• Wages and salaries jump by 3.1% — the highest level in a decade (CNBC)

• Trump backs off executive order threat, says Congress is better path to end birthright citizenship (The Washington Times)

• Border surge highest since 2011; each illegal immigrant costs $70,000, or sevenfold more than deportation price (Washington Examiner)

• Trump says he could send as many as 15,000 troops to the border (NBC News)

• During debate, Elizabeth Warren learns about ethics complaint against her for Kavanaugh fundraising email (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Jon Tester’s campaign takes a hit after shady mailer prompts Libertarian to drop out, back GOP candidate (Fox News)

• House Republicans, White House commit to 10% middle-class tax cut next year (Washington Examiner)

• DeVos rewrite of Title IX sex-assault rules will allow cross-examination of accusers (Fox News)

• Harvey Weinstein accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old (New York Post)

• Bill de Blasio subpoenaed in corruption trial (Hot Air)

• Federal grand jury indicts synagogue shooting suspect on 44 counts (The Hill)

• Google employees to walk out to protest treatment of women (Associated Press)

• Nearly half of Afghanistan under terrorist control as U.S. pours billions into country (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Humor: Bernie Sanders cheerily greets trick-or-treaters before stealing their candy for redistribution (The Babylon Bee)

• Policy: America’s 5G rendezvous with destiny (Hudson Institute)

• Policy: Why wind power isn’t the answer (City Journal)

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