The Patriot Post® · Monday Executive Summary

By Jordan Candler ·
https://patriotpost.us/articles/72615-monday-executive-summary-2020-08-10

Government & Politics

  • Trump signs executive actions after Congress stalls on COVID relief (Washington Examiner1)

  • Ethics Committee orders Rep. Rashida Tlaib to return campaign funds she paid herself (The Washington Free Beacon2)

  • Following Joe Biden’s mea culpa, CNN and MSNBC defend former VP after virtually ignoring latest gaffes (Fox News3)

  • Postal Service leader sets substantial reorganization amid scrutiny over mail ballots (The New York Times4)

Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate

  • Chicago rocked by widespread looting after police-involved shooting (Fox News5)

  • Riot declared after Portland “protesters” set police union building on fire (Washington Examiner6)

  • New York City bloodshed: Shootings this year nearly double those during same time period in 2019 (Washington Examiner7)

National Security

  • “Americans should be concerned”: National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien issues warning about China (The Daily Wire8)

  • Trump administration penalizes 11 Hong Kong ChiCom officials for crackdown on protesters (The New York Times9)

  • Germany pushes to end 2% GDP commitment to NATO (The Washington Free Beacon10)

  • Agents discover “most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history” connecting Mexico and Arizona (Washington Examiner11)

The Latest on COVID-19

  • U.S. hits five million cases as debate lingers over the path forward (NPR12)

  • Cases among children jumped 40% in late July, bringing tally to 8.8% of all cases (Bloomberg13)

  • New study finds Sweden’s refusal to lock down saved the economy without sacrificing lives (The Federalist14)

Business & Economy

  • Economy added 1.8 million jobs in July, adding to record gains in wake of pandemic destruction (Washington Examiner15)

  • However, millions of small businesses are shuttering (Washington Examiner16)

  • Trump payroll tax executive order likely worth $1,200 per worker, says Larry Kudlow (Fox Business17)

  • Unemployment fraud is rising thanks to $600 bonus (Washington Examiner18)

  • Unemployment claims plummet after Arizona retools process to deter fraud (Washington Examiner19)

World

  • Blame Hezbollah20: Lebanon sees possible “external interference” in deadly port blast (Reuters21)

  • Canadians reportedly “doing damage” to American cars, want immigration restricted amid coronavirus concerns (The Daily Wire22)

Other Notables

  • Jerry Falwell Jr. taking indefinite leave of absence from Liberty University after uploading racy picture to Instagram (National Review23)

  • NRA fights back, files its own suit against New York attorney general unlawfully seeking24 to disband organization (Fox News25)

  • Chaos coast to coast as a school year like no other launches (The Washington Post26)

Closing Arguments

  • Policy: Understanding China’s goal for meddling in U.S. elections (The Daily Signal27)

  • Policy: Stopping targeted violence in America’s cities (The Heritage Foundation28)

  • Humor: Joe Biden tells staffers to pick any black person for VP “since they all think the same anyway” (The Babylon Bee29)

  • Related humor: Biden holds a diversity training seminar for the African American community (The Babylon Bee30)

For more of today’s editors’ choice headlines, visit In Our Sights31.

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