Thursday Top Headlines

Trump waives Jones Act to speed up aid shipments to Puerto Rico (Bloomberg))
As Maine's Susan Collins saves ObamaCare, another insurer bails from her state because of the law (Reuters)
Trump pitches massive tax cuts (The Hill)
"I do not belong there" — Ravens national anthem singer Joey Odoms, a combat veteran, resigns (The Baltimore Sun)
Bradley Manning inspired communist West Point graduate to infiltrate the military (The Daily Caller)
Growing economy: final reading on Q2 GDP up 3.1%, vs 3% rise expected (CNBC)
Defense Secretary Mattis target of deadly airport attack in Kabul (USA Today)
Deep state? 78 Obama appointees "burrowed" in government, report says (Fox News)
California names an official state dinosaur (and it's not Nancy Pelosi) (New York Post)
Humor: Sad: This Guy Knows Exactly How To Fix America's Race Issues, But Nobody Reads His Facebook Posts (The Babylon Bee)
Policy: A road map to bipartisan health care reform (Real Clear Policy)
Policy: What should the U.S. do next on Kurdistan? (American Enterprise Institute)

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