GOP SENATE VS. TRUMP? Sen. Rob Portman, R-OH, predicted that Congress will try to vote down President Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, if the 5% tariffs go into effect on Monday. READ |
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17-YEAR-OLD EUTHANIZED A rape victim in the Netherlands was euthanized after she said the pain from her sexual assaults was “insufferable.” READ |
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EDITING HUMAN GENES The House Appropriations Committee approved a ban on editing human genes in clinical trials. READ |
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LGBT EVENT CANCELED A public library in Ohio canceled an LGBT Pride event after a strong backlash. The event was aimed at teens and featured a tutorial on applying makeup for dressing in drag. “Our public libraries are great resources for young & old alike. But they should not be a resource for teenage boys to learn how to dress in drag,” said Ohio Speaker Larry Householder. READ |
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IMPEACHMENT Former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid changes his opinion and now supports opening an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. “It’s not the right thing to do nothing,” said Reid. READ |
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CHINA Thirty years after the Tiananmen Massacre, China remains a “surveillance state.” And religious freedoms have deteriorated since the deadly crackdown. READ |