Tuesday Executive Summary - The Patriot Post

Government & Politics

New evidence from nearly three dozen Somalis reveals a probable spree of felonies by Ilhan Omar (The Blaze)
Half of Democrats don’t think Joe Biden will serve all four years of his term if elected (UK Daily Mail)
FEC commissioner: “Substantial chance” 2020 results won’t be known on election night due to pandemic-induced changes (Washington Examiner)

Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate

“That is reparations”: Black Lives Matter holds rally in Chicago to support those arrested after looting and unrest (Fox News)
Seattle City Council votes to scale back police department funding; police chief resigns (Washington Examiner)

The Latest on COVID-19

Russia’s approval of virus vaccine greeted with alarm (AP)
New U.S. cases drop to the lowest in a month as spread slows in Sunbelt states (UK Daily Mail)
Scientists discover fleece neck gaiters multiply infectious droplets while N95s and cotton masks work best (UK Daily Mail)
Three great pieces of coronavirus news we should be talking about (The Resurgent)
Without proper context, leaked COVID-19 data is worse than misleading (The Daily Signal)

National Security

Trump briefing halted by Secret Service after shots fired near White House (New York Post)
Proving Pelosi right: DNI report shows China and Iran trying to sabotage the Trump campaign (The Washington Free Beacon)
China sanctions 11 Americans in retaliation for U.S. action against Hong Kong officials (Bloomberg)

Business & Economy

Gig-economy earthquake: California judge orders Uber and Lyft to consider all drivers employees (NPR)
Scramble to save college football season from COVID (Washington Examiner)

World

“Corruption is bigger than the state”: Lebanese PM and his cabinet resign over explosion that killed 160, saying he has faced a brick wall trying to bring in reforms (UK Daily Mail)
Hong Kong arrests pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai (The New York Times)
Protests in Belarus turn deadly following sham election (Axios)

Other Notables

Teachers openly fret that parents might hear them brainwashing children, call parents "dangerous" (The Daily Wire)
Half a million incorrect absentee ballot applications sent across Virginia, including to dead people (JusttheNews.com)

Closing Arguments

Policy: Why Trump’s WeChat ban is much more important than his TikTok ban (The Federalist)
Policy: China’s emerging Middle Eastern kingdom (Hudson Institute)
Humor: Biden sad no popcorn appeared after pushing “popcorn” button on microwave (Genesius Times)

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