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Trump Moves to Limit Asylum Protections for Migrants Who Cross the Border Illegally -Washington Examiner President Donald J. Trump signed a presidential Proclamation yesterday to bar asylum protections for migrants who enter the United States illegally, Robert Donachie reports. “We want people to come into our country, but they have to come into the country legally,” the President said. America’s asylum system has become overwhelmed with meritless asylum claims in an attempt to game the process.

Trump Orders Flags to Half-Staff After California Shooting -The Daily Caller As a mark of solemn respect for the victims, “President Donald Trump ordered U.S. government flags to be flown at half-staff after a deadly mass shooting occurred Wednesday evening at a nightclub in California,” Saagar Enjeti reports. “God bless all of the victims and families of the victims. Thank you to Law Enforcement,” the President tweeted Thursday morning.

Americans Aren’t Just Happy About the Economy -The Wall Street Journal “The President elected two years ago to revive American prosperity is now presiding over an economic boom. The first two years of the Trump era have been so good that his predecessor has lately been barnstorming the country trying to persuade voters that we’re still living in the Obama era. It is the sincerest form of political flattery,” James Freeman writes.

Democrats Won the House, but Trump Won the Election -The Washington Post Ed Rogers writes that by most measures, Republicans beat the odds of history—and nearly everyone’s expectations—for the 2018 midterms. “The instant analysis is clear: Democrats may have won the House, but Trump won the election.” President Trump and his allies “have an appeal that the elites in New York and Hollywood cannot dismiss or combat,” Rogers explains.

The Kavanaugh Debacle Cost the Democrats the Senate -The Washington Post American Enterprise Institute Fellow Marc Thiessen writes that Americans rejected the Democrats’ smear campaign against Justice Brett Kavanaugh in this week’s midterm elections. “The lesson for Democrats should be clear: Character assassination does not pay. Quite the opposite, it backfired — big-time.”

Yes, We Are Better Off After 2 Years Of Trump, Even If Dems Won't Admit It: IBD/TIPP Poll -Investor’s Business Daily “The proof is in the poll numbers,” the Investor’s Business Daily editorial board writes about the quality of life in America under President Trump. “The latest IBD/TIPP Poll results show that people are more optimistic about the economy, less financially stressed, less worried about jobs, more satisfied with the direction of the country, and happier with the federal government's economic policies than they were in November 2016.”

The World Can Live Without Iranian Oil -The Wall Street Journal “When President Trump ended U.S. participation in the Iran nuclear deal, he promised tough sanctions on the Iranian regime,” Energy Secretary Rick Perry writes. This week, the Trump Administration delivered exactly that. “The new sanctions will deliver an unmistakable message to Tehran: Change your ways or suffer the consequences.”