TVESDAY MORNING EDITION

Highlighted Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Catholic Bishops of UK, Wales, Scotland Stand Against Assisted Suicide Bill – Catholic Vote

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
Trump’s Border Czar, a Catholic, Outlines Plan for Ending Humanitarian Crisis – Catholic Vote
Trump’s Shocking Effect on Young Catholic Voters – Joe McClane at A Catholic Take
McCormick Wins: PA Sup Ct Orders Counties to Stop Counting Mail-In Ballots – S. Berry, Ph.D.
Can Trump End Ukraine’s ‘Endless War?’ – Victor Davis Hanson at The Blade of Perseus
Our Lady of Fatima Revealed 3 Spiritual Weapons to End War & Obtain Peace – ChurchPOP
How Hidden Chemicals in Food Contribute to our Fertility Crisis – Population Research Institute
DOJ Apparatchiks Told to Lawyer Up and Flee the Country. Why? – Julie Kelly at Declassified
Chronicle of a Childless Cat Lady – Alex Berenson at Unreported Truths
Bureaucrats Say Trump’s Plan to Destroy Admin State Might Trigger Mass Exodus – Breitbart
The Left’s Reversal on Free Speech – Patrick M. Garry, J.D., at Law & Liberty
Pentagon Fails 7th Audit in a Row, Unable to Account for $824B Budget – K. Wong at Breitbart
Trump Picks Catholic Former Congressman for Transportation Secretary – Catholic Vote
Brendan Carr, CUA Law Graduate, Tapped to Lead Federal Communications Commission – CNA
From Pro-Life to Pro-Family? The Shifting Sands of the Republican Party – Catherine Hadro
Before there was 4B – Carrie Gress, Ph.D., at Washington Examiner
Mountain West Denies It Snuck in New Rule to Punish Boycott of Trans Player – Cowboy St. Daily

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MONDAY MORNING EDITION

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
The Malice of Our Adversaries – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Vivek Ramaswamy: Some Government Agencies Will Be ‘Deleted Outright’ – Breitbart
Bob Casey Endorsed Bucks County Board Now Boosting His Recount – The Federalist
How Small a Government? – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Pinkerton: How DOGE Can Drain the Swamp of $2 Trillion – Breitbart
Trump Should Revive His Pro-America 1776 Commission On Day One – The Federalist
2024 Proves 2020 Was Stolen – Austin Ruse at Crisis Magazine
Satan is Too Moderate for Dems – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Lincoln Predicted It: America Sees Through the Gaslighting – Peter Wolfgang, J.D., at The Stream
Mythic Character – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
Cardinal Rebukes Esther Ranzten for Denying Catholics Right to Speak Against Euthanasia – CH
British Children Among Thousands Being Investigated for ‘Hate Incidents’ – Michael Curzon

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SATVRDAY NOON EDITION

The Left’s Bizarre Starlink Conspiracy – J Walsh at Daily Fetched
Laken Riley’s Roommates Testify – V Allen at Daily Signal
Homan: ‘9 out of 10 Migrants’ to be Deported – B Bartee at PJ Media
Musk: Bolton a ‘Staggeringly Dumb Warmonger’ – B Hoge at RedState
The Treatment Begins for Pete Hegseth – A Rosciglione at Washington Examiner
Fed Judge Pauses InfoWars Takeover – A Rosciglione at Washington Examiner
FEMA’s Failures Were Politically Inspired – J Varney at Daily Signal
Steven Cheung Tapped as Trump Comms Director – National Pulse
Trump’s is The First ‘Post Racial’ Election – Manhattan Institute
Rand Paul Vows Exposure of ‘Covid Coverup’ – J Walsh at Populist Times
Trump Appointments: Unorthodox and YOUNG – J Hammer at Newsmax
Internal Chaos: Moulton Touches Dem Party’s Third Rail – E Elkind at Fox

THVRSDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed Prime Time Politics News Stories:
1. What About the Catholics Who Voted for Harris? – Robert Morrison at The Remnant
2. The Kids Are Alright, It’s the Boomers Who Are Bananas – The American Spectator
3. CNN Will Conduct Mass Firing As Rampant Lies Fuel Ratings Plummet – The Federalist
4. Two of Many Reasons That Kamala Harris Lost the Election – Catholic World Report
5. Five Frightening Ways Democrats Campaigned as They Govern – The American Spectator
6. Kamala Didn’t Stand a Chance – Freddy Gay at Spiked
7. How One Leftist Superintendent Destroyed America’s Former No. 1 High School – Federalist
8. ‘Elites’ Don’t Represent America, Princeton Scholars Get Trump – Mat. Lamb at The College Fix
9. State Dept. Offered ‘Cry Session’ For Employees Distraught Over Trump Win – Christian Post
10. College Students Cope After #Trump Victory – The College Fix

