The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
Trump and Biden square off tonight in first presidential debate (Detroit Free Press)
The Democrats’ $2.2 trillion COVID relief bill is still likely too rich for GOP (Washington Examiner)
Politics
Senate Republicans eye Amy Coney Barrett floor vote at end of October, just days before election (Fox News)
For the record: The Left hates Barrett because she disproves all its lies about women (The Federalist)
Rules are for the little people: Senator Dianne Feinstein walks through an airport without a mask — just three months after she demanded a nationwide mask mandate (Daily Mail)
Cindy McCain appointed to Joe Biden’s transition team (Washington Examiner)
Voter Fraud
Biden’s Texas political director implicated in massive mail-in ballot harvesting scheme in Harris County (American Greatness)
Voter fraud in Minnesota, continued — Project Veritas posts second video (Power Line)
Minneapolis police say they will look into allegations of ballot harvesting connected to Ilhan Omar (The Post Millennial)
Next time someone tells you noncitizens don’t vote in U.S. elections, tell them about Canadian Christine Chernosky (PJ Media)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
Minneapolis plan to defund the police collapses; city council members “regret” making pledge (The Daily Wire)
Atlanta activist spent $200,000 in Black Lives Matter donations on house, personal expenses (Fox News)
Lawyer: Officer who shot Jacob Blake believed he was attempting to kidnap a child (Disrn)
The Latest on COVID-19
Global coronavirus deaths reach one million (Washington Examiner)
Trump announces distribution of 150 million rapid tests (Disrn)
American Spirit
Tens of thousands gather for DC Prayer March because “things change when you pray” (The Daily Signal)
Arizona cop stops at 3 a.m. to pick up fallen American flag (Disrn)
A military first: Supercarrier is named after Doris Miller, a heroic black sailor at Pearl Harbor (NPR)
Closing Arguments
Policy: How “systemic liberalism” failed public education in America (The Daily Signal)
Policy: Why American exceptionalism is different from other countries’ “nationalisms” (The Daily Signal)
Humor: Winning debate strategy: Trump announces he will simply let Joe Biden talk for the full 90 minutes (The Babylon Bee)
Related humor: Exclusive: We have acquired a copy of Joe Biden’s debate prep notes (The Babylon Bee)
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