• Andrew McCabe, Trump’s foil at the FBI, is fired hours before he could retire (The Washington Post)

• China’s Xi Jinping re-elected for life (CNBC)

• Putin claims crushing victory in Russian presidential vote (Associated Press)

• Russia expels 23 British diplomats in spy-poisoning response (ABC News)

• Congress races to finish $1.2 trillion funding bill (The Hill)

• The NRA supports Gun-Violence Restraining Orders (National Review)

• Officials wanted Florida shooter forcibly committed in 2016 (Associated Press)

• Taxpayers spent $22K for Hillary Clinton to trash American voters (The Washington Free Beacon)

• California appoints illegal immigrant activist to advisory board (Hot Air)

• Orange county city may declare itself a sanctuary from California’s sanctuary law (The Washington Times)

• Humor: Millennials flock to join military’s new “Safe Space” force (Duffel Blog)

• Policy: Lessons from Chile’s transition to free college (Brookings Institution)

• Policy: Don’t tax the Internet (The Daily Signal)

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