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
Did Kamala’s Abortion Obsession Alienate Americans? – E.G. Holmes at The American Spectator
Americans’ Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low – Megan Brenan at Gallup

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VVEDNESDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed Prime Time Politics News Stories:
1. Release the D.O.G.E.! – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
2. More Schadenfreude – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Leftists Will Always Have The Bubble – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
4. How Pro-Lifers Lost & Won in the Election – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra at The Gospel Coalition
5. What ’24 Election Results Mean for Catholics, America – M. Bunson, Ph.D., F.X. Rocca, et al.
6. The 2020 Biden Error – Matthew Continetti at National Review
7. LA Times Fires Liberal Editorial Board, to be Replaced with Conservatives – Deadline
8. Teamsters President Says Pelosi, Schumer Should ‘Step Aside’ Like Biden – Daily Caller
9. The Growing Irrelevance of the Mainstream Media – F.P. Sempa at The American Spectator
10. Elon Musk Still Hanging Out at Mar-a-Lago with Trump – Io Dodds at Independent

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
It’s Time For Americans To Break Up With Woke, Scolding Celebrities – Casey Chalk at FDRLST
The 3 Historians: Niall Ferguson, Victor Davis Hanson, & Andrew Roberts – The Blade of Perseus
Trump’s America: Interclass, Interethnic & Anti-Ideology – Eugenio Capozzi at Daily Compass
CIA Official Charged for Leaking Classified Docs on Israel’s Plans to Strike Iran – Fox News

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VVEDNESDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed Prime Time Politics News Stories:
1. A Second ‘Catholic Moment’? – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
2. Does ‘Woke’ Have a Future? – Tracey Rowland at Mercator
3. What Is The 4B Movement? – Lila Rose
4. This is Exactly the Guy I Want Handling the Deportations – Michael Knowles
5. Pro-Abortion Side Poured 8 Times as Much Funding Into Ballot Initiatives as Pro-Lifers – LAN
6. Ex-Trump Adviser Flynn Predicts All 17 US Intel Agencies Won’t Be Around by 2026 – JTN
7. Trump Announces Plan to Shut Down Education Department – Catholic Vote
8. Green Grifters – Heather Mac Donald at City Journal
9. Britain’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – Catholic Arena
10. Most Workers Pay Back Student Loans on Time, Study Finds – A. Gondy at The College Fix

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
Ramaswamy and Musk to Helm Department of Government Efficiency – Spencer Neale at TAC
FEMA Worker Fired for Skipping Homes w/Trump Signs Says Was Following Protocol – FDRLST

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TVESDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed Prime Time Politics News Stories:
1. The 4B Movement is a Cult of Death – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at Catholic World Report
2. Took Long Enough – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Trump’s Very Catholic Cabinet – Ben Domenech at The Spectator World
4. The Political Blame Game & Allied WWII Bombings Against Germany – Victor Davis Hanson
5. Dem Speaks Out After Reversing Course on Men in Women’s Sports After Harris’ Loss – CV
6. The Media Targets Trump — Again – Jeffrey Lord at The American Spectator
7. UK Met Office “Inventing” Temp Data from 100 Non-Existent Stations – The Daily Sceptic
8. JK Rowling Blasts Alastair Campbell Over Women’s Rights Remarks – Spectator Australian
9. Republicans Can’t Afford To Elect Another Mitch McConnell As Senate Leader – The Federalist
10. Dismantle the “Environmental Justice” Juggernaut – James B. Meigs at City Journal

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
Public Order Matters – Rafael A. Mangual at City Journal
Trump’s Pollster: Corporate Media Polls, Guided By Bias, Missed Again – The Federalist
The Realignment Election – Amber Duke at The Spectator World
Trump Could Restrict Transgender Surgeries for Kids in Second Term – Catholic News Agency

