President Donald Trump applauded a new resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions against North Korea and labeled it as the largest economic punishment yet on the nation, reports PolitiFact.

• AP: North Korea Vows Harsh Retaliation Against New UN Sanctions
• WashExaminer: 89% Say No Nukes for North Korea, Fear at All Time High, 75%
• Townhall: Rosenstein: Mueller Can’t Expand Russia Investigation Without Requesting Additional Authority
• WashExaminer: Rex Tillerson Tells Russia: Election Interference ‘Seriously’ Damaged Ties With US
• The Hill: Trump Administration, Keystone Developer Want Lawsuit Against Project Dismissed

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday that the Justice Department has more than tripled the number of leak investigations compared with the number that were ongoing at the end of the last administration, offering the first public confirmation of the breadth of the department’s efforts to crack down on unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information, reports The Washington Post.

• WashTimes: Kellyanne Conway: Lie Detectors a Possibility to Stop Leaks
• Daily Caller: ‘Everything The President Wants To Do, McMaster Opposes,’ Former NSC Officials Say
• Politico: Hunt for Trump Dossier Author Inflames Russia Probe
• The Hill: Schwarzenegger Launches New Effort to Counter Trump on Climate
• Daily Caller: Wasserman Schultz Says Laptop She Sought to Keep From Police Was Awan’s, Not Hers

President Donald Trump’s doubts about the war in Afghanistan has led to a delay in completing a new U.S. strategy in South Asia, skepticism that included a suggestion that the U.S. military commander in the region be fired, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.

• CNN: Senators Push Bill to Protect Mueller
• WashTimes: Illegal Immigrants Cost Taxpayers Nearly $750 Billion Over Lifetime: Report
• AP: GOP Plan to Slash Legal Immigration Wins Trump’s Support
• The Hill: Trump to Mexican President: Stop Saying Your Government Won’t Pay for Wall
• Daily Caller: New Calls for Criminal Investigation of Obama Aides in ‘Unmasking’ Scandal