The Patriot Post® · Thursday Top Headlines

• Some migrant caravan members are self-deporting as frustration grows in Tijuana (Fox News)

• Caravan is mostly standard illegal immigrants, not refugees fleeing violence (The Washington Times)

• Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee delays vote on Trump pick to lead ICE (The Washington Post)

• Republicans block second attempt by Jeff Flake and Chris Coons to protect Robert Mueller (Washington Examiner)

• Judiciary Committee cancels votes on nearly two dozen Trump judicial nominees due to standoff with Flake, who demands Mueller be protected (The Washington Times)

• Michael Cohen pleads guilty to lying to Congress about Moscow building project (National Review)

• Surprise! Democrats overwhelmingly nominate Pelosi as House speaker amid rebellion (The Hill)

• Senate defies Trump with vote to rein in Saudis (The Washington Times)

• Most G-20 countries that criticize the U.S. aren’t meeting their own climate goals (Hot Air)

• Suicides and drug overdoses last year drove a continuing decline in life expectancy (Associated Press)

• Chinese scientist condemned for gene-editing human embryos; China halts work (World)

• Stacey Abrams sues Georgia over, in part, a law she sponsored (The Resurgent)

• Despite claims of suppression in Georgia, registration and turnout increased under Kemp (The Washington Free Beacon)

• Humor: Christian women now in favor of invading Middle East after Pentagon claims it has essential oil (The Babylon Bee)

• Policy: The right way to cut college costs (National Review)

• Policy: How to get 4% annual GDP growth again (Foundation for Economic Education)

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