o
CATHOLIC VOTE RADIO HOUR Our special guest is David Daleiden, president of The Center for Medical Progress and the man behind the world-changing undercover Planned Parenthood videos. In this wide-ranging conversation, Daleiden shares the intimate details of his undercover work with Planned Parenthood and its affiliates, and the prayers he recited as he came face to face with evil. http://cvote.it/2mmF9It
MOVIES FOR BOYS Catholic author Tom Hoopes created a list of movies that deliver lessons that “boys in our day and age need to learn.” http://cvote.it/2mkzHFZ
CATHOLIC EDUCATOR A mudslide claimed the life of Roy Rohter, founder of St. Augustine Academy in Ventura, California. His wife, Theresa, survived and is in stable condition. Let’s pray for the Rohter family and all those affected. http://cvote.it/2mkBjzm
SAINT OF THE DAY Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys – http://cvote.it/dailysaint
DAILY MASS READINGS “For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord.” (Ps 89:2) – http://cvote.it/Daily-Readings
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