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TVESDAY MORNING EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed Prime Time Politics News Stories:
1. Pro-Lifers Must Resist Trump on Abortion and IVF – Edward C. Feser, Ph.D.
2. Marco Rubio Reportedly Emerges as Finalist for Trump’s Secretary of State – Just The News
3. Trump Pledges to Bring Back Prayer in Schools & Offer ‘School Choice’ – Baptist News
4. Now It Can Be Told: the Truth About the Covid Jabs is Slowly Coming Out – Alex Berenson
5. Here’s How the Media are Lying Now: They ‘Missed the Mood’ of the Election – The Federalist
6. Jane Timken and Vivek Ramaswamy May Replace JD Vance – Joe Durbin at NY Post
7. MSNBC Ratings Collapse – Elizabeth MacDonald
8. FBI Execs Rush to Retire After Trump Victory Leaves Them ‘Shell-Shocked’ – National Pulse
9. Donald Trump Can Thank Catholics for His Big Win – Paul G. Kengor, Ph.D., at NC Register
10. Resisting the Resistance – Seth Barron at City Journal

U.S. Political News:
Parents of Children Provided Vote Margin for Trump – Catholic World News
Ex-Fox News Anchor Chris Wallace Leaving CNN After Short Stint – Just The News
GOP Take U.S. House – Elizabeth Weibel at Breitbart
Trump Selects Lee Zeldin to Head the Environmental Protection Agency – Just The News
Stefanik to Reportedly Meet Israeli Pres. After Trump Names Her Next UN Ambassador – NYP
Ex-Defense Official Kash Patel Emerges as a Top Contender for CIA Director – New York Post
President-Elect Trump Will Nominate Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary – Eric Daugherty
Donald Trump Picks GOP Rep. Mike Waltz to Be National Security Adviser – Breitbart

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
‘She’s Still Alive’: More Disturbing Details From First Use of Suicide Machine – Live Action News
Death Is to Become the Lifestyle of Choice – Sinead Murphy at Brownstone Institute
These 3 Saint Films Can Help Us Through This Polarizing Election – Robert Brennan at Angelus
English Bishops Call for Higher Taxes on Fossil Fuels – Charles Collins at Crux via Catholic Herald

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
Canada Bans Military Chaplains From Praying at Remembrance Day Ceremonies – Catholic Vote

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MONDAY MID-DAY EDITION

Highlighted Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
SDSU Beats SJSU in Women’s (Trans) Volleyball Amid Protests, Injury. . . – The College Fix

Top-10 Most Viewed Prime Time Politics News Stories:
1. The Lesson Some Leftists Have Learned from Trump’s Win Should Terrify Us – The Federalist
2. Trump Victory Is the American Counter-Reformation – Lou Aguilar at The American Spectator
3. Undoing Biden: Trump’s First-Month Agenda – Jed Babbin at The American Spectator
4. The Biggest Losers On Election Night Were The Obamas – Helen Raleigh at The Federalist
5. 3 Steps Democrats Can Take to Reclaim the Catholic Vote – Dennis Knapp at The Latin Right
6. SDSU Beats SJSU in Women’s (Trans) Volleyball Amid Protests, Injury. . . – The College Fix
7. New Ethnic Groups Forming in America – Masaman
8. The Anti-trump Media Are Still in Denial – Jenny Holland at Spiked
9. The Fourth Awokening and Its Discontents – Gene Callahan at The University Bookman
10. Take It From a Metropolitan Liberal – We Are Why Trump Won – Nick Tyrone at Spiked

U.S. Political News:
Donald Trump Picks Tom Homan to Oversee Border Security, Deportations – Breitbart

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
Lying Corporate Media Are Responsible For Kamala Voters’ Delusional Despair – Auguste Meyrat
Trump’s Victory & the True Border Crisis – Fr. Dwight Longenecker at TIC
Now Who Exactly Are the Enemies of Democracy? – Mary Ann Kreitzer at Les Femmes
Five Factors Behind Trump’s Triumph – Brian Koss at Chronicles
Is This the Pro-life Movement’s Jim Crow Moment? – David G. Bonagura, Jr., at C World Report
Military Archbishop Broglio: Human Dignity, Economy Key to Catholic Support for Trump – CNA
Should the Catholic Church Be Involved in Politics? – Jennifer Fitz at Sticking the Corners
Desperate Democrats Learned Nothing Last Week – David Catron at The American Spectator
Tocqueville’s Economic Mind – Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. (Oxon), at Law & Liberty

Anglosphere Political News and Punditry:
Farage Should Have Been Allowed to Lay a Wreath on Sunday – P. O’Flynn at Spectator Australia
Oxford University and the Abuse of Titles – Philip Womack at The Spectator

Indiscriminate News, Punditry, and Analysis:
1,065 Unique Dog Names from the Middle Ages – Medievalists.net

