The Patriot Post® · Thursday Top Headlines

• Twelve murdered in California mass shooting (NBC News)

• Trump fires Jeff Sessions, names Matthew Whitaker as interim attorney general (USA Today)

• McConnell says confirming judges will be his “top priority” (The Daily Signal)

• White House suspends access of CNN’s Jim Acosta (The Daily Signal)

• Six big moments from Trump’s epic press conference (The Daily Signal)

• Stacey Abrams finally concedes she lost the Georgia governor election … and then she moved the goal posts (The Resurgent)

• House GOP fight begins: Jordan challenges McCarthy (The Hill)

• House Democrats announce leadership bids (National Review)

• Trump to sign directive this week revamping U.S. asylum policy (MarketWatch)

• Left-wingers mob Tucker Carlson’s home: “We know where you sleep at night!” (Washington Examiner)

• Trump administration rolls back ObamaCare’s birth control rule (Washington Examiner)

• Federal judge says it’s plausible Andrew Cuomo violated the First Amendment by pressuring banks and insurers to shun the NRA (Reason)

• Maryland’s “Red Flag Law” claims its first victim as police kill gun owner (Hot Air)

• Humor: Nation excited to kick off calm, courteous 2020 presidential race (The Babylon Bee)

• Policy: Resuming U.S. nuclear weapons testing is crucial (The Washington Times)

• Policy: Yes, it matters if China is ripping off American tech (American Enterprise Institute)

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