• Trump appoints more judges in 200 days than Obama, Bush, Clinton. (The Daily Signal)

• Trump takes action: 9,000 federal employees slashed in first six months. (The Washington Times)

• President Trump: Opioid crisis a “national emergency.” (The Weekly Standard)

• China warns North Korea: You’re on your own if you go after the United States. (The Washington Post)

• Army short $7 to $9 billion needed to modernize force. (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Judge orders State Department to search state.gov accounts for Clinton aides’ Benghazi emails. (The Hill)

• President Trump says he won’t fire special counsel Robert Mueller. (USA Today)

• Google cancels meeting on diversity, citing safety concerns for employees. (Paywall — The Wall Street Journal)

• Castro huddles with Russia as U.S.-Cuba relationship crumbles. (Washington Examiner)

• Government employees arrested for allegedly selling false IDs to illegal aliens for voter fraud. (CNS News)

• College student gets 100 days in slammer for registering dead voters for Dems. (Fox News)

• NY Times editorial writer will proclaim ignorance in response to Palin’s defamation lawsuit. (Hot Air)

• Policy: The war on free speech turns further left. (Capital Research Center)

• Policy: Suggestions for a bipartisan approach on health care. (Health Affairs Blog)

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