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SATVRDAY NOON EDITION

Help Us Reach $3,000; What I Do. . . – Robert “Tito” Edwards
Kari Lake closes the Gap in Tortured Vote Count – M Steffen at Trending Politics
Jack Smith Stands Down – Michael at Trending Politics
Trump To Demand End to Ukraine War – M Tribe at Populist Times
McConnell, “The Turtle”, Stepping Down – A Zimmerman at Populist Times
Lawfare: Letitia James Gets Stern Warning – J Montgomery at National Pulse
Traditional Polling is DOA – D Mendoza at Semafor
Dems Massively Over-sampled – K Crowley at USA Today
Zoomer Power: Baron Trump’s Decisive Role – S Neale at American conservative
The Left’s Stunning Tone-Deafness – J W Carden at American Conservative
Kamala Blew $20 Million on Concerts – D Ng at Breitbart
Mass Deportation Not ‘That Complicated’ – N Gilbertson at Breitbart
FEMA Official: Skip Houses of Trump Supporters – L Le Mahieu

FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Highlighted Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Help Us Reach $3,000; What I Do. . . – Robert “Tito” Edwards
New Western Civ Defender FRIDAY AFTERNOON EDITION Available Now – Western Civ Defender

Top-10 Most Viewed Prime Time Politics Links:
1. Awakening a Sleeping Giant: The Amish – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
2. The Left Will Not Go Quietly – Regis Martin, S.T.D., at Crisis Magazine
3. Abortion Did Not Mobilize Voters, Biological Males in Women’s Sports Did – Catholic Vote
4. The USCCB’s JD Problem – J.D. Flynn at The Pillar
5. The Catholic Media Response to the Election Results was Awful – Anthony Stine at RTT
6. Pelosi’s Schadenfreude – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
7. The Day the Legacy Media Died – Kurt Mahlburg at Mercator
8. Trump Inviting the Amish to the Inauguration – Aesthetica
9. American Christians: Now Let’s End the Cold Civil War – Timothy S. Flanders at 1 Peter 5
10. The Death of Obamaism, & the Historic MAGA Opportunity – Josh Allen at Chronicles

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
Legacy Media Indict Themselves When They Blame Right-Wing Media Ecosystem – Federalist
Saving the World from Democracy – Philip F. Lawler, Ph.D., at Catholic Culture
Trump Promises a New Era for “My Beautiful Christians” – Elizabeth Dias at New York Times
Say, That’s Quite a Coalition You’ve Got There – Dave Seminara at City Journal
Polling Gets Trump Wong Again – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
Has America Gone Right? – Daniel McCarthy & John A. Burtka, IV, at Modern Age
Pro-Lifers Says They are Learning How to Win – Matthew McDonald at National Catholic Register
Bigotry, Racism, & Fascism Did Not Win in the 2024 Election – Dennis Knapp at The Latin Right
Trump, Tribalism, & Transformation – Catholic Unscripted

International Political News and Punditry:
America’s Moral Victory Over the War Machine – Sven R. Larson at The European Conservative

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THVRSDAY EVENING EDITION

Top-10 Most Viewed Prime Time Politics Links:
1. When Governments Hire LGBT Activists, They Target Christians – A. Bateman at The Federalist
2. Gone Like a Bad Dream in the Night – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
3. Pronoun Update – Dad29
4. Schadenfreude – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
5. Make Catholic Great Again – Post Trump Reflections – Catholic Unscripted
6. Worst. Hitler. Ever. . . Jews Celebrate in Israel – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at TACatholic
7. Trump Promised to Get Rid of Education Department – but Can He? – The College Fix
8. Non Nobis Domine – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic
9. Cardinal Parolin Offers Vatican Views on Trump Victory – Catholic World News
10. Trump as an Historical Figure – Donald R. McClarey, J.D., at The American Catholic

U.S. Political Punditry and Analysis:
Donald Trump Wins Catholic Vote by ‘Massive Margin’ of 15 Points – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
After Election, Who Else is Headed to DC? – Ed. Condon at The Pillar
Leader of US Bishops Congratulates Trump & Commends Democratic System – Catholic Herald
U.S. Abortion Referenda – John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., at New Oxford Review
The Constitution & Religious “Concessions” – Robert Royal, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing
Pro-Life Advocates on Election: ‘Americans Have Rejected Democrats’ Abortion Agenda’ – CWR

2024 U.S. Elections:
Trump Triumphs & Returns to the White House With a Catholic Vice President – Catholic Herald

International Political News, Punditry, and Analysis:
Taking the Risk of Freedom – George Weigel at National Catholic Register
Trump’s 2nd Term Points to Tensions, Possible Cooperation w/ Pope Francis – Francis X. Rocca
Vatican Breaks Silence on Trump: Will ‘Seek Dialogue’, Says Key Papal Aide – Catholic Herald

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