The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Top Headlines

By Media Editors ·
https://patriotpost.us/articles/57804-wednesday-top-headlines-2018-08-22

  • Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen makes guilty plea, implicates Trump in campaign-finance-law violations (National Review)

  • Manafort convicted on eight counts unrelated to Trump or Russia (Fox News)

  • Illegal alien charged with murder of Mollie Tibbetts (The Daily Signal)

  • Report: Illegal immigration leads to 2,200 deaths, 118,000 rapes, 138,000 assaults (Washington Examiner)

  • Rep. Duncan Hunter, wife indicted on corruption charges in California (Fox News)

  • Shocker: U.S. leading all Paris accord signatories in emissions reduction (Hot Air)

  • California used loopholes to keep thousands on SNAP from having to work (The Washington Free Beacon)

  • DOJ declines to prosecute FBI agent IG says received money from former source, protected source’s illegal business, provided false info to police, and misused FBI assets for personal gain (CNS News)

  • UNC plans “full criminal investigation” after Confederate statue toppled (The Daily Signal)

  • Motion filed to lift gag order barring the release of “damning” abortion-industry videos (The New American)

  • High schoolers don’t read books anymore — why that sets them up for failure (Intellectual Takeout)

  • The snowflakes are safe: University bans snowball fights and water guns (National Review)

  • Medical website indulges trans community with new term for female genitalia (The Daily Wire)

  • Israel eases gun controls following lone-wolf attacks (France 24)

  • Humor: Democrats demand vigilance against election hacking unless it involves voter ID laws (The Babylon Bee)

  • Policy: Corporate gun control might be the worst threat to gun rights (National Review)

  • Policy: Overcriminalizing America: An overview and model legislation for states (Manhattan Institute)

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