Friday Executive Summary
Barrett vote scheduled, the latest on Hunter, Twitter under fire, and more.
Top of the Fold
Judiciary Committee sets vote on Barrett confirmation for October 22 (CBS News)
Chuck Schumer: Dems will deny GOP a quorum to advance Barrett (Power Line)
House Republicans ask FBI if it had Hunter Biden’s alleged laptop during Trump’s impeachment (Fox News)
The Twittersphere
Senators to subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for “actively interfering” in election (The Daily Wire)
Twitter changes hacked material policy after backlash over blocking NYPost story about Biden’s son (CNBC)
11 hacks, leaks, and hoaxes that Twitter and Facebook didn’t throttle — because they hurt Trump (The Federalist)
FCC Chairman plans to amend Section 230 legal protections for media platforms (Washington Examiner)
Political Money
McConnell shoots down $1.8 trillion coronavirus deal, breaking with Trump (The Hill)
Soros triples election spending, pouring $70 million into 2020 efforts (The Washington Free Beacon)
Ilhan Omar funnels 70% of campaign expenditures to husband’s company (The Washington Free Beacon)
Bernie World builds a dark money campaign apparatus after decrying it (The Daily Beast)
Elsewhere in Politics
C-SPAN’s would-be debate moderator Steve Scully suspended indefinitely after admitting he lied about being hacked to cover for anti-Trump collusion (The Federalist)
Democrat Mark Kelly disciplines campaign spokesman for calling cops “worthless f—ing pigs” (AZ Central)
Bruce Ohr leaves DOJ after being rebuked for contact with Christopher Steele during Russia