August 20, 2018

Monday Top Headlines

U.S. troops and ISIS, overstayed visas, Brennan’s rebuke, good news, Space Force, and more.

  • U.S. troops to remain in Iraq and Syria to ensure “enduring defeat” of ISIS (CNS News)

  • More than 700,000 overstayed visas in 2017 (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • Media omit key detail about ICE arresting man who took wife to hospital for C-section — he was wanted for murder (The Daily Wire)

  • Four big facts about ICE, and what could happen if it’s abolished (The Daily Signal)

  • This just in: Hollywood to help turn out Democrat voters (Washington Examiner)

  • Democrats are fielding more anti-Semitic candidates for Congress (The Federalist)

  • Michael Cohen under investigation for over $20M in bank fraud (The Hill)

  • Active homosexuality in the priesthood helped cause this crisis (National Catholic Register)

  • Demand for concealed-carry permits is skyrocketing (The Daily Caller)

  • John Brennan’s bellicose anti-Trump rhetoric prompts friendly fire among his own defenders (Washington Examiner)

  • RNC breaks another record, builds on fundraising advantage (CBS News)

  • “Fat Leonard” scandal grows with indictment of three more retired Navy officials (The Washington Post)

  • Al Sharpton misspells Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” in swipe against Trump (Washington Examiner)

  • Rahm Emanuel under increasing fire for linking Chicago violence and morals in minority neighborhoods (Fox News)

  • Asia Argento, a #MeToo leader, made a deal with her own accuser (The New York Times)

  • White South African farmers flee after government leaders suggest they’re about to confiscate land (The Daily Wire)

  • Good news: Youth unemployment hits 52-year low (The Wall Street Journal)

  • Good news: 100 manufacturers have boosted hiring, expanded, or given raises, bonuses thanks to tax reform (The Daily Signal)

  • Humor: Google admits your phone will track you even if you leave it at home (The Babylon Bee)

  • Policy: Space force, done right, will move U.S. ahead (The Heritage Foundation)

  • Policy: Securing the border is the most humane policy (The Daily Signal)

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