BARR’S DOJ UPGRADES DURHAM’S REVIEW TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND HOROWITZ’ IG REPORT IS READY TO BE RELEASED; US SURGEON GENERAL SAYS WEED LEGALIZATION A GIANT RISK

TODAY’S TOP TEN

DURHAM DOJ REVIEW OFFICIALLY UPGRADED to criminal investigation. Legal Insurrection.

• Flynn’s lawyers reveal FBI attorney Page edited Flynn’s 302 report and lied to DOJ about the edits. Gateway Pundit.
• DOJ IG report on Obama FISA abuse is lengthy and ready to be released. Daily Caller.

WHY IT’S NOT SURPRISING VOTERS DON’T THINK Trump’s rhetoric is disqualifying. Mark Hemingway.

JURY SEES ABC NEWS UNDERCOVER VIDEO THAT INSPIRED David Daleiden to investigate Planned Parenthood. The Federalist.

TEXAS GOVERNOR SAYS STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL looking into 7-year-old’s forced gender transition. TheBlaze.

U.S. SURGEON GENERAL SAYS WEED LEGALIZATION “a massive public health experiment.” Free Beacon.

EVEN ALASKANS SUFFER FROM DEMOCRATS’ failed border policies. Real Clear Politics.

SEATTLE’S RV CAMPERS DUMP AN ESTIMATED 1 MILLION gallons of raw sewage into waterways per year. Hot Air.

PETE BUTTIGIEG: I’VE SMOKED MARIJUANA a “handful of times.” Breitbart.

LIBERAL PROPUBLICA JOURNALIST SEES WHAT HE THINKS is bright side of California’s rolling blackouts. Daily Caller.

WHY DO CALIFORNIANS PAY WAY MORE FOR GASOLINE than anyone else? Daily Caller.

COMMENTARY WORTH READING

Debate questions Democrats should have been asked. Ann Coulter.

6 ways the sexual revolution engulfs American kids. Caroline D’Agati.

Don’t blame for-profit colleges for debt among black students. Jason Delisle.

VIDEOS WORTH WATCHING 

Rep. Gaetz scolds MSNBC’s host: “I have to fact check you in real time.” MSNBC.

California fuel standard scheming is harming consumers. Real Clear Policy.

Why did Democratic South become Republican? PragerU.

OFFBEAT BEAT

Italian couple escapes from landslide thanks to their cats. The Local It.

TWEETS OF NOTE

(@thebradfordfile) I wonder if US Attorney Durham has flipped James Clapper yet … hope John Brennan is enjoying the suspense! Tweet.

(@ManhattanInst) There is a large base of rigorous studies tending to find that students benefit from attending a charter school. Policymakers and thought leaders should take note. Tweet.

MOST CLICKED ITEM YESTERDAY

Lifelong Illinois columnist tells why he’s fleeing state. Dennis Byrne.

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RUSSIA TESTS DISCONNECTING FROM INTERNET Drudge.