Some headlines that caught our eye …
National Security
50-Plus Rounds Fired From Mexico At U.S. Border Patrol Boat — CNN
U.S. Fighters Shadowed Russian Nuclear-Capable Bombers — AP
Free Market
Capitalism & Greed Are Strangers — Lloyd Brown, AmThinker
Federal Reserve Repeating Pre-Great-Depression Policies — Brandon Smith, Alt-Market.com
Government
Voting Down Nuclear Power Bailout Law Called Unconstitutional — Columbus Dispatch
Judge Stops Florida Lawmakers From Abolishing Miami-Dade Toll Authority — Jim Turner, Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Politics
Biden’s Brother Accused of Health Care Fraud — AP
What Congress Might Do On Gun Control — John McCormick, National Review
Prominent Dems Urging Trump To Commute Blagojevich’s Corruption Sentence — CBS
Gun Confiscation Threats Won’t Beat Trump — Kim Strasssel, WSJ
A De Facto Federal Gun Registry Would Be Unconstitutional — The Editors, National Review
Are Biden’s Touching Ways Back? — Ryna Saavedra, Daily Wire
Poll: 55% of Republicans Support Assault Weapons Ban — Mairead McArdle, National Review
Tech
Amazon Accused of Adding A New Layer of Government Surveillance — Jon Schuppe, NBC
Huawei’s New ‘Internet of Things’ Operating System — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC
World
Iran May Be Using GPS Jammers To Lure Craft Into Its Waters — Ryan Pickrell, Insider.com
Queen Elizabeth II May Be Named ‘Empress of Britain’ — Sarah Guy, International Business Times
Religious Freedom
Wisconsin Politicians Target The Seal of The Confessional — Joseph Hanneman, Catholic World Report
Trump Moves On Abortion Referral Ban For Federally-Funded Clinics — AP
Largest Lutheran Group Becomes ‘Sanctuary Church Body’ — Rachel Frazin, The Hill
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