The Patriot Post® · Friday Top Headlines

• Economy adds more jobs than expected in August, and wage growth hits post-recession high (CNBC)

• U.S. weekly jobless claims drop to near 49-year low (Reuters)

• Three takeaways from Day 3 of Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings (The Daily Signal)

• Over 200 protesters arrested during Kavanaugh hearings (The Hill)

• Booker’s bogus Resistance theatrics backfire (Washington Examiner)

• Denials roll in from top administration officials on anonymous op-ed (The Daily Caller)

• Five key questions about the anonymous “senior official” (The Daily Caller)

• Elizabeth Warren calls for Trump’s removal from office under 25th Amendment (The Washington Times)

• Prosecutors use grand jury as investigation of Andrew McCabe intensifies (The Washington Post)

• Six state AGs open investigations into Catholic dioceses over abuse scandals (Hot Air)

• College chooses “country over company,” terminates Nike sponsorship deal (The Washington Times)

• Trump administration announces new rule to detain children with parents (The Washington Free Beacon)

• 9/11 death toll will soon be surpassed by death toll from diseases caused by 9/11 toxic debris (The Daily Wire)

• Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, Infowars, citing abuse (Associated Press)

• DOJ announces charges against North Korean hacker for Sony, Wannacry cyber attacks (ABC News)

• North Korea’s Kim Jong-un expresses faith in Trump, reaffirms commitment to nuclear-free peninsula (Fox News)

• This just in: Obama to join midterm battle with pointed criticism of Trump (NBC News)

• Humor/satire: NYT op-ed blowback: Trump behavior shames surging economy (ScrappleFace)

• Policy: America’s looming doctor shortage: What policymakers should do (The Heritage Foundation)

• Policy: Preserve U.S. interests in Syria by backing the Kurds (Washington Examiner)

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