The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Top Headlines

• Steve Scalise shot in Virginia, aide also hit. (Fox News)

• Seven times the Obama administration obstructed justice. (The Daily Wire)

• “Steely Silence”: Comey reportedly confronted Loretta Lynch with document claiming she was protecting Hillary on Emailgate. (Hot Air)

• Media can’t stomach praise for Trump — pundits melt down over Cabinet meeting, compare to scene from North Korea. (PoliZette)

• Trump gives Pentagon authority to set troop levels in Afghanistan. (The Washington Post)

• Mattis “shocked” by poor state of military readiness and blames Obama’s sequester. (The Washington Free Beacon)

• House passes landmark VA accountability bill. (The Washington Free Beacon)

• No apologies: ICE chief says illegal immigrants should live in fear of deportation. (The Washington Times)

• North Korea releases Cincinnati student Otto Warmbier, parents say he’s in a coma. (NBC News)

• Israel: Shut down UN agency for Palestinian refugees. (CNS News)

• Policy: A recap of “infrastructure week.” (American Action Forum)

• Policy: Fecklessness at Middlebury. (American Enterprise Institute)

• Humor: Study: Most effective fatherhood technique just saying “go ask your mother.” (The Babylon Bee)

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