Some headlines that caught our eye.
Election 2020
Only One Thing Missing From Biden’s Events: Enthusiasm — Politico
Biden Praises 10-Year-Old Girl as ‘Good Looking’ and Holds Her Shoulders — Breitbart
Democrats’ Phony Cries of Racism Won’t Work in 2020 — Steve Cortes, Real Clear Politics
China
Trump: US ‘Not Ready’ to Make a Trade Deal With China — Newsmax
China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earths in Trade War — Bloomberg
Chinese Video Urges War With U.S.— Washington Free Beacon
‘We’re Not Being Paranoid’: U.S. Warns Of Spy Dangers Of Chinese-Made Drones — NPR
Iran
U.S. pressuring Iran for new deal addressing its malign behavior in Mideast — Con Coughlin, Gatestone Institute
Tankers almost certainly hit by Iranian mines: US — BBC News
Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks out with eye towards future of Roe v. Wade — CNN
Mitch McConnell tells constituents he would proceed with a Trump election year SCOTUS nomination – Krystle Callais, WPSD, Paducah, Kentucky
Real Scandals
Christopher Steele Will Refuse to Speak to Prosecutor Investigating the Origins of Trump Probe — PJ Media
Comey Denies FBI Spied on Trump Campaign, Calls It ‘Conspiracy’ Amid Multiple Probes — Breitbart
Misc
California threatens to upend Catholic ‘seal of confession’ — Washington Times
Individually-owned accounts key to solving entitlement crisis — Jay Lehr, Heartland Institute
Vatican ex-nuncio to U.S.: Pope’s denial on knowledge of Cardinal’s abuse is a lie — Diane Montagna, Lifesite News
America Has Become a Place Where Spoiled Children Paying $60,000 Tuition Consider Themselves ‘Victims’ — John Stossel, PJ Media
Private border wall construction halted by cease and desist order — Washington Times
SpaceX wants to offer Starlink internet to consumers after just six launches— Telsarati
Media Curiously Incurious About MLK Story — American Spectator
Cashless stores are the hot new thing. Now politicians are stepping in — C-Net News
The West has many wildfires, but too few prescribed burns, study finds— Los Angeles Times
Defectors from Venezuela forces arming & organizing at Columbia border — Reuters
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