The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Top Headlines

Networks trashed Trump with 90% negative spin in 2018 (NewsBusters)

Leaders nix recess with no shutdown deal in sight (The Hill)

Businesses and industries are getting hamstrung by the shutdown (Washington Examiner)

The Trump administration has called back tens of thousands of federal workers to fulfill key government tasks (The Washington Post)

Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule State of the Union (Politico)

DNC cuts ties with Women’s March amid anti-Semitism accusations (National Review)

Maxine Waters set to head House Financial Services Committee with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at her side (Fox News)

Boost for Trump as William Barr impresses Democrats in marathon confirmation hearing (Washington Examiner)

Seven big takeaways from Barr’s hearing (The Daily Signal)

DOJ report: Guns carried during crimes most frequently obtained off the street or underground (CNS News)

FBI: Austin mail bomber had no ideology, no links to terror or hate groups (The Daily Wire)

U.S. confirms American troops killed in blast claimed by Islamic State in Syria (The Washington Post)

Theresa May faces worst government defeat in 95 years in Brexit vote (Bloomberg)

CNN analyst accuses radio host of “white privilege” — he’s black (The Daily Wire)

New York passes bills banning conversion therapy on LGBT youth, prohibiting anti-trans discrimination (National Review)

Humor: Unspeakably evil: Trump feeds kids (The Babylon Bee)

Policy: The rejection of May’s Brexit plan leaves the UK with few good options (American Enterprise Institute)

Policy: China is a dangerous rival, and America should treat it like one (The New York Times)