Recent Headline Roundups

Sunday, December 23, 2018

USA TODAY

Congress eyes long shutdown as lawmakers give up on pre-Christmas deal

Washington Times

Shutdown to stretch on until at least Thursday as Senate adjourns with no deal over budget, Trump’s border wall

The Washington Post

Saturday, December 22, 2018

Headline Roundup

Government Partial Shutdown at Least Until Thursday

Shutdown to stretch on until at least Thursday as Senate adjourns with no deal over budget, Trump’s border wall

The Washington Post

Shutdown’s Initial Impact Likely to Be Minor

Wall Street Journal (News)

Schumer demands Trump 'abandon the wall' as DC faces shutdown stalemate

Fox News Digital

Friday, December 21, 2018

Headline Roundup

Stock Market Suffers Worst Week in a Decade

Stocks retreat on government shutdown fears

Fox News Digital

'Down, down, down': Stocks sink as rate fears, shutdown gloom push Nasdaq into bear market

USA TODAY

Dow Jones Index Takes Biggest Dive Since 2008 Financial Crash

HuffPost

Headline Roundup

Supreme Court Denies Trump Bid to Enforce Asylum Ban

Supreme Court rejects Trump asylum ban on illegal migrants

BBC News

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to enforce asylum crackdown

Fox News Digital

Supreme Court rejects Trump's asylum ban in 5-4 ruling as Chief Justice Roberts sides with liberal judges

NBC News Digital

Headline Roundup

House Passes Temporary Spending Bill With $5.7 Billion for Border Wall

Trump warns of a ‘very long’ government shutdown if Democrats oppose bill that includes border wall money

The Washington Post

House passes stopgap bill with $5B in funding for Trump's wall

The Hill

Trump Orders McConnell to ‘Go Nuclear’ to Get the Wall

The Daily Caller

Headline Roundup

Secretary of Defense James Mattis Resigns

James Mattis quitting as defense secretary, cites differences with Trump

Washington Times

James Mattis to Depart as Defense Chief Over Troop Withdrawals from Syria, Afghanistan

Wall Street Journal (News)

Mattis resigns after clash with Trump over troop withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan

The Washington Post

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Headline Roundup

Trump Rejects Spending Bill, Heightening Risk of Government Shutdown

Trump demands wall funding, increasing threat of U.S. government shutdown

Reuters

President Trump Will Win The Shutdown Showdown

Townhall

The House is scrambling to avoid a partial shutdown after Trump throws negotiations into chaos

Vox

Headline Roundup

Trump Admin Lifts Sanctions on Companies Tied to Russian Oligarch, Issues New Sanctions Over Election Interference

Trump administration ends sanctions on companies tied to Putin ally — but issues new ones against other Russians

New York Daily News

U.S. to Remove Russian Companies Tied to Oleg Deripaska From Sanctions List in 30 Days

Wall Street Journal (News)

Treasury sanctions Russian spies over election interference in US and Europe

Washington Examiner

Headline Roundup

Senate Unanimously Passes Anti-Lynching Bill

Senate passes anti-lynching bill after nearly 200 failed attempts

Washington Times

It's Unanimous: Senate Approves Long-Suffering Anti-Lynching Bill

Newsweek

US passes first anti-lynching law after Senate vote

BBC News

Headline Roundup

Trump Orders U.S. Troops To Withdraw From Syria

Anger, confusion greet Trump’s surprise decision on Syria

The Hill

OPINION: Why Trump's Syria withdrawal is the right move

Guest Writer - Right

In Syria withdrawal, Trump discards advice from allies and officials

CNN Digital

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Headline Roundup

Trump Admin Moves to Rescind Obama-Era Policies on School Discipline

Betsy DeVos's Commission Says A Way To Prevent School Shootings Is To Drop Disciplinary Protections For Minority Students

BuzzFeed News

Trump admin seeks to roll back Obama-era policy on school discipline: report

The Hill

Donald Trump School Safety Report Urges More Responsible Media Coverage of Mass Shooters

Breitbart News

Headline Roundup

Senate to Vote on Temporary Spending Bill to Prevent Government Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to offer bill to avoid federal government shutdown

