The Patriot Post® · Monday Top Headlines

Treasury report: True U.S. government shortfall is $88.9 trillion, an average of $704K per household (PJ Media)

“Stand down”: How the Obama team blew the response to Russian meddling (Yahoo News)

Trump pardons sailor who invoked “Clinton defense” in trial (Bloomberg)

Judge tells Trump to pretend to listen to Twitter haters (Reason)

Trump tariffs cost five jobs for every single job gained, analysis finds (The Daily Signal)

After tariffs, Trump to punish China for intellectual property theft (The Washington Free Beacon)

Xi Jingping cleared to rule indefinitely as China officially scraps term limits (The Washington Post)

WH: Trump won’t meet with Kim Jong-un until actions match the words and rhetoric (CNS News)

Trump’s plan to combat school shootings includes allowing armed teachers, federal commission, review of FBI tip line (The Washington Times)

Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott signs sweeping gun bill, NRA sues and critics on both sides abound (Miami Herald)

Baltimore approves spending of $200,000 to pay lawyers to help illegals fight deportations (The Baltimore Sun)

Cost for California bullet train system rises to $77.3 billion — $13 billion over budget and four years late (Los Angeles Times)

Policy: Trump agrees to meet with Kim Jong-un; here’s what he needs to do now (The Daily Signal)

Policy: Minimum income is not a right (American Enterprise Institute)