The Patriot Post® · Thursday Top Headlines

• Trump nominates new slate of federal judges. (The Washington Times)

• Democrats in bind over Trump nomination of Christopher Wray for FBI. (Washington Examiner)

• DOJ ends Obama/Holder “slush fund” payouts. (Fox News)

• Fast and Furious hearing rips Holder, DOJ for deception in gun-running scandal. (Fox News)

• Trump has a low approval rating — but better than Bill Clinton at this point in his first term. (Newsweek)

• Twenty-five percent of young adults anticipate paying for retirement with Social Security benefits. The number should be zero. (Reason)

• What happens when states require work for welfare handouts? (The Daily Signal)

• The FDA commissioner’s novel plan for cutting drug prices: competition. (Reason)

• North Korea’s missile launches come hours after the South freezes its defenses. (Washington Examiner)

• Congressional Democrats plan to sue Trump over violations of the Emoluments Clause. (Hot Air)

• Policy: Why today’s British election matters. (The Daily Signal)

• Policy: Get ready for the next installment in the war on cops. (Power Line)

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