The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Top Headlines

• Arizona, Florida primary winners and losers (CBS News)

• Senate confirms seven more of Trump’s judges (The Washington Times)

• Boom! U.S. economy logs best performance in nearly four years (Reuters)

• Consumer confidence reaches 18-year high (National Review)

• Trump at 36% approval among blacks (USA Today)

• Jim Brown: black community “has a responsibility” to look inward, not blame Trump (The Washington Times)

• Department of Education wildly overstates number of school shootings (NPR)

• After Mexico deal, Canada rejoins NAFTA talks (Reuters)

• Trump readies $6 billion bailout for farmers harmed by Trump tariffs (Reason)

• Chicago Cardinal Cupich: The pope has more important stuff to talk about than sex abuse, like climate change and immigration (Hot Air)

• Settled science! Researchers replicate just 13 of 21 social science experiments published in top journals (The Washington Post)

• America goes on the cyber offensive — U.S. government hackers will now have greater latitude to deter and answer attacks (The Wall Street Journal)

• Republicans find conflicts in Bruce Ohr’s closed-door testimony (Washington Examiner)

• Majority of Americans agree that Brennan and Comey clearances should be revoked (The Daily Caller)

• Donors to Lanny Davis “truth fund” want refunds after he admits lying (Washington Examiner)

• South Africa withdraws bill to seize land from white farmers — for now (The Daily Caller)

• Humor: Trump secures unlimited chips and salsa in Mexican trade deal (The Babylon Bee)

• Good News: 600 homes repaired, 26 million meals served and thousands helped through NFL star JJ Watt’s relief fund (WTMJ Milwaukee)

• Policy: Hurrah for Trump’s new friendship with Mexico (Washington Examiner)

• Policy: The public-pension party must end (National Review)

For more of today’s news, visit Patriot Headline Report.