Wednesday Executive Summary - The Patriot Post

Amy Coney Barrett

Epic: Barrett asked to hold up notes she’s using to answer questions. She holds up a blank notepad. (The Daily Wire¹)
Barrett won’t commit to recusing herself from ObamaCare case, says she would follow rules (Fox News²)
Barrett says original meaning will dictate approach to Second Amendment cases (The Washington Free Beacon³)
Fact-checking gun control activists’ lies about Amy Coney Barrett (The Daily Signal⁴)

The Latest on COVID-19

McConnell slates October revote on GOP COVID relief plan (Associated Press⁵)
Nancy Pelosi calls Wolf Blitzer a GOP “apologist” during epic on-air spat (New York Post⁶)
Pelosi, citing “leverage” over Trump, holds strong to $2.2T in COVID-19 aid (The Hill⁷)
Even The New York Times praises Trump administration’s “remarkable efficiency” on COVID (The New York Times⁸)
Cuomo memoir blames Republicans, right-wing media for nursing home coronavirus scandal (National Review⁹)

Election 2020

Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad (New York Post¹⁰)
Biden’s son-in-law advises campaign on pandemic while investing in COVID startups (Politico¹¹)
Don’t believe the pollaganda: New study suggests polls are missing shy Trump voters (Bloomberg¹²)
Data from Florida rally show 30% of attendees weren’t Republicans, 24% didn’t vote in 2016 (Washington Examiner¹³)
Supreme Court allows Trump to wind down Census early (U.S. News & World Report¹⁴)
Unmasking probe commissioned by AG Barr concludes without charges or any public report (The Washington Post¹⁵)

Around the Nation

Michigan Supreme Court orders lockdown lifted immediately, rejects Whitmer’s request for delay (The Daily Wire¹⁶)
Delaware man charged in Michigan governor kidnap plot was pardoned by Democrat Governor John Carney last year (Delaware Online¹⁷)
FBI: Kidnapping plot also targeted Virginia governor (WORLD¹⁸)

National Security

Washington secures three new arms deals with Taiwan (The Washington Free Beacon¹⁹)
China, Russia, and Cuba — countries that kill journalists, keep concentration camps — elected to UN Human Rights Council (The Federalist²⁰)

Closing Arguments

Policy: COVID-19 lockdowns have been a disaster — end them now (Issues & Insights²¹)
Policy: The country needs another relief package (National Review²²)
Humor: Democrat proposing to his girlfriend says he won’t reveal position on adultery until after the wedding (The Babylon Bee²³)

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