May 7th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Stanislaus!

Senate Judiciary Republicans have slipped $1 billion of taxpayer funding toward the White House ballroom project in a major immigration and border security reconciliation package, which is a shift away from the plan to fund it with private donations. Pope Leo XIV is expected to sign his first encyclical on May 15, the 135th anniversary of the landmark papal encyclical Rerum Novarum. House Speaker Mike Johnson, is working with pro-life lawmakers to try to extend a temporary defunding of Planned Parenthood before it expires July 4. Former FedEx driver Tanner Horner, who admitted to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand, has been sentenced to death by a Texas jury. The confessed killer showed no reaction to his sentence. Pope Leo made a surprise video call yesterday to priests serving in southern Lebanon villages near the Israeli border, offering encouragement, prayers, and his apostolic blessing. The FBI raided the office of Virginia State Senate leader Louise Lucas in connection with an investigation that started during the Biden Admin. Governor Spanberger said she is waiting for more information to come out before commenting. Saudi Arabia allegedly refused to allow the United States to use its bases and airspace for Project Freedom to open the Hormuz Strait, which was a key reason for President Trump suspending that operation.

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