• John Kelly out; Trump close to naming new chief of staff (Associated Press)

• James Comey’s confession: dossier not verified before, or after, FISA warrant (The Hill)

• Federal prosecutors recommend “substantial term of imprisonment” for Michael Cohen (Fox News)

• Ninth Circuit Court denies Trump bid to reinstate asylum ban (The Hill)

• Migrants in Tijuana trickling over and under wall (Associated Press)

• Huge New Jersey ICE raid nets Interpol suspects, MS-13 members (Hot Air)

• Trump backs $750 billion defense budget request to Congress (Reuters)

• Gen. Mark Milley slated to be next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (The Washington Times)

• Andrew C. McCarthy: Why Trump is likely to be indicted (Fox News)

• Record 156,795,000 employed in U.S.; 13th record-breaker under Trump (CNSNews)

• Ocasio-Cortez violated House ethics — and she hasn’t even been sworn in yet (Townhall)

• Theresa May delays parliamentary vote on Brexit (NBC News)

• Emmanuel Macron goes AWOL as protests and violence plague Paris (Fox News)

• NIH swiftly condemns gene editing in China, yet is silent on the U.S. fetal harvesting market (The Federalist)

• Screen time changes structure of kids’ brains (Bloomberg)

• Humor: Oscars to be hosted by boom box playing inoffensive, calming ambient noise (The Babylon Bee)

• Policy: The myth of ObamaCare “sabotage” (Washington Examiner)

• Policy: How to defuse the “Fight for $15” (E21)

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