Wednesday News Executive Summary

Above the Fold

On Tuesday, House Democrats unveiled yet another monstrous relief package — this time to the tune of $3 trillion, which would dwarf the CARES Act’s $1.8 trillion price tag¹. The Washington Examiner gives a rundown² on the legislation’s statist provisions. However, Senate Republicans are rightly declaring it dead on arrival³.
According to ABC News reporter Alex Mallin, “A senior DOJ official [said] ‘we do not intend to release the [unmasking] list’ that [Director of National Intelligence Richard] Grenell brought over to the building last week.” National Review adds⁴, “A source told Fox News that the DOJ is ‘confused’ why the releasing of the list is under their jurisdiction. ‘Given that [the Office of the Director of National Intelligence] is the owner of that information, if they want to release it they can do it, that’s their call,’ the official said.”

Government & Politics

White House confirms Trump won’t reopen trade negotiations with China (The Daily Caller⁵)
Communist Party of China sends out deceptive missive on American coronavirus “lies” (The Daily Caller⁶)
Like Katie Hill, her district goes both ways: GOP poised to retake Katie Hill’s California seat, as Trump-backed candidate wins big in Wisconsin (Fox News⁷)

Culture & Heartland

Governors Ron DeSantis (FL) and Brian Kemp (GA) see low death rates in states despite media hate (Washington Examiner⁸)
Los Angeles County could keep stay-at-home orders in place well into summer (Los Angeles Times⁹)

World

UK surpasses Italy with most coronavirus deaths in Europe (Washington Examiner¹⁰)
Brutal attack on mothers and newborns prompts Afghanistan to resume offensive operations against Taliban (The Washington Post¹¹)

Other Notables

In court filing, FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi official suspected of directing support for 9/11 hijackers (Yahoo News¹²)
U.S. judge puts Justice Department’s move to drop charges against Michael Flynn on hold pending outside groups’ counterarguments (The Washington Post¹³)
Apple considering massive shift of iPhone production from China to India (9to5mac.com¹⁴)
Working from home: Average productivity loss of remote work is just 1% (ZDNet¹⁵)

Closing Arguments

Policy: Who gets bailed out next? Congress gets ready to pick some more lucky winners (National Review¹⁶)
Policy: For America, there is no obvious path out of the red (E21¹⁷)
Humor: BREAKING: Coronavirus has died after infecting Chuck Norris at age 77 (Genesius Times¹⁸)

For more of today’s editors’ choice headlines, visit In Our Sights¹⁹.

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