The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
“Senate Republicans on Monday officially unveiled details of their proposal for the latest round of coronavirus stimulus, officially igniting last-minute negotiations overshadowed by a still-turbulent economy,” reports The Washington Free Beacon. “The GOP plan includes roughly $1 trillion in new spending meant primarily to shore up the flagging market, as unemployment persists over 10 percent. At the same time, it sets a far less expansive spending agenda than the House Democrats’ plan that was introduced in May and contains over $3 trillion in spending proposals. That sets up what is likely to be a chaotic week of inter-party and inter-branch negotiations.”
The Free Beacon adds: “The proposal’s most contentious portion is likely to be its changes to federal supplementation of unemployment insurance. In August and September, the GOP plan will guarantee payment of $200 per month to those on unemployment over and above their state payments; in October that would transition to guaranteeing wage replacement of 70 percent to those without a job, up to $500 a month. That’s a major cut to the status quo under the CARES Act, passed in March, which paid out an additional $600 per month — essentially guaranteeing a $15 per hour replacement wage. Democrats want to preserve that arrangement, while some Republicans worry that it is discouraging workers from returning to the workforce, contributing to a slowed economic recovery.”
Government & Politics
Democrat Party platform honors Native American tribes that fought against the U.S. in the War of 1812 (The Washington Free Beacon)
Conservative justices reportedly declined to take up Second Amendment case after John Roberts signaled he would side with the liberals (National Review)
“Heads are going to roll”: Nick Sandmann’s legal team threatens new action against CNN and The Washington Post for allegedly violating confidentiality agreements (The Daily Wire)
First presidential debate moved to Cleveland amid pandemic concerns: The debate, which is in just over two months, was originally scheduled to be hosted by the University of Notre Dame (Politico)
Senator Tom Cotton introduces legislation to ban federal funding of schools teaching fake history (The Federalist)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
Campus activists demand free tuition and reparations: Tulane’s Black Student Union presses administration to compensate the descendants of slaves who worked on campus grounds (The Washington Free Beacon)
But the damage is already done: ESPN issues correction on viral WNBA national anthem tweet, says players left before the song was played (The Daily Caller)
Enraged woman maces couple picnicking who weren’t wearing masks (The Daily Wire)
National Security
South Korea to have solid fuel rockets in major deal with U.S. (AP)
More federal agents dispatched to Portland as protests rise in other cities (The Washington Post)
Seventy-seven percent of Americans are concerned about crime in our cities (Power Line)
The Latest on COVID-19
Hope increases that Sun Belt hot spots have stabilized (Washington Examiner)
Some MLB games postponed after Miami Marlins’ coronavirus outbreak (ESPN)
Loss of smell from virus is not permanent, scientists say (UK Daily Mail)
How close are we to a vaccine? Here’s what we know (The Daily Signal)
Other Notables
RIP: Conservative UNC Wilmington professor Mike Adams — whom NBC is still slandering — died by suicide (New York Post)
Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive end Stephon Tuitt says he won’t kneel for the national anthem (UK Daily Mail)
Florida man (of course!) fraudulently obtained $3.9 million in PPP loans and used some of it to buy Lamborghini (The Hill)
Life during COVID: Ice cream is really popular, deodorant not so much (WBFF)
Closing Arguments
Policy: The (un)constitutionality of federal mask mandates (The Orange County Register)
Policy: Why mail-in voting is a bad idea, even during a pandemic (The Daily Signal)
Satire: Dr. Anthony Fauci mandates masks for all bullets to prevent COVID-related gunshot wounds (Genesius Times)
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