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The Wednesday Loop - March 26, 2025

TRUMP ORDER MANDATES PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP TO VOTE

President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday requiring proof of citizenship to vote and tying federal funds to election integrity standards. “We’re going to fix our elections so that our elections are going to be honorable and honest, and people leave and they know their vote is counted," Trump said.

INTEL CHIEFS: NO SECRETS SHARED IN SIGNAL CHAT

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard stated during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing yesterday that no classified material was shared in a leaked Signal chat about US airstrikes in Yemen. CIA Director John Ratcliffe supported her claim.

WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT ELECTION COULD SHAPE NATION

The outcome of a close race for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court between Republican-backed candidate Brad Schimel and Democrat-backed candidate Susan Crawford could have sweeping effects on national politics, according to RealClearPolling. Here are the numbers.

LENTEN LESSONS: DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A SOLDIER FOR CHRIST?

Thanks to the Holy Spirit, the apostles did. And we all can, through the sacrament of Confirmation! Watch and learn more about it from Fr. Rocky in today’s Lenten Lesson on the Sacraments from Relevant Radio.

DOGE CLAIMS $115 BILLION IN TAXPAYER SAVINGS

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reports it has saved taxpayers $115 billion since January through contract cancellations, grant eliminations, staff cuts, and fraud reduction—equal to $714 per taxpayer, with documentation posted online.

EXCLUSIVE: CHINA'S WOOD BAN GUTS AMERICAN FAMILIES

China's abrupt log import ban has devastated US hardwood exporters. “This is destroying lives,” says broker Seth Riggio. “I know a couple of guys that have committed suicide.”

DATA: VAST POLITICAL GAP BETWEEN YOUNG MEN, WOMEN

New data reveal a widening political divide between the sexes, with young men shifting sharply to the right while young women continue to drift further left. As one analyst put it, “For all age brackets in the US, the partisan gender gap is around 10 points. For those under 25, it’s not a gap. It’s a chasm.”

SO MUCH NEWS

Here are the stories we couldn’t fit in today’s LOOP: • Baltimore prosecutors are retrying a man who assaulted pro-lifers. • George Weigel: Next pope should avoid "Catholic Lite." • Police caught a man planning to "butcher" Catholics in Memphis.

WISCONSIN WILL STEER THE WHOLE NATION ON APRIL 1

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PAKISTAN REJECTS REFUGEES FROM AFGHANISTAN

Pakistani authorities have recently increased forced deportations of Afghan refugees who are fleeing persecution by the Taliban government that took over Afghanistan after the botched US withdrawal. “These refugees are being shoved back into a crucible of Taliban brutality, where faith in Christ is a crime punishable by torture or death,” said International Christian Concern President Jeff King.

REPORTS: CHRISTIANS UNJUSTLY JAILED IN SUDAN

Sudan’s government has thrown 19 Christians in jail over the past three months, claiming they support militant opposition groups. “This is systematic targeting of Christians who are arrested without taking them to a court of law to get justice,” said attorney Shinbago Mugaddam.

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CATHOLIC 101

You want to raise your kids to be saints, right? Well, it's likely that the only way they'll learn to pursue a life of holiness is if they see you model prayer — and for that, you need quiet time alone with God. Here's why making time for God helps make your children into saints.

SAINT OF THE DAY

Saint Margaret Clitherow was born a Protestant in the late 16th century. After embracing Catholicism, she risked everything to shelter priests from persecution. She was eventually martyred for her courageous faithfulness to the Church.

DAILY PSALM

“Praise the Lord, Jerusalem." (Psalm 147:12)

DAILY READINGS

Today's Mass readings.

'LIVING WISH'

Days before she passed away from cancer, former Republican Congresswoman Mia Love wrote a moving letter to the public. Her "living wish and fervent prayer," she wrote in part, was that "the America we know will be the America our grandchildren and great grandchildren will inherit.”