USA TODAY

Senate teeing up stopgap bill to fund government through Feb. 8

Washington Times

Senate to pass bill that would keep government open, deny Trump wall funding

The Washington Post

Headline Roundup

Senate Passes Criminal Justice Bill

Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill

HuffPost

Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Criminal Justice Overhaul

CBN

US Senate passes sweeping criminal justice reform bill

BBC News

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Headline Roundup

Trump Administration Issues Ban on Bump Stocks

Justice Department will ban bump-stock devices that turn rifles into fully automatic weapons

The Washington Post

Trump administration bans bump stocks

The Hill

DOJ, ATF Are About to Find Themselves in Court Over the Newly-Released Bump Stock Ban

Townhall

Headline Roundup

Trump Foundation to Dissolve Amid Lawsuit From New York Attorney General

Trump Charity Agrees to Dissolve Amid Lawsuit Alleging 'Pattern of Illegality'

Townhall

Trump Foundation shuts down amid lawsuit alleging a “shocking pattern of illegality”

Vox

Donald J. Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve in deal with New York attorney general

USA TODAY

Headline Roundup

Judge Delays Sentencing for Michael Flynn

Judge blasts Trump ex-adviser Flynn, delays sentencing in Mueller case

Reuters

Judge blasts Michael Flynn for lying to the FBI: 'You sold your country out'

Washington Times

Judge Postpones Sentencing of Michael Flynn After Harshly Rebuking Him

New York Times (News)

Monday, December 17, 2018

Headline Roundup

The Weekly Standard, Conservative Magazine Critical of Trump, Will Close

The Weekly Standard’s Dismantling Is Terrible News for Conservatism and Journalism

Slate

A Toast to the Standard

National Review (News)

Hating The President Is Not a Strategy, As Bill Kristol Just Learned

Townhall

Headline Roundup

Partial Government Shutdown Looms Over Border Wall Fight

Stephen Miller says Trump is “absolutely” willing to shut down the government over border wall funding

Vox

Dems defy Trump shutdown threat: 'He is not going to get the wall in any form'

Washington Times

Americans' message to Washington on the looming shutdown: Don't

USA TODAY

Headline Roundup

Russia Meddled In All Major Social Media Platforms During 2016 Election, Report Says

New Report On Russian Disinformation Shows The Operation’s Scale And Sweep

HotAir

New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep

The Washington Post

BBC News

Sunday, December 16, 2018

Headline Roundup

Healthcare Debate Moves to Main Spotlight

Obamacare ruling poses new problems for GOP

Washington Times

President Trump: Ruling against Obamacare offers another chance for repeal and replace

USA TODAY

Ruling Striking Down Obamacare Moves Health Debate to Center Stage

New York Times (News)

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Headline Roundup

Federal Judge Rules Affordable Care Act Is Unconstitutional

Federal judge in Texas tosses Obamacare

Washington Times

Federal Judge Rules Affordable Care Act Is Unconstitutional Without Insurance-Coverage Penalty

Wall Street Journal (News)

Obamacare ruling delivers new shock to health system

Politico

Friday, December 14, 2018

Headline Roundup

Betsy DeVos to Cancel $150M in Student Loan Debt After Losing Court Battle

After losing court battle, DeVos to cancel $150 million in student loan debt

USA TODAY

DeVos to cancel $150M in student loans from closed for-profit colleges

Washington Examiner

15,000 defrauded borrowers to have their student loans forgiven after judge rules against DeVos

ThinkProgress

Headline Roundup

Scott Walker Signs Bill Limiting Powers of Incoming Wisconsin Democratic Governor

Outgoing Gov. Walker signs bills restricting successor, as Dems cry foul

Fox News Digital

Scott Walker Signs Wisconsin GOP’s Massive Power Grab Into Law

HuffPost

Walker signs bills to weaken Dem successor in Wisconsin

The Hill

Headline Roundup

Ex-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Speaks Out

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says Trump knew it was wrong to make hush-money payments during campaign

ABC News (Online)

Cohen: Both Trump And I Knew What We Were Doing Was Wrong

HotAir

Michael Cohen On Trump: 'The Man Doesn't Tell The Truth'

NPR (Online News)

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Headline Roundup

Senate Votes to End Military Support for Saudi War in Yemen, Unanimously Condemns Mohammed bin Salman

The entire Senate just said Trump is wrong about Jamal Khashoggi

The Washington Post

Senators vote to end US backing for Saudi war on Yemen

BBC News

Senator Marco Rubio: Hold Saudis accountable, but don't ignore Iran in Yemen

Fox News (Opinion)

