Catholic journal criticizes Trump 'value voters' - Things Donald Trump has said about the Pope - STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Two close confidants of Pope Francis have written an article in a Jesuit journal that strongly criticizes some American religious supporters of President Donald Trump The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read. Fortunately, memeorandum arranges all of these links in a single, easy-to-scan page.

Maxine Waters got a little too excited talking about the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory which is probably what caused her to spazz out during a live interview with MSNBC's Katy Tur on Friday. Maxine Waters is one the most corrupt people in Congress who has accomplished next to nothing, unless of course you count the millions of dollars she has magically amassed on a modest salary.

A California man was sentenced to 16 years in prison Friday for abducting and killing 21 cats over the course of two months and sexually abusing a dead one. Robert Roy Farmer, 26, is credited for double the 646 days he has already served, and he will not have to register as a sex offender upon his release, Mercury News reported Friday.

Wednesday night. The neighborhood of Nuevo Vedado is sliding into the darkness. Catchy music resonates in the Hotel Tulipan where parliamentarians are staying during the current regular session.

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Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don't worry - anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! With President Donald Trump safely out of the country, joining French President Emmanuel Macron at a Bastille Day parade in Paris, A federal judge in Hawaii has ordered a temporary loosening of the Trump administration's travel ban after finding that the administration's strict interpretation of the Supreme Court's decision isn't justified.

Venus Williams falls in Wimbledon final to Garbine Muguruza - LONDON (AP) - Through it all, Venus Williams kept working, kept striving, kept eyeing yet another Wimbledon championship. - Through it all, through the difficult days of adjusting to life with an energy-sapping autoimmune disease

Maryam Mirzakhani, Stanford mathematician and Fields Medal winner, dies - Stanford mathematics professor Maryam Mirzakhani, the first and to-date only female winner of the Fields Medal since its inception in 1936, died July 15 after a long battle with cancer. Mirzakhani was 40 years old.

President Trump's former top advisor during the 2016 presidential election, Michael Caputo testified in front of a closed-door House Intelligence panel Friday. Michael Caputo, a communications adviser for many months during the Trump campaign, testified for three plus hours before the House Intelligence Committee Friday afternoon, and said in his opinion the Russia scandal comes down to two words: "collusion delusion."

President Trump rolled up to a cheering crowd as he exited his motorcade, waving to fans. People were screaming, "We love you Mr. President!" After Air Force One landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, the president's motorcade headed for Bedminster and drove through the heart of Trump National, past a crowd of fans near the putting green and the clubhouse.

ICE has launched an outreach program targeting female genital mutilation at JFK Airport to safeguard young women from the outlawed practice, according to an ICE news release. The pilot program, called "Operation Limelight USA," aims to "Safeguard and prevent young girls from being subjected to FGM by informing passengers travelling to high-prevalence countries about the U.S. laws governing FGM and the potential criminal, immigration, and child protective consequences of transporting a child to another country for the purposes of FGM," according ICE.

I tweeted this link out yesterday, but if you missed it, it is worth a read: Charles Krauthammer, Bungled collusion is still collusion The evidence is now shown. This is not hearsay, not fake news, not unsourced leaks.

Iran Dominates in Iraq After U.S. 'Handed the Country Over' - BAGHDAD - Walk into almost any market in Iraq and the shelves are filled with goods from Iran - milk, yogurt, chicken. Turn on the television and channel after channel broadcasts programs sympathetic to Iran. - A new building goes up?

It wouldn't have taken much for Hillary Clinton to prevail on Election Night. Donald Trump won the presidency with razor-thin margins of less than 1 percent in three states that had gone Democratic in the previous five elections - Michigan by 10,000 votes, Wisconsin by 22,000 and Pennsylvania by 34,000.

The Trump administration is weighing a proposal to give the Department of Homeland Security expanded powers to deport illegal immigrants without first obtaining an order of removal from an immigration judge. Under the new guidelines, immigration authorities could initiate deportation proceedings against illegal aliens anywhere in the U.S. that cannot prove they have lived in the country for more than 90 consecutive days, according to an internal agency memo obtained by The Washington Post.

Afghanistan's version of "Sesame Street" introduced a new Muppet aimed at teaching Afghan boys how important it is to respect girls. The Muppet, a 6-year-old boy named Zeerak, joins his sister Zari to promote gender equality in education and life on the show "Sesame Garden," the Associated Press reported Saturday.

At least three people are dead after a fire at a Honolulu high rise apartment building, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell told reporters Friday. The fire reportedly began on the 26th floor of the apartment building, where the three known victims are known to have lived.

What Is Donald Trump Saying to Emin Agalarov in This Video? - As controversy around Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer continues to plague the White House, the Trumps' relationship with the Agalarov family is coming under more scrutiny. The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read.

More than 3,000 Colorado voters withdrew their registrations since the Trump administration's election integrity commission requested available voter information from the states. Hillary Clinton defeated President Donald Trump in Colorado by 136,000 votes.

New photos show President Trump is making good on his number one campaign promise - building a 'big, beautiful' border wall between the united States and Mexico. Left leaning Texas Observer published photos of contractors preparing the construction of the wall.