The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Top Headlines

As NATO summit begins, Trump says allies “must pay more,” the U.S. “must pay less” (CNS News)

Trump challenges NATO on defense spending (BizPac Review)

Trump’s “fresh eyes” spark massive federal reform (Washington Examiner)

Dems attack, but know they don’t have the votes on Brett Kavanaugh (The Hill)

How significant is McCain’s cheerleading for Kavanaugh? (Hot Air)

Here’s what happened the last time Democrats tried to deny Kavanaugh a court seat (The Daily Signal)

Illegal border crossing would be felony offense under proposed GOP bill (Fox News)

Sen. Lankford: Some illegal alien parents don’t want to take their children back (CNS News)

DNA tests, criminal charges complicate effort to reunite illegal alien families (The Washington Times)

Judge warns Trump administration to stick to deadline on family reunification (The Hill)

Trump hits two more countries with visa sanctions for refusing to take back deportees (The Daily Caller)

Trump administration details $200 billion in new tariffs on China (Washington Examiner)

Jeff Flake says Senate will vote on resolution opposing Trump’s tariffs (Washington Examiner)

The case for civil disobedience in Oregon (National Review)

U.S. will become world’s top oil-producing country (Bloomberg News)

YouTube will use “quality news” sources to fight fake news (The Daily Signal)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with another surprise election win — in a district she wasn’t even running in (New York Daily News)

Trump pardons Oregon cattle ranchers in land dispute (The Washington Times)

Anti-Trump FBI lawyer Lisa Page refuses to testify, despite subpoena (The Washington Times)

CU Boulder students join effort to fight Boulder’s new “assault weapons” ban (The College Fix)

Policy: A “balanced” Supreme Court isn’t the point (Washington Examiner)

Policy: Costly prevailing wage laws harm minorities and younger workers (E21)