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Trump Replaces NAFTA and Triumphs

-Fox News

“President Trump won a major victory on trade on Monday, supplanting the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and replacing it with something far more beneficial,” Christian Whiton writes in Fox News. “The new deal will help American workers and manufacturers. It’s also a win for Mexico,” she explains.

US Economic Growth in the 2nd Quarter Gets Revised Higher, Remains Strongest Since 2014

-Business Insider

“The US economy in the second quarter grew even faster than initially estimated, according to a Commerce Department report released Wednesday,” Akin Oyedele reports. “The April-to-June period was the first full quarter with the tax cuts signed by President Donald Trump in effect.”

Consumer Confidence Pops in August to Highest Level Since October 2000

-CNBC

“Consumer confidence rose in August to its highest level since October 2000, building on July’s solid result,” Michael Sheetz writes. “These historically high confidence levels should continue to support healthy consumer spending in the near-term,” said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at The Conference Board.

High Career and Life Satisfaction Among American Blue-Collar Workers: Poll

-Washington Examiner

“The vast majority of U.S. blue-collar workers say their lives are headed ‘in the right direction,’ according to the results of a poll released this week,” Katelyn Caralle reports. “Eighty-five percent of these workers in America are optimistic regarding the direction of their lives, and 86 percent are satisfied with their jobs.” A majority also expressed optimism about the overall direction of the country, the survey showed.

Trump Marks Award of $91 Million in Anti-Drug Grants

-The Associated Press

President Trump is awarding $91 million in grants to a record number of community anti-drug coalitions, The Associated Press reported this week. “The White House says all 50 states will benefit from the grants from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy that aim to ‘strengthen the infrastructure among local partners.’”

Dozens at Facebook Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture

-The New York Times

“The post went up quietly on Facebook’s internal message board last week. Titled ‘We Have a Problem With Political Diversity,’ it quickly took off inside the social network,” Kate Conger and Sheera Frenkel explain. “We are a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views,” Facebook engineer Brian Amerige wrote in the post.

Majority of Americans Want to Keep ICE

-The Washington Times

Gabriella Muñoz reports that “most Americans don’t want to see the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency abolished,” according to a new survey. “Only 24 percent of voters advocated for terminating ICE while a 40 percent plurality disagreed with the proposal. The trend continued across all political parties.”

Melania Trump Plants Eisenhower Oak Sapling at White House with Presidential Descendants

-Washington Examiner

First Lady Melania Trump “planted an Eisenhower oak sapling Monday afternoon on the White House’s South Lawn,” Diana Stancy Correll writes. “Mary Jean Eisenhower, the granddaughter of former President Dwight Eisenhower, and Richard Emory Gatchell, Jr., a fifth generation grandson of former President James Monroe, joined the First Lady.”

Kavanaugh Garners Support Among Many Colleagues at Former Law Firm

-The Washington Free Beacon

“Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's former colleagues at the Kirkland & Ellis law firm sent a letter Monday to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee urging his confirmation by the senate,” Cameron Cawthorne reports. “We saw first hand that he consistently displayed a keen intellect, sound judgment, exceptional analytical ability, and the highest level of integrity in representing our clients,” they write.