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The Tuesday Loop - November 3, 2026

JUDGE DISMISSES DOJ ELECTION INTEGRITY LAWSUIT OVER ALASKA SENATE RACE

In response to allegations that Democrats placed a “decoy” candidate named Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s Senate race against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit asking to isolate ballots cast for the “decoy” candidate. A federal judge dismissed the case on procedural grounds, just days before the midterm election.

ABDUL EL-SAYED DEFENDS MEN IN GIRLS’ SPORTS: ‘WE MANUFACTURE THESE SOCIAL ISSUES’

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed brushed off concerns about males competing in girls’ school sports, calling the debate a manufactured social issue. In an interview released just two days before Election Day, he argued that the “free flow of information” online makes efforts to shield children from ideas their parents oppose at school “profoundly outdated.”

GOP HOLDS ISSUE EDGE BEFORE MIDTERMS

An NBC News poll gives Republicans an advantage on immigration, the economy, and government corruption as voters prepare to decide control of Congress Nov. 3.

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CHRIST MEDICUS DIRECTOR URGES COLORADANS TO PROTECT CHILDREN AT THE POLLS

Colorado voters have a chance to push back against “political attacks on families” in the Nov. 3 election, Christ Medicus Foundation Executive Director Louis Brown said. Joining the state’s Catholic bishops, he urged support for three ballot measures that would mandate life without parole for child sex trafficking, protect girls from competing against males in school sports, and ban gender “transition” surgeries for minors.

NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL TEAMS DEFEAT VILLANOVA IN ROME, MEET POPE LEO XIV

Notre Dame’s men’s and women’s basketball teams opened their seasons with victories in Rome, a day after meeting Pope Leo XIV, who encouraged the players to pursue holiness and the ultimate prize of eternal life.

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NEARLY 100,000 SIGNATURES GATHERED TO HALT MASSACHUSETTS ABORTION LAW

A pro-life coalition backed by Massachusetts’ four Catholic bishops has collected nearly 100,000 signatures to challenge the state’s new late-term abortion law. Catholic parishes helped gather signatures through petition drives after Mass. The effort seeks to suspend the law, pending final state certification, and put its repeal before voters in 2028.

‘TRANS’ STUDENT ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTS CONSERVATIVE GROUP INTERN OVER GENDER DISCUSSION AT UTAH COLLEGE CAMPUS

During a conversation about gender at the University of Utah Oct. 27, a male college student who identifies as a woman allegedly attacked a student intern with Advocates for Faith and Freedom, who was at the College Republicans table on campus, according to reports. AFF states that the student made an unprovoked attack on the intern, ripping the intern’s hoodie and shirt.

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CATHOLIC 101

What does it mean to be ready for when the Son of Man comes? As the Church observes All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York reflected on this question in his November letter to the archdiocese, encouraging a recommitment to prayer, living for God, and gathering for Mass.

SAINT OF THE DAY

St. Martin de Porres dedicated his life to caring for the sick and poor, bringing Christ's love to those often overlooked by society. As a Dominican religious brother in Peru, he became known for his deep humility, devotion to prayer, and compassion for those in need. He was born in 1579 and died in 1639.

DAILY PSALM

"I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people." (Psalm 22)

DAILY READINGS

Today's Mass readings.

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