The Patriot Post® · Thursday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
“Go for the much higher numbers”: Trump undercuts GOP by calling for bigger COVID-19 relief package (The Hill1)
Department of Health and Human Services unveils plans for vaccine distribution (Washington Examiner2)
Leftmedia
Facebook censors unedited video of Joe Biden posted by the Trump campaign (The Washington Free Beacon3)
The Russian-bounties story turns out to be trash journalism (National Review4)
White House press secretary excoriates media for failing to cover historic Middle East peace deals (The Post Millennial5)
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow uses Obama-era photos to undermine Trump’s border policy and minority outreach6 (The Washington Free Beacon7)
Politics
Senate Homeland Security Committee authorizes subpoenas for testimony from Obama officials as part of Russia probe (Fox News8)
Robert Mueller declined invitation to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee (Washington Examiner9)
Senator David Perdue cleared of wrongdoing on scrutinized stock trades (The Washington Free Beacon10)
Pandering Biden criticized for playing sensual hit song “Despacito” at Hispanic Heritage Month event (Disrn11)
“This is the most important election since our country was founded”: 235 retired military leaders endorse Trump in joint letter (Disrn12)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
George Floyd riots caused record-setting $2 billion in damage — but the true cost is even higher (Foundation for Economic Education13)
BLM cofounder Alicia Garza in 2015 said capitalism must be abolished for black lives to matter (The Daily Caller14)
NFL player and combat veteran Alejandro Villanueva bucks teammates by honoring vet, not drive-by shooter (Power Line15)
Netflix subscription cancellations deservedly soar after “Cuties" controversy (The Daily Wire16)
Around the Nation
Pea-brained Minneapolis City Council complains about lack of policing after voting to eliminate police department (The Washington Free Beacon17)
Minneapolis won’t let riot‐battered stores install security shutters (Cato Institute18)
"There’s not a comparable year”: Homicides are up 52% in Chicago (USA Today19)
Four people apprehended, facing multiple charges for intentionally starting wildfires on West Coast (Disrn20)
Former Atlanta CFO — who was employed by an anti-gun administration — indicted for illegal machine gun possession (The Truth About Guns21)
New York City Mayor’s Office to take weeklong furlough (WCBS 80022)
Business & Economy
Jobless claims (860,000) were lower than expected, but employment growth is still sluggish (CNBC23)
Fed leaves interest rates near zero; end-of-year unemployment rate forecast is reduced considerably from previous outlook (NPR24)
“The WTO is completely inadequate to stop China’s harmful technology practices”: World Trade Organization rules that some U.S. tariffs on China violate trade rules (National Review25)
Big Ten reverses its boneheaded decision, will start football season in October (NPR26)
Other Notables
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. young adults unaware that six million Jews killed in the Holocaust (The Guardian27)
Boeing hid design flaws in 737 Max jets from pilots and regulators (Ars Technica28)
Yoshihide Suga — facing daunting challenges29 — becomes Japan’s prime minister, pledging to follow Abe’s course (NPR30)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Green efforts that raise energy costs disproportionately hurt black people and poor people (Washington Examiner31)
Policy: Understanding Trump’s Mideast peace deals (The Resurgent32)
Humor: Biden and Harris form mariachi band to woo Latino voters (Genesius Times33)
For more of today’s editors’ choice headlines, visit In Our Sights34.
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Links
- https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/516680-trump-undercuts-gop-calls-for-bigger-covid-19-relief-package
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-vaccine-distribution-plan-comes-into-focus-and-controversy
- https://freebeacon.com/politics/facebook-censors-unedited-video-of-biden-posted-by-trump-campaign/
- https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/the-russian-bounties-story-turns-out-to-be-trash-journalism/
- https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-white-house-press-secretary-slams-establishment-media-for-failing-to-cover-historic-middle-east-peace-deals
- https://patriotpost.us/articles/73442-donald-trump-courts-the-minority-vote-2020-09-15
- https://freebeacon.com/media/maddow-uses-obama-era-photos-to-slam-trump-border-policy/
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/senate-homeland-security-committee-authorizes-subpoenas-for-testimony-from-obama-officials-as-part-of-russia-probe
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lindsey-graham-robert-mueller-declined-invitation-to-testify-before-senate-judiciary-committee
- https://freebeacon.com/democrats/new-ad-slams-ossoff-for-lying-about-perdues-stock-trades/
- https://disrn.com/news/biden-trolled-for-playing-hit-song-despacito-at-hispanic-heritage-month-event/
- https://disrn.com/news/235-retired-military-leaders-endorse-trump-in-joint-letter/
- https://fee.org/articles/george-floyd-riots-caused-record-setting-2-billion-in-damage-new-report-says-here-s-why-the-true-cost-is-even-higher/
- https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/15/black-lives-matter-cofounder-alicia-garza-abolish-capitalism/
- https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/09/nfl-player-draws-criticisms-for-honoring-dead-vet-not-drive-by-shooter.php
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflix-subscription-cancellations-soar-after-cuties-controversy
- https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/minneapolis-city-council-complains-about-lack-of-policing-after-voting-to-eliminate-police-department/
- https://www.cato.org/blog/minneapolis-wont-let-riot-battered-stores-install-security-shutters
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/17/chicago-covid-shootings-homicides-surge-affecting-people-color/5804396002/
- https://disrn.com/news/4-people-apprehended-facing-multiple-charges-for-intentionally-starting-wildfires-on-west-coast/
- https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/former-city-of-atlanta-cfo-indicted-for-illegal-machine-gun-possession/
- https://wcbs880.radio.com/articles/news/nyc-mayors-office-staff-to-take-weeklong-furlough
- https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/17/weekly-jobless-claims.html
- https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/16/913503551/as-economic-recovery-slows-fed-pledges-full-support
- https://www.nationalreview.com/news/wto-rules-some-u-s-tariffs-on-china-violate-trade-rules/
- https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/09/16/913522262/big-ten-reverses-decision-will-start-football-season-in-october
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/16/holocaust-us-adults-study
- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/09/boeing-hid-design-flaws-in-max-jets-from-pilots-and-regulators/
- https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/09/16/japans-new-prime-minister-facing-daunting-challenges/
- https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913479398/yoshihide-suga-becomes-japans-prime-minister-pledging-to-follow-abe-s-course
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/green-efforts-that-raise-energy-costs-disproportionately-hurt-black-people-and-poor-people
- https://theresurgent.com/2020/09/16/understanding-trumps-mideast-peace-deals/
- https://genesiustimes.com/biden-and-harris-form-mariachi-band-to-woo-latino-voters/
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