Headline Roundup

Melania Trump Says Some in Media Are 'Opportunists'

Melania Trump tells Fox News she does what's 'right,' despite media criticism

Fox News Digital

Melania Trump Attacks Media as 'Opportunists,' but Admits She Sometimes Disagrees With Husband's 'Tone'

Time Magazine

Melania Trump: Some comedians, journalists use Trump name to ‘advance themselves’

The Hill

Headline Roundup

Trump Denies He Directed Michael Cohen To Break The Law

Trump says ex-lawyer Cohen's crimes are 'unrelated to me'

Reuters

Trump publicly breaks his silence after former "fixer" sentenced to 3 years in prison

CNN Digital

Trump says he never directed Cohen to break the law, claims lawyer has liability

Washington Times

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Headline Roundup

Trump Administration Proposes Plan to Roll Back Clean Water Regulations

The EPA Wants to Get Out of Puddles and Ditches. Environmental Activists Are Outraged.

Reason

EPA Proposes Gutting Obama-Era Rule Protecting 117 Million Americans’ Water

HuffPost

Trump moves to relax Obama-era water protections

The Hill

Headline Roundup

Michael Cohen, Trump's Former Attorney, Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Michael Cohen, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

Wall Street Journal (News)

Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney, gets 3 years in prison for tax fraud, campaign finance violations, lying

Fox News Digital

Cohen gets 3 years, says Trump's 'dirty deeds' led him to 'choose darkness'

NBC News Digital

Headline Roundup

British Prime Minister Theresa May Faces No Confidence Vote

Conservative Party calls for vote of no confidence to oust Prime Minister Theresa May

The Washington Post

Theresa May to face vote of no confidence from Tory MPs

BBC News

Theresa May Faces No Confidence Vote Amid Brexit Mess

Townhall

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Headline Roundup

Trump Spars With Pelosi and Schumer Over Border Wall Funding

Trump Throws Down With Pelosi and Schumer Over Border Wall: ‘I Am Proud to Shut Down the Government’

Daily Beast

Trump feuds openly with Pelosi, Schumer as border fight explodes in White House

Washington Examiner

Trump, top Democrats clash on border wall in rare Oval Office fight

Reuters

Headline Roundup

Trump Pushes For Border Wall Prior To Meeting With Top Democrats

Trump threatens to have military build border wall if Pelosi, Schumer won’t budge

Fox News Digital

Trump presses border wall ahead of meeting with top Democrats

Reuters

Trump insists border wall 'will get built' ahead of meeting with Dem leaders

Politico

Monday, December 10, 2018

Headline Roundup

Google CEO to Testify on Capitol Hill

Google CEO Faces Hot Seat in Washington

Wall Street Journal (News)

McCarthy: 'Self-Policed' Nature of Google to Be Probed at CEO Hearing

PJ Media

Google hearing will be a test of lawmakers' tech knowledge

The Washington Post

Headline Roundup

YouTube Bans Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes

YouTube Finally Bans Alt-Right Hate Group Founder Gavin McInnes for … ‘Copyright Infringement’

New York Magazine

YouTube Bans Former CRTV Host Gavin McInnes

The Daily Wire

YouTube bans Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes

The Hill

Headline Roundup

Brexit Vote Delayed

British Prime Minister May Cancelling Brexit Vote

Newsmax (News)

Brexit vote delayed as Theresa May pulls the plug, sources say

CNN Digital

Brexit: Theresa May understood to be delaying key vote

BBC News

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Headline Roundup

John Kelly Out As Chief Of Staff

Trump: Chief of Staff John Kelly to Leave Toward Year-End

Wall Street Journal (News)

John Kelly to Step Down as Trump, Facing New Perils, Shakes Up Staff

New York Times (News)

With New Chief of Staff, Trump Moves to Reset White House

Newsmax (News)

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Headline Roundup

Analysis of Robert Mueller's Court Filings on Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen assisted Mueller's office with info about contacts between Trump aides and Russia

NBC News Digital

So, It Looks Like Michael Cohen Really Didn't Stab Trump In the Back (But He Could Have)

Townhall

Cohen Gave Significant Help on Russia Probe, Mueller Team Says

Wall Street Journal (News)

Friday, December 7, 2018

Headline Roundup

Trade Deficit Hits Decade-High

Trade deficit reaches 10-year high despite Trump's tariffs and tough talk

Washington Examiner

Record imports push US trade gap to $55.5 billion in October

Associated Press

Remember when Trump said he’d fix the trade deficit? It just rose again.

