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The Wednesday Loop - October 7, 2026

REPORT: BIDEN WHITE HOUSE PUSHED DOJ TO TARGET PARENTS PROTESTING AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

Biden administration officials pushed to pursue federal action against parents who protested COVID-19 mandates, critical race theory, and LGBT policies at school board meetings in 2021, according to a DOJ report released Oct. 5. The push came despite objections from DOJ and FBI personnel over politicization, possible First Amendment violations, and the lack of a sufficient legal basis for intervention.

DOJ PLANS DENATURALIZATION OF 40 FOREIGN-BORN CITIZENS

The Department of Justice is moving forward with efforts to strip citizenship from 40 naturalized citizens who have been accused of lying about being convicted of serious crimes, including foreign espionage and child sexual abuse, during their naturalization process.

FAMILY SEEKS SCOTUS PROTECTION AFTER ALLEGED ASSAULT BY MALE IN GIRLS’ WRESTLING

A Washington family is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect their daughter from mandatory matchups against males after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a male identifying as “transgender” during a girls’ wrestling tournament in December. She was 15 years old at the time.

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ST. LOUIS ARCHDIOCESE SUES OVER SACRAMENT RESTRICTIONS AT ICE DETENTION CENTER

Catholic priests are reportedly restricted from hearing confessions, distributing holy Communion, and celebrating Mass for ICE detainees at a Missouri facility. The archdiocese is challenging the policy in federal court.

NEW DOCS: FBI TRACKED TRUMP FAMILY, MONITORED SUSIE WILES’ PHONE RECORDS

The Biden-era FBI tracked Donald, Melania, and Barron Trump’s travels while preparing to search Mar-a-Lago in 2022 and later monitored future White House chief of staff Susie Wiles’ call records, newly released documents show. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said the disclosures reveal a “seditious conspiracy against the Republic” waged from “the highest levels of government.”

HHS UNEARTHS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ANOTHER MEDICARE FRAUD SCHEME

Speaking alongside Vice President JD Vance at the Make America Healthy Again conference last week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed that his department has uncovered another multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme exploiting federal taxpayer dollars. "It's all stolen,” he said. “And we stopped it, we put an end to it."

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NOTRE DAME TO HONOR SISTERS CARING FOR THE DYING

Notre Dame is honoring the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne’s commitment to serving the dying and upholding their patients’ dignity during their final days. The award is named for St. John Paul II’s encyclical Evangelium Vitae, which calls for the protection of human life from conception to natural death.

TEEN SHARES HOPE AFTER MARIAN ENCOUNTER

After facing a brain tumor and possible surgery, 13-year-old Dominic Auricchio says an encounter with the Blessed Virgin Mary strengthened his hope. His story is reaching new audiences as Catholics prepare to celebrate the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary Oct. 7.

COOKING 101

No matter your current comfort level in the kitchen, understanding these 10 cooking fundamentals will help you hone your chef skills and enhance your dishes.

CATHOLIC 101

Pope Leo XIV is calling young people preparing for marriage to embrace commitment and a love that gives of itself. In a new book foreword, he reflects on how that love reveals something of God’s own mystery.

SAINT OF THE DAY

The Blessed Virgin Mary is known by many titles. Today, the Catholic Church celebrates Our Lady of the Rosary, honoring one of the most beloved Catholic devotions — a gift from Our Lady.

DAILY PSALM

“Go out to all the world, and tell the Good News.” (Psalm 117)

DAILY READINGS

Today's Mass readings.

NEW EPISODE

Visit one of Christendom’s most famous cities and discover why the legacy of holiness for which Assisi is known didn’t begin and end with St. Francis and St. Clare. The latest episode of Wander Italia is out now on Zeale. WATCH

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