Wednesday Executive Summary
Burisma interim report, spending bill approved, Seattle cuts police, and more.
Above the Fold
“The Obama administration ignored the glaring warning signs”: GOP-led committees release interim report on Hunter Biden-Burisma probe (Fox News)
Burisma bribed officials to shut down investigation seven months after Hunter joined board (The Federalist)
Hunter’s Chinese payments raise criminal concerns, extend to James Biden (The Federalist)
Leftmedia
“QAnon-level stupidity”: Reuters attacks freedom of religion, compares Amy Coney Barrett’s faith to dystopian series “Handmaid’s Tale” (The Federalist)
Both are in the same church, but media love Joe Biden’s faith and hate Amy Coney Barrett’s (The Federalist)
Politics
President Trump’s Supreme Court pick to be announced Saturday at the White House (Fox News)
Jill Biden’s ex-husband says Joe — whom Democrats put on a pedestal — lied about marriage to cover up infidelity (The Washington Free Beacon)
Cindy McCain endorses Biden, citing debunked hit piece on Trump’s disparagement of troops (The New York Times)
Trump expands ban against
anti-racismMarxist CRT training to federal contractors (Axios)House approves spending bill, sends legislation to Senate just days before government set to shut down (USA Today)
GOP senators introduce bill to prohibit schools from allowing biological men to compete in women’s sports (Washington Examiner)
Free college, guaranteed income: State and local officials steer coronavirus aid money toward leftist priorities (Fox News)
Around the Nation
Public schools across the country promote Black Lives Matter, organize protests (The Daily Caller)
Seattle’s woke city council overrides mayor’s veto of police cuts (Fox News)
Florida advocates rally to raise money, pay legal obligations, register felons to vote (Washington Examiner)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg enabled an atrocity equal to slavery, and Andrew Cuomo wants to build her a statue (The Federalist)
The Latest on COVID-19
Death toll in the U.S. officially hits 200,000 (AP)
Just 1% of U.S. counties have had nearly half of all deaths (The Daily Signal)
Trump tells UN to hold China accountable for the pandemic (Fox News)
Other Notables
Iran says it is ready to swap all prisoners with U.S. (Reuters)
Election watchdog finds 350,000 dead registrants on voter rolls in 42 states (The Washington Free Beacon)
“Defund the police” activist Alyssa Milano sparks massive police presence after calling 911 (Daily Mail)
Tucker Carlson airs never-before-seen footage from Kyle Rittenhouse shooting in Kenosha (The Daily Wire)
Closing Arguments
Policy: To counter China, we must strengthen ties with Europe (American Enterprise Institute)
Policy: What’s needed for healthcare reform: Personalized care that puts you and your doctor in charge (The Daily Signal)
Humor: Giggling Trump prank calls Merrick Garland to tell him he’s been shortlisted for SCOTUS (The Babylon Bee)
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