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• Yang: Eliminate Car Ownership to Save Environment
  
  The United States might have to eliminate private car ownership to combat climate change, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang says.
• Politico: Bernie Sanders Campaign Hits 1M Donor Mark
  
  The first candidate to announce reaching one million donators, Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign reached the milestone, according to Politico on Thursday.
• Agency Restores Protection for Migrant Medical Care
  
  After a backlash to deportation plans targeting immigrants getting life-saving treatment in the United States, a federal agency has reversed course and will resume processing medical deferred-action requests.
• Feds: Hezbollah Spy Scouted NYC Spots for 22 Years
  
  Charged Thursday by federal authorities, a New Jersey man trained with and scouted U.S. terror-attack locations for Hezbollah over 22 years, providing intelligence on such New York City locations, according to a report.
• Trump Gets Victory on Calif. Tax Return Law
  
  President Donald Trump notched a major victory Thursday with a federal judge's temporary injunction halting a California law aimed at forcing the president to release his tax returns.
• Nike Drops Antonio Brown
  
  Nike has told The Boston Globe that New England Patriots player Antonio Brown, who has been accused of sexual assault and rape, is "not a Nike athlete."
• Ed Dept Weighs Defunding Pro-Islam College Program
  
  A Middle East studies program run by the University of North Carolina and Duke University is misusing a federal grant to advance "ideological priorities" and unfairly promote "the positive aspects of Islam" but not Christianity or Judaism, according to the Education Department.
• McCarthy: Congress Will Pass USMCA If Pelosi Allows It
  
  Passing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade deal will make the United States' position in upcoming China trade deals even stronger, according to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Thursday.
• Pentagon Waiting for Saudi Arabia's Assessment
  
  Before explicitly placing blame, Pentagon officials say they will await Saudi Arabia's assessment of attacks on that country's oil facilities.
• Trump Campaign Luring Union Votes on Healthcare Pitch
  
  Healthcare will be used to attract union workers to President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, according to Trump campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany.
• Cardinal Dolan Joins Call to Close Rikers Island, NY Jail
  
  The violence-plagued Rikers Island prison complex needs to be shut down, according to Cardinal Timothy Dolan and other New York City religious leaders Thursday.
• Survey: Truckers Not More Confident About Economy
  
  Sixty-two percent of truckers say they are not more confident about the economy than they were three months ago, according to a new survey.
• Meghan McCain Defends Sean Spicer After 'DWTS' Criticism
  
  Meghan McCain came to the defense of former White House press secretary Sean Spicer after he made his debut on "Dancing With the Stars" wearing a ruffly, lime green shirt.
• Rush: Americans Seething at Dems, Media Over Trump
  
  Millions of Americans are probably "seething" over Democrats' and the media's treatment of President Donald Trump, according to conservative host Rush Limbaugh.
• Report: Chinese National Ran a Birth Tourism Scheme
  
  A Chinese woman living in California assisted wealthy Chinese nationals in getting into the U.S. to give birth to their children so they would be born American citizens, according to Fox News.
• Police Departments Testing Device That Fires Tether to Stop Suspects
  
  Police departments across the United States are testing out a device that fires a tether to entangle and restrain a suspect at a range of 10-25 feet, a tool that could put an end to the use of Tasers, The Independent reports.Forty-nine people died last year after being...
• Ret. Adm.: Chinese Innovation Rise a 'Holy Sh-' Moment
  
  Representing a "holy sh–" moment for the U.S., the gap between American and Chinese technological and military innovation "is narrowing" so quickly that it poses a serious threat to U.S. national security, according to retired Navy SEAL Adm. William McRaven.
• Dem Sen. Manchin: O'Rourke's 'Not Taking My Guns'
  
  Ex-Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, will not confiscate my guns, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday.
• Liz Cheney Urges Military Response Against Iran
  
  The U.S. should consider a "proportional military response" against Iran, according to House Republican Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.
• Report: Anti-Semitism Up 70 Percent on Campuses
  
  Over the last year, harassment of students who expressed pro-Israel ideologies at U.S. college campuses increased by a record-high 70%, according to the AMHCA Initiative.
• Sen. Bennet: Medicare for All Muddies Healthcare Message
  
  When Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., introduced his Medicare for All plan, Democrats blew a chance to finally go on offense on the issue of healthcare, according to presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo.
• Report: WH, DOJ Shop Background-Check Plan to GOP
  
  A plan that would expand gun background checks to all commercially advertised unlicensed sales is being circulated to Republicans, but a spokesman says President Donald Trump has not yet signed off on it.
• Krishnamoorthi Considering Subpoena for Juul Officials
  
  Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is interested in issuing a subpoena to compel officials of e-cigarette maker Juul to come to Congress to answer questions about the company's marketing practices and about other issues.
• Andrew McCabe: No Deal to Avoid Fed Indictment
  
  Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe will not strike a deal with the federal government if he were indicted for misleading investigators based on a Justice Department inspector general's report.
• Sen. Ted Cruz: NY Times Is 'Now About Propaganda'
  
  The New York Times reporting sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is part of a broader effort by the left to "intimidate the court," according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

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