June 8, 2018

Friday Top Headlines

$100T in wealth as Pelosi scoffs, G-7 summit, small spending cut, black voters, and more.

  • Americans’ wealth surpasses $100 trillion (The Wall Street Journal)

  • Pelosi scoffs at strong U.S. consumer confidence figures (Fox News)

  • Trump DOJ asks court to invalidate ObamaCare regulations (Washington Examiner)

  • Trump to leave G-7 summit early amid feud with world leaders, calls Trudeau “so indignant” (USA Today)

  • Trump calls for Russia to rejoin G7, exacerbating rift with allies (National Review)

  • Congressional Republicans say they just cut $15 billion in spending, but it’s actually only $1.1 billion. (Reason)

  • GOP staves off immigration revolt — for now (The Hill)

  • Despite “zero tolerance,” illegal immigration still up at southwestern border (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • Former Senate intelligence committee staffer indicted for lying to FBI about leaks (The Washington Times)

  • Memo to black voters: Alice Marie Johnson thanks Trump for “second chance” after commutation, says faith kept her strong (Fox News)

  • Why Kanye West and more black Americans are supporting Trump (The Daily Signal)

  • Country Time takes on the bureaucrats shutting down your kids’ lemonade stands (Reason)

  • Baby born to transgender “man” could become first person without a legal mother (UK Telegraph)

  • Latest higher ed debate: Are there differences between women and “trans women”? (The College Fix)

  • Humor: Man who handed out hundreds of participation trophies can’t figure out why this generation is so entitled (The Babylon Bee)

  • Policy: Six forces disrupting higher education (Manhattan Institute)

  • Policy: All downhill for Social Security and Medicare trust funds (E21)

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