Sunday Stories

As another week starts, here are some things going on:

From TMZ, the former congresscritter whose last name is a slang term for the body part he might have exposed is no longer behind bars.  (via the New York Post)

From Fox News, White House adviser Stephen Miller defends President Trump's emergency declaration.  (The story comes via the New York Post, which also records Miller blaming President Bush the Younger for the problem of illegal immigration.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, according to a suit filed by a think tank, the Washington state AG colluded with labor unions.

From the Washington Examiner, where Trump could order the construction of new wall sections.

From American Thinker, now that the attack on Jussie Smollett appears to be a hoax, 2020 Democrat candidates aren't saying much.  (This shows that it's a good idea to wait awhile for the facts to come out before taking to social media.  That way, you won't have to act like Sergeant Schulz later on.)

From Global News, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe calls Canada's attempt to implement a carbon tax "revolutionary".  (Larry and Curly have yet to weigh in.)

From the Express, former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair calls Brexit a mistake and demands a second referendum.

From the Evening Standard, U.K. politician Nigel Farage claims that 100,000 people have signed up to join his new Brexit Party.

From the (U.K.) Independent, some senior Tory MPs are under fire for dismissing a march calling for a second referendum as "desperate".

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan says that it was "unfair" to protest near the home of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

From the Irish Examiner, Sinn Fein deputy leader Michelle O'Neill calls for making the Ireland-U.K. border "invisible".

From France24, French President Emmanuel Macron condemns the anti-Semitism that broke out at a "yellow vest" protest.

From RFI, France and Saudi Arabia sign a defense deal.

From Malta Today, the planned tunnel between Malta and Gozo will have a free bus system.

From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, the Budapest Process will become a symbol for stopping pro-migration forces.

From Daily News Hungary, according to a Fidesz party spokesman, Europe is being led in the wrong direction.

From Radio Poland, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Polish government iron out their misunderstanding.

From Russia Today, what we know about Russia's new nuclear cruise missile.

From Sputnik International, about 100 monuments to Soviet soldiers have been removed in Poland.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece's top 10 ancient finds during the last 10 years.

From Hürriyet Daily News, police in Bursa, Turkey arrest four ISIS suspects wanted by Interpol.

From Turkish Minute, Turkish authorities detain 735 people in operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party.

From Arutz Sheva, an Arab professor at Columbia University claims that Israel tests weapons on Arabs.

From The Times Of Israel, an IDF soldier is wounded and 19 Gazans are shot in the latest violence along the Gaza-Israel border.

From Egypt Today, according to Egyptian diplomat Ezzat el Beheiri, illegal migration should be confronted locally, regionally, and internationally.

From Dawn, according to an Indian general, the explosives used in the suicide bombing in Pulwama, Kashmir were obtained locally.

From Pakistan Today, a meeting between representatives of the U.S. and the Taliban in Pakistan has been cancelled.

From News 18, a Kashmiri student at Bengaluru College is arrested for praising the Pulwama bomber on WhatsApp.

From Gatestone Institute, persecution of Christians during December 2018.  (The last two stories and the Arutz Sheva link above come via The Religion Of Peace.)

From CNS News, MSNBC gives a teenage candidate a forum to push for more gun laws.

From Twitchy, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) helps El Chapo understand how his client will help pay for the wall.

From FlaPol, Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (both R-FL) visit the border - of Columbia and Venezuela.  (via the New York Post)

And from Breaking Burgh, the nation's memes hold a moment of silence to honor actor Bruno Ganz.