Some headlines that caught our eye.
Election 2020
More brutal 2020 poll numbers for Trump — Washington Post
ABC, CBS Boast About Biden Beating President Trump in National Poll — Newsbusters
Biden promises he’ll cure cancer if elected president — Washington Examiner
Biden, Trump Assail Each Other in Dueling Iowa Visits — Newsmax
He Can’t Help Himself: Joe Biden Plagiarizes Disgraced Michael Avenatti During Iowa Speech — PJ Media
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Police and Protesters in Tense Standoff After Clashes — New York Times
Hong Kong’s identity as a city of rights and freedom is under threat — so we protest — Antony Daprian, The Guardian
Hong Kong extradition: Police fire rubber bullets at protesters — BBC
Immigration
Private border wall group ordered to keep gate open — Washington Times
Poll: Majority of Likely Voters in Swing States Support Ending Chain Migration — Breitbart
Trump administration demands $4.5 billion in emergency aid: ‘The border is at its breaking point’ — Washington Times
Red State
Texas governor signs controversial ‘Save Chick-fil-A’ bill into law — Fox News
Victory Over Communism: Texas Decriminalizes Lemonade Stands — Steven Hayward
Blue State
California’s Progressive Betrayal — Joel Kotkin, City Journal
Outrage: California stiffed farmers over land seized for high-speed rail route — Hot Air
Impeachment Follies
John Dean Blows Hole in Democrats’ Impeachment Push — American Thinker
Harris: Justice Dept. ‘Would Have No Choice’ But To Prosecute Trump After Presidency — NPR
Big Tech
Google Axes Lobbyists Amid Growing Government Scrutiny — Wall Street Journal
Google Protecting Jussie Smollett From ‘Disparaging’ Searches — Washington Free Beacon
Journalism groups call on Congress to save them from Google, Facebook — Washington Times
Misc
Francois-Noel Babeuf: The Marxist Before Marx — Lawrence W. Reed/Foundation for Economic Education
Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns — New York Times
GOP leader, Ocasio-Cortez give boost to lawmaker pay hike — The Hill
New York Times Thinks Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman Is the Gateway to the Alt-Right — PJ Media
Electric vehicles are overhyped — American Thinker
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