• Trump makes the prime-time case for a border barrier; Democrats insist he’s “cruel” (Associated Press)
  • Pelosi, Schumer spark laughs on social media for “angry parents” rebuttal to Trump address (Fox News)
  • Don’t tie tragic National Park deaths to the government shutdown (Reason)
  • Leftists’ plans extend health care to illegal aliens, placing them on par with U.S. citizens (The Washington Times)
  • New California governor vows “sanctuary to all who seek it” (CBS Los Angeles)
  • Rosenstein reportedly to leave DOJ in coming weeks (Fox News)
  • U.S.-China trade talks wrap up in Beijing as hopes of a deal build (Reuters)
  • Broward Sheriff Scott Israel tells staff he’s being suspended over Parkland response (Miami Herald)
  • Judge says Christian baker Jack Phillips’ lawsuit against civil rights officials can proceed (The Daily Signal)
  • Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO worth $137 billion, to divorce wife of 25 years (Fox News)
  • Humor: With government shut down, citizens forced to interfere in their own lives (The Babylon Bee)

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