The Patriot Post® · Friday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
UPDATE: Durham probe: Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in first criminal case arising from review (Fox News)
Major breakthrough: Israel and United Arab Emirates agree to full normalization of relations (NBC News)
Government & Politics
Nancy Pelosi says no coronavirus relief talks until Republicans agree to a massive $2 trillion price tag (Fox News)
Mitch McConnell announces Senate will adjourn until September 8 unless a stimulus deal is struck (Axios)
Trump plans to deliver Republican National Convention speech on White House lawn (New York Post)
Joe Biden calls for a spurious nationwide mask mandate: “Every single American should be wearing a mask when they are outside” (The Daily Wire)
Dr. Anthony Fauci: No reason why we shouldn’t be able to vote in person (The Washington Times)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
Oregon State Police pull out of protecting Portland courthouse after city refuses to “prosecute this criminal behavior” (The Daily Wire)
MLS players booed in Texas after they take knee during anthem (The Hill)
Justice Department finds that an obstinate Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants (Politico)
Health
UC-Berkeley study: At least 15,800 essential workers would not have contracted COVID if California had stockpiled enough masks and PPE (UK Daily Mail)
Thirteen states make contact tracing data public. Here’s what they’re learning. (NPR)
More than a quarter aged 18-24 have “seriously considered suicide” in past 30 days, according to the CDC (The Daily Wire)
Business & Economy
Temporary layoffs becoming permanent job losses, as 62% of employers don’t plan to hire (Washington Examiner)
American Airlines prepares to drop some service to smaller cities as expiration of federal aid nears (CNBC)
National Security
“Only the Supreme Court may revise its precedent”: 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds male-only military draft (American Military News)
NSA and FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool (Reuters)
Culture & Heartland
Non compos mentis: 9/11 “Tribute in Light” memorial in NYC canceled supposedly over COVID-19 concerns (New York Post)
Georgia governor to drop lawsuit over Atlanta mask mandate (AP)
Closing Arguments
Policy: States have an obligation to offer parents school choice during pandemic closures (The Daily Signal)
Policy: Why the war on nuclear threatens us all: America’s energy policies are pushing its allies into the embrace of undemocratic rivals (City Journal)
“Satire”: Biden: “A black woman will become president over my dead body” (The Babylon Bee)
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