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The Wednesday Loop - November 11, 2026

HOUSE SENDS HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT TO COMMITTEE, BLOCKING EFFORT

An effort by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was derailed yesterday evening by a vote of 211 to 204. Republicans voted to refer the measure to the House Judiciary Committee, effectively killing the impeachment effort, with Massie being the only Republican to vote against the referral.

CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS ELECT NEW — AND OLD — LEADERS FOR NEW CONGRESS

House Republicans settled on Ohio’s Rep. Jim Jordan as the new House minority leader, while Senate Republicans agreed to keep South Dakota’s Sen. John Thune as their leader for the 120th Congress, despite a bid from several GOP senators to delay the leadership vote amid debates over the party’s sweeping midterm losses.

TRUMP STANDS FIRM ON ‘NO AMNESTY’

President Donald Trump ruled out amnesty Nov. 9, a day after an interview aired in which he suggested his deportation policy might have been “too tough” and floated an immigration deal with Democrats. Trump told reporters his policy “hasn’t changed” and that enforcement remains focused on “the worst of the worst.”

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DOJ TO JOIN TEXAS’ FRAUD CASE AGAINST PLANNED PARENTHOOD

The Department of Justice told a federal court it plans to ask to intervene in Texas’ Medicaid fraud lawsuit against Planned Parenthood by Nov. 13, days after voters elected a Democrat to succeed Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, who brought Texas into the case. Planned Parenthood says losing the $1.8 billion case would force it to shut down in Texas.

ST. FRANCIS: SOLDIER, PRISONER, SAINT

Before he became one of the Church’s most beloved saints, St. Francis of Assisi took up arms to defend his hometown. For Veterans Day, this reflection traces his path from military service to surrender to God.

JUDGE SETS 2028 TRIAL FOR CHARLIE KIRK’S ACCUSED ASSASSIN

A Utah judge on Nov. 9 set a summer 2028 trial date for Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, after Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, sought a 2027 start. “Every additional day without justice prolongs our family’s pain,” the family said. Jury selection is scheduled for June 21, 2028, nearly three years after Kirk’s killing.

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POPE LEO: THE ECONOMY MUST SERVE PEOPLE, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND

Speaking to business and labor leaders in Argentina, Pope Leo XIV called for an economy centered on human dignity, recognizing the contributions of entrepreneurs while warning that AI and unchecked automation could threaten jobs and workers’ livelihoods.

HISTORIC CATHOLIC CHURCH IN GRAND RAPIDS FACES DEMOLITION

St. James Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, faces demolition under a proposed $55 million apartment development by local investment firm Beckett Industries, according to local reports. Irish immigrants founded the parish in 1870, and the church closed in 2022. The proposal awaits city approval.

FRIENDSHIP DESPITE DISAGREEMENT

Election results should not shatter friendships. Zeale Lifestyle’s Johanna Duncan reflects on why true friendship is deeper than disagreement and offers practical insights for staying connected in an age of polarization.

CATHOLIC 101

Most of us have had to live with somebody who puts the toilet paper roll on the wrong way, never remembers to turn off the lights, or always leaves doors ajar. While these habits are annoying, they are an opportunity for us to grow in patience with our neighbors.

SAINT OF THE DAY

St. Martin of Tours, born around 316, is remembered for his remarkable charity and desire to serve Christ in those around him. Though he served as a Roman soldier early in life, his faith eventually led him to embrace religious life and become a beloved bishop.

DAILY PSALM

"The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want." (Psalm 23)

DAILY READINGS

Today's Mass readings.

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