In private conversations, President Donald Trump has advocated for building a water-filled trench stocked with snakes or alligators along the nation’s southern border. He also wanted to electrify the border wall and top it with spikes and suggested that soldiers shoot migrants in the legs to slow them down. [NYTimes]
Topping the news: More than six months from the 2020 census, workers are trying to make sure it is known that everyone should be counted in the questionnaire. This year will mark the first the census is offered online. [DNews] [Trib]
> About 50,000 redesigned driver licenses have had to be returned because of a bad address printed on them.