• The end of IRS targeting? Trump prepares to name a new chief tax collector (The Wall Street Journal)

• Senate leaders near two-year budget deal to prevent shutdown (The Hill)

• FBI lovers’ latest text messages: Obama “wants to know everything” (Fox News)

• Tax cuts lowering consumer utility bills (Daily Signal)

• Just like the 9/11 hijackers, possible Saudi terrorist arrested by the FBI told his flight instructors he wanted to be a commercial pilot (Washington Examiner)

• DHS secretary: about 70 terrorists try to enter the U.S. daily — “that’s 500 a week, 2,000 a year” (CNS News)

• Democrats just picked up a seat that went for Trump by 28 points (The Resurgent)

• Report: Trump wants a big military parade in Washington (Hot Air)

• Conservative women leaders say Anita Hill defended Bill Clinton and so should not lead sexual harassment commission (Los Angeles Times)

• From the dumb and dumber files: High school cancels musical after white student lands lead role (Fox News)

• Policy: Congress should ban government shutdowns (E21)

• Policy: The Founders had an answer to the “fake news” problem (The Daily Signal)

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