The Patriot Post® · Monday Executive Summary
Above the Fold
Hurricane Delta? Yet another tropical storm is strengthening and could make landfall in Gulf Coast this week (USA Today1)
With 81 homicides, Chicago recorded its deadliest September in over 25 years (Fox News2)
The Latest on COVID-19
President Donald Trump posts video update from hospital (Disrn3)
Trump salutes fans outside Walter Reed hospital in motorcade drive-by (Washington Examiner4)
A list of White House staff and top Republicans who have tested positive (Reuters5)
Stats suggest that lockdowns may have had little effect on spread (National Review6)
Politics
Biden campaign reportedly pulling negative ads against Trump after his COVID diagnosis (The Daily Wire7)
“I hope they die”: Left-wingers react to positive coronavirus diagnosis for the Trumps (The Federalist8)
Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation will move forward, Mitch McConnell says (NPR9)
“Our liberties … have been stampeded over by these dirty cops”: Republicans rage over unverified but potentially damning Russian report on Clinton, suggest shutting down intelligence agencies (Washington Examiner10)
New Supreme Court term begins Monday, with major cases from ObamaCare to religious liberty on the docket (Washington Examiner11)
Around the Nation
Michigan governor vows to continue coronavirus measures despite state supreme court declaring them unconstitutional (The Daily Wire12)
“Our presentation followed the facts and the evidence”: Highly anticipated grand jury recordings of Breonna Taylor case have been released (Disrn13)
New Home, Texas, becomes the 15th city in the nation to outlaw abortion (Disrn14)
Other Notables
NBA viewership keeps sinking: Game 2 of NBA finals the least-watched game on record (Washington Examiner15)
Hondurans in migrant caravan bused back after entering Guatemala (Fox News16)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Could it happen here? The parallels between the Soviet Bloc and the modern U.S. (The Daily Signal17)
Policy: The Fed and the housing bubble/bust (Mises Institute18)
Humor: BREAKING: Trump refuses to denounce white blood cell supremacy during COVID bout (Genesius Times19)
For more of today’s editors’ choice headlines, visit In Our Sights20.
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Links
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/04/hurricane-center-delta-potential-tropical-cyclone-atlantic-season/3619602001/
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-violence-3-dead-34-shot-in-weekend
- https://disrn.com/news/watch-trump-posts-video-update-from-hospital/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/greater-than-ever-before-trump-expresses-gratitude-to-fans-outside-hospital-after-doctors-encouraging-health-updates
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-exposure-fac/factbox-white-house-staff-top-republicans-who-have-tested-positive-for-covid-19-idUSKBN26P0P5
- https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/stats-hold-a-surprise-lockdowns-may-have-had-little-effect-on-covid-19-spread/
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-biden-campaign-pulling-negative-ads-against-trump
- https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/02/i-hope-they-die-left-wingers-react-to-positive-coronavirus-diagnosis-for-trump-melania/
- https://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/02/919492624/amy-coney-barretts-supreme-court-confirmation-will-move-forward-mcconnell-says
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/talk-of-shutting-down-intelligence-agencies-permeates-republican-rage-over-unverified-russian-report-on-hillary-clinton
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/new-supreme-court-term-your-guide-to-the-major-cases
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-governor-vows-to-continue-coronavirus-measures-despite-state-supreme-court-ruling
- https://disrn.com/news/highly-anticipated-grand-jury-recordings-have-been-released-in-breonna-taylor-case/
- https://disrn.com/news/a-texas-city-becomes-the-15th-in-the-nation-to-outlaw-abortion/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/nba-viewership-keeps-sinking-game-2-of-nba-finals-the-least-watched-game-on-record
- https://www.foxnews.com/world/hondurans-in-migrant-caravan-bused-back-after-entering-guatemala
- https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/10/05/rod-dreher-discusses-parallels-between-soviet-bloc-and-modern-us/
- https://mises.org/wire/fed-and-housing-bubblebust
- https://genesiustimes.com/breaking-trump-refuses-to-denounce-white-blood-cell-supremacy-during-covid-bout/
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