Some headlines that caught our eye.
Real Scandals
Top FBI officials were ´quite worried´ Comey would appear to be blackmailing Trump — Michael Isikoff, Yahoo News
Why James Comey Is in Real Legal Jeopardy — Kevin Brock, The Hill
At DC event, Barr asks Pelosi if she brought her handcuffs — Jake Gibson, Brooke Singman, Fox News
Rep. Jerry Nadler: We´re ´probably´ not headed for impeachment — CNBC
Election 2020
Bill De Blasio Poised to Enter the Presidential Race — Powerline
Joe Biden Keeps Tripping Over His Words — Washington Free Beacon
Did the Left Misread the 2020 Democratic Primary? — Politico
Internet cringes as Beto O’Rourke livestreams his haircut — Washington Examiner
‘No middle ground’: Ocasio-Cortez and activists take aim at Biden at Green New Deal rally — CNN
Tariff Love
Trump’s Love for Tariffs Began in Japan’s ’80s Boom — New York Times
Agriculture Dept: Govt gave farmers $8.52B to offset China tariffs — Marisa Fernandez, Axios
National Security
Pompeo to Iraqi brass: intel shows Iran-backed militias moved missiles near U.S. bases — Lukas Mikelionis, Fox News
Trump declares national emergency over IT threats — BBC
Two Florida Counties Hacked By Russians During 2016 Election — Forbes
Immigration
Trump to Launch Fresh Immigration Overhaul Bid — Wall Street Journal
Border agents now spend less than 50 percent of time patrolling border — Washington Times
Who pays the Trump tariffs?…..— Mark Perry, Carpe Diem
States
Tennessee Ranked #1 for Fiscal Stability — US News
A huge Supreme Court decision you never heard of — American Thinker
Misc
Tweet From Country’s Largest Labor Org Encourages Workers to ‘Seize the Means of Production.’ — Reason
Linda Sarsour livid at ´white women,´ says they ´uphold the patriarchy´— Washington times
White House launches tool for reporting social media ‘bias’ — The Hill
Inside the Liberal Bubble
Elizabeth Warren Just Laid a Devastating Burn on the Comptroller of the Currency — Slate
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