The Patriot Post® · Thursday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
President Trump signs stopgap bill to prevent government shutdown after funding briefly lapses (CNBC)
Future presidential debates to be more structured, says debate commission (Disrn)
Politics
Over 73 million people watched the first debate on TV — a 13% decline from 2016 (Axios)
Democrats fear Kavanaugh 2.0 brawl could hurt them in November (National Review)
Republicans grow frustrated as James Comey claims ignorance over Russia probe: “You don’t seem to know anything” (Fox News)
Attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse to sue Joe Biden for libel after campaign video labels his client a white supremacist (Disrn)
Wife of Boston Marathon hero said Biden touched her in “an inappropriate and uncomfortable way” (Washington Examiner)
Pope Francis denies audience with Mike Pompeo; the ever-politicking Vatican warns against playing politics over China (Reuters)
Big Tech
YouTube adds disclaimer to Heritage Foundation video on mail-in ballots (The Daily Signal)
Facebook removes Trump ads that claim accepting refugees from abroad increases COVID-19 risks (Daily Mail)
Around the Nation
NYC’s nanny-state mayor announces $1,000 fine for anyone not wearing a mask (Disrn)
California’s nanny-state governor signs corporate boardroom diversity law (Fox Business)
California task force will consider paying reparations for slavery (AP)
Suspect arrested, charged in ambush attack on Los Angeles sheriff's deputies (The Daily Wire)
Massive $20 million settlement reached in fatal January shooting of handcuffed man by black police officer in Maryland (The Baltimore Sun)
Business & Economy
Disney lays off 28,000 employees (Disrn)
American and United to lay off 32,000 as airline aid talks drag on (Bloomberg)
Movie-industry group pleads for aid from Congress, warning “theaters may not survive” (MarketWatch)
Other Notables
Americans increasingly believe violence is justified if the other side wins (Politico)
Trump plans to slash refugee admissions to new low of 15,000 (Reuters)
Everything The New York Times found suspicious in Trump’s tax returns, it put there (The Federalist)
Closing Arguments
Policy: How the administration is taking back the courts (The Daily Signal)
Policy: It’s beyond time to reform the UN Human Rights Council (The Dispatch)
Humor: Sweet Meteor O'Death surges in the polls after dismal presidential debate (Genesius Times)
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