ThinkProgress

Headline Roundup

Ocasio-Cortez to Pay Interns $15 an Hour

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Pay Interns $15 'at Least' per Hour, Unlike 96 Percent of House Democrats

Newsweek

New Congresswoman Will Pay Her Interns $15 An Hour. Is That A Big Deal?

NPR (Online News)

'Democratic Socialist' Ocasio-Cortez to pay interns $15 per hour

Fox News Digital

Headline Roundup

Trump Picks State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert As Next UN Ambassador

Trump Picks Heather Nauert, Former Fox News Anchor, As U.N. Ambassador

NPR (Online News)

Trump Picks State Department's Heather Nauert as Next UN Ambassador

Fox News Digital

Trump Appoints State Department’s Heather Nauert As U.S. Ambassador To United Nations

HuffPost

Headline Roundup

Trump Chooses William Barr To Be Next Attorney General

Trump Confirms He'll Nominate William Barr for Attorney General

Newsmax (News)

Trump to pick William Barr as attorney general as White House awaits Mueller documents – live

The Guardian

Trump Says He Has Chosen William Barr to Be Next Attorney General

Wall Street Journal (News)

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Headline Roundup

Canada Arrests China Telecom Executive For Extradition To The U.S.

Huawei C.F.O. Is Arrested in Canada for Extradition to the U.S.

New York Times (News)

Hmmm: Canada Arrests China Telecom Exec, Will Extradite To US

HotAir

Huawei chief financial officer arrested in Canada, faces possible extradition to United States

USA TODAY

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Headline Roundup

Wisconsin Senate Passes Measure to Restrict Power of Incoming Democratic Governor

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Headline Roundup

The Legacy of George Bush Sr.

Bush 41 Led by Example

National Review (News)

Jeb Bush Hopes Father’s ‘Kinder, Gentler’ Outlook Will Prevail

Wall Street Journal (News)

George H.W. Bush Saw Strength in Compromise. Then He Paid the Price for It.

Guest Writer - Left

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Headline Roundup

House Republican Campaign Arm Hacked Months Before 2018 Midterms

Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack

Politico

Republican campaign emails hacked months before election

Reuters

Video of Trump saying DNC should be 'ashamed' for getting hacked resurfaces after NRCC hack revealed

Washington Examiner

Headline Roundup

Joe Biden: 'I think I’m the most qualified person in the country to be president'

Biden says he’s the most qualified person to be president

Associated Press

‘Gaffe Machine’ Joe Biden Claims He’s ‘The Most Qualified Person’ to Be President Amid 2020 Talk

Independent Journal Review

Joe Biden says he’s ‘most qualified’ to be president. So what?

The Washington Post

Headline Roundup

Americans Pay Respects to George H.W. Bush at the Capitol Rotunda

'Here lies a great man': Americans pay respects to Bush in nation's 'hallowed cathedral'

Washington Times

George HW Bush funeral: Trump pays respects at US Capitol

BBC News

Capitol Hill ceremony to honor Bush offers bipartisan moment

CNN Digital

Monday, December 3, 2018

Headline Roundup

Trump Admin Wants to Cut Subsidies for Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy

Trump plans to end subsidies for electric cars, renewable energy

Washington Times

Trump Aide Larry Kudlow Calls for End of Electric Vehicle Subsidies

Bloomberg

Trump's White House just gave you another reason to buy an electric car right away

Mashable

Headline Roundup

Trump Says He Will Formally Cancel NAFTA, Putting Pressure on Congress to Pass New Deal

Lawmakers wary of Trump’s threat to cancel NAFTA

The Washington Post

Trump says he will cancel NAFTA, forcing Congress to approve new trade deal

Blaze Media

Canada says it takes Trump's talk of NAFTA withdrawal seriously

Reuters

Headline Roundup

Trump Touts Trade Agreement Meeting With China

Trump touts ‘big leap forward’ with China after G-20 meeting

The Hill

Trump Calls Truce in China Trade War a Big Success, but Little Is Known About the Deal

New York Times (News)

Trump's G20 Deal With Xi Jinping Promises De-escalation of Trade War but Lacks Many Specifics

Reason