NY Post | The media and Wall Street got all excited when the Dow Jones industrial average hit 20,000 earlier this year — and justifiably so.

AP | An organization affiliated with Google is offering tools that news organizations and election-related sites can use to protect themselves from hacking.

AP | At a rally Monday night in Louisville, Kentucky, Trump underscored what he called “the crucial House vote.”

Daily Mail | The BBC has been accused of ‘ despicable fawning’ over ‘terrorist godfather’ and former IRA commander Martin McGuinness in their obituary pieces this morning.

– Silver just 1/70th the price of gold – Silver at $17.50 per ounce set to rise “faster than gold” – Silver Eagles (1 oz) buying jumps to 715,000 this week – “Supply may drop following mine closures” – Standard Chartered – Industrial demand

Judge Neil Gorsuch gave his opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday on the first day of hearings on his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Breitbart | Judge Neil Gorsuch gave his opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee Monday on the first day of hearings on his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

DCWhispers.com | Check out this quote from FBI Director James Comey’s testimony to Congress.

CNS News | “If there’s anything needed, more than anything in the world,” the actor said, “it’s … solidarity with each other and empathy for these human beings.”

Zero Hedge | An editor at French daily, Le Figaro, has alluded to secret polling data which show the Front National’s Marine Le Pen polling close to 34%.

RT | Denmark has summoned Turkey’s charge d’affaires.

Mac Slavo | Proving once again that our elected representatives appear to have absolutely no clue, we turn to Democrat Idaho House Minority Leader Mat Erpelding.

Snaps from the secretive state’s recent ballistic missile launches are shown alongside a haunting message.

Michael Snyder | The United States and China are the two largest economies in the world by far, and the upcoming trade war that is about to erupt will be cataclysmic for both sides.

Washington Examiner | The fence-jumper who wandered around the White House complex for 17 minutes was able to elude the Secret Service in part because the agency has taken down alarm sensors.