The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Top Headlines

• Clinton campaign, DNC paid for research that led to Russia dossier (The Washington Post)

• House GOP chairmen announce probe of Obama’s Justice Department (Associated Press)

• “Smoking gun” email reveals Obama DOJ blocked conservative groups from settlement funds, GOP lawmaker says (Fox News)

• Jeff Flake slams Trump, drops re-election bid (National Review)

• Anguished leftists plan to “scream helplessly at the sky” on anniversary of Trump’s election (PJ Media)

• Trump’s refugee ban ends as executive order toughens vetting for 11 countries (Fox News)

• Pentagon advocates requiring women to sign up for military draft (The Washington Times)

• Colin Kaepernick scores million dollar book deal (NBC News)

• It’s not just a joke anymore: They’re actually claiming math is racist (Washington Examiner)

• China’s Communist Party unveils new leadership, with no clear successor to Xi Jinping (The Washington Post)

• Planned Parenthood whistleblowers release first of new video series inside baby body part business partner (The Federalist)

• George H.W. Bush apologizes for crude joke an actress claims was “sexual assault” (Fox News)

• Policy: After ISIS: Hope in Iraq and new storm clouds in Syria (New York Post)

• Policy: EPA’s sue and settle directive: A step toward transparency (American Action Forum)

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