The Patriot Post® · Friday Top Headlines

A photo essay of Americans helping each other — this is who we really are. (The Daily Signal)

U.S. adds 156,000 jobs in August; unemployment 4.4%. (MarketWatch)

So Comey decided not to prosecute Hillary months before he told us. (Hot Air)

Judge orders feds to release details of Clinton email probe after FBI refused request. (The Washington Times)

There is new fundraising fodder at the Southern Poverty Law Center — 1,503 “Confederate place names” now being targeted. (CNS News)

More than 70% of voters want lower taxes … no shocker here! (The Washington Free Beacon)

Trump administration retaliates against Russia, forces closure of U.S. posts. (Fox News)

How the administration is “draining the swamp” at the State Department. (The Daily Signal)

Trump rolls back Obama’s costly and onerous diversity regulations. (The Washington Free Beacon)

Settled science? Yet another comprehensive study casting doubt on conventional wisdom about fat and carbs. (PBS)

Cornell encourages students to report peers for “negative reactions” to LGBT “Safe Place” project. (Washington Examiner)

Fraternity and sorority retreat canceled after banana peel found in tree — seriously, this happened. (Campus Reform)

Illinois’ Republican governor wins a choice program for poor students. (Paywall — The Wall Street Journal)

Policy: Trump’s reversal of Obama pay gap rule is good news for women, minorities. (The Daily Signal)

Policy: The cost of inaction on tax reform. (American Action Forum]