LOOP: Congressional disputes over ICE shooting could lead to shutdown

The LOOP TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 ICE SHOOTING DISPUTES COULD SHUT DOWN GOVERNMENT  Some lawmakers are escalating widespread calls for disciplinary action against the ICE agent who shot Renee Good and increased oversight of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Others are rejecting the effort. The disagreements in Congress could lead to a government shutdown at the end of Jan. 30.

View in browser TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 ICE SHOOTING DISPUTES COULD SHUT DOWN GOVERNMENT  Some lawmakers are escalating widespread calls for disciplinary action against the ICE agent who shot Renee Good and increased oversight of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Others are rejecting the effort. The disagreements in Congress could lead to a government shutdown at the end of January.  READ SUPREME COURT HEARS 2 KEY WOMEN'S SPORTS CASES  The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in two pivotal cases on "transgender" participation in women's sports today, a step toward deciding whether two states are constitutionally allowed to have laws protecting female athletes. Here are the details.  READ IRAN CALLS FOR NEGOTIATION, WARNS AGAINST WAR  Iran's top diplomat yesterday said the nation is "fully prepared for war," warning it will target Israeli and U.S. military assets in the region if President Donald Trump follows through on threats to strike. Iran is also prepared to negotiate, the diplomat said, "but these negotiations should be fair, with equal rights and based on mutual respect."  READ SENATOR KELLY SUES HEGSETH OVER CENSURE  Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit yesterday against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, alleging unconstitutional retaliation over a November video in which Kelly told U.S. troops they "can" and "must" refuse unlawful orders from the Trump administration.  READ  VANCE REPORTEDLY DISGUSTED BY SEXUALIZED AI IMAGES ON X  As AI-generated sexual exploitation prompts international regulatory action, U.S. Vice President JD Vance has reportedly acknowledged the moral gravity of the issue. In a private meeting, Vance described the proliferation of sexually manipulated AI images on X as "entirely unacceptable."  READ POPE LEO PROCLAIMS JUBILEE YEAR FOR ST FRANCIS  In commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed Jan. 10, 2026 to Jan. 10, 2027, an extraordinary Jubilee Year! Here's how Catholics can obtain a plenary indulgence during this time.  READ POPE MEETS WITH VENEZUELA'S MACHADO AT VATICAN  Pope Leo met privately with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican yesterday. Machado is currently on a diplomatic tour that will include meetings with several world leaders, reportedly including Trump.  READ AD: SURPRISING LENTEN PRACTICE BRINGS CATHOLICS BACK TO THE CHURCH  "Can you imagine how YOU would feel receiving this?" Offer up each day in Lent for a specific person, then tell that person with one of these gorgeous postcards. "Incredibly touching. Too beautiful to throw away. 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But have you already begun to buckle under the resolutions you just made at the beginning of the month? Why does this always seem to happen? Here's the scientific answer.  READ CATHOLIC 101  Some of the weirdest passages in Scripture are the ones about the Nephilim. Who were the Nephilim? WHAT were the Nephilim?  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Less than 10 years after St. Hilary (c. 310–367) converted to the Catholic faith, the people of Poitiers called on him to be their bishop. Not long after his ordination to the episcopacy, Hilary was exiled for his orthodox beliefs by Emperor Constantius II. Rather than becoming discouraged, Hilary continued to propagate the faith. He wrote his most famous work, "On the Trinity," during his exile.  READ DAILY PSALM  "My heart exults in the Lord, my Savior." (1 Samuel 2)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ FRIENDSHIP  "It is possible to be isolated even in the midst of many people," the Holy Father told young people in a Jan. 10 address at the Vatican's Paul VI Hall. He warned that the online world, filled with advertisements and manipulative messaging, leaves young people lonely and discontented. Only true friendship, with God and with neighbors, can set people free from loneliness.  READ Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization., PO Box 3310, Carmel, IN 46082 (317) 669-6127 Unsubscribe Manage preferences