President Trump Has Made Unthinkable Progress on North Korea “Since 1949, the United States and our allies have been engaged in a complicated, high-stakes efforts to reduce the global threat posed by North Korea. The result? An isolated authoritarian regime with a sophisticated nuclear arsenal many thought unachievable,” Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) writes in USA Today. “Enter President Donald Trump, who was elected to shake up the status quo. With his bold new tack in dealing with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, we are closer to discovering a path to peace than we’ve been in decades. That progress was unthinkable little more than two years ago.” Click here to read more.

Yesterday, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Bogota, Colombia to meet with Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaido and announce new sanctions against the Maduro regime, Emily Ward reports for the Washington Examiner. “To the people of Venezuela, including members of the Armed Forces: The United States of America stands with you if you will stand for freedom,” the Vice President said.

“President Donald Trump reacted on Twitter Monday evening after the Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act, which would have ensured that babies who survive abortions are given medical attention, failed to pass the Senate,” Evie Fordham reports in The Daily Caller. “Senate Democrats just voted against legislation to prevent the killing of newborn infant children . . . this will be remembered as one of the most shocking votes in the history of Congress,” the President tweeted.

“An alleged member of the MS-13 gang wanted in connection with murder, attempted murder and extortion was arrested in Pensacola last week,” Kevin Robinson writes in the Pensacola News Journal. The charges are “tied to a 2018 indictment charging more than two dozen alleged MS-13 members of racketeering activity that included murders, attempted murders, conspiracies to commit murder, extortion, robbery, kidnapping, drug trafficking and money laundering.”

“Proponents of the ‘Green New Deal’ have called it ambitious and visionary, comparing it to putting a man on the moon,” Daniel Turner writes in RealClearEnergy. “The opposite is true. From its rosy portrayal of socialist policies like a government takeover of healthcare to its calls to bring back mid-20th century labor policies, the ‘Green New Deal’ is the most backwards-looking plan the left has put forward in decades.”