Some headlines that caught our eye …
Iran
Ted Cruz: Obama Sent Tehran Billions That Paid For Missiles Hitting US Bases – Charles Creitz, Fox News
Hagel: ‘Ignorant’ To Charge That US Funded Iran’s Missiles – John Gizzi, Newsmax
Pompeo Limits Diplomats’ Contact With Iranian Opposition Groups – Justine Coleman, The Hill
War Powers Resolution = Appeasement – Sen. Thom Tillis, Fox
Jordanian Paper: Iran Accidentally Shot Down Ukrainian Plane – @IntelDoge, Twitter
No Signs Ukraine Airliner Was Shot Down – David Ljunggren, Reuters
Lindsey Graham Vs. Rand Paul – Jordain Carney, The Hill
Americans Will Rally Around Trump on Iran – Conrad Black, American Greatness
Tehran’s Retaliation More Conventional Than Expected – Eli Lake, Bloomberg
Politics
Bloomberg: It’s The Economy, Stupid? – Abigail Hess, CNBC
Doubleline Capital’s Gundlach: ‘Biggest Risk’ For Markets Is Bernie Sanders Winning – Julia La Roche, Yahoo
House Seat Sits Vacant As Newsom Refuses Special Election – Charles Clark, LA Times
The Left
ObamaCare Designer Zeke Emanuel No Fan of Medicare For All – Matt London, Fox
Cuomo Vows NY Will Legalize Pot In 2020 – Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Immigration
Court Allows $3.6 billion In Military Funds For Wall – Priscilla Alvarez & Paul LeBlanc, CNN
5 Administrative Changes To Legal Immigration In 2020 – Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald
Misc
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Is Free of Cancer – Caitlin Oprysko, Politico
More Abortion Clinics Moving Into Late-Term Abortion Market– Cheryl Sullenger, Operation Rescue
Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement – Matt London, Fox
Unifying Message of Rabbi Who Survived Machete Attack – Darran Simon, CNN
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