Some headlines that caught our eye …
National Security
Is Trump Planning To Send More Troops To Middle East? – Andrew Malcolm, McClatchy
Did Canadians Do Better Than US In Afghanistan? – Murray Brewster, CBC News
Pentagon Opens Review Into Legality Of Troops At Border – Rohit Nair, Int’l Bus Times
Impeachment Heating Up
House Democrats’ 2 Articles of Impeachment
Democrats Rip McConnell On Delaying USMCA Vote Until After Impeachment Trial – Savannah Behrmann, USA Today
Bill Clinton Leak Exposes Democrats’ Double Standard – Bill Gertz, Wash Times
Growing Trump-McConnell Chasm On Senate Trial? – Kaitlan Collins & Phil Mattingly, CNN
History Says Go Big, But Dems Play Small Ball – Jon Healey, LA Times
Mueller Testimony Disaster May Be Why Nadler Wouldn’t Allow GOP To Question Schiff – NY Post
Election 2020
Buttigieg Taken To Task For Claiming He Cut Black Poverty In Half – Danielle Wallace, Fox
High Schooler: Teacher Ripped Off My ‘Women For Trump’ Pin – Kenneth Garger, NY Post
Government
Barr: FBI May Have Acted In Bad Faith – Ken Dilanian, NBC
Full Barr Interview – YouTube
Pelosi: USMCA ‘Much Better Than NAFTA’ – Haley Byrd, CNN
World
Third Israeli Election Looks To Prolong Stalemate – Aron Heller, AP
China Imprisoned More Journalists Than Any Other Country In 2019 – Gerry Doyle, Reuters
Socialism Succeeds When It Has All The Guns (Venezuela) – NY Post
Econ
Survey: Millionaires Skittish About Future – Jessica Menton USA Today
Only The Financial Pundits See Recession – Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes
Misc
Michigan Mom Speaks Out After Daughter’s Death Attributed To Contraception – Michael Martin, Fox
Brazil President Calls Greta Thunberg ‘Brat’ – Marcelo de Sousa & Helena Alves
21-Year-Old Raising 5 Siblings After Parents’ Death – Joanne Rosa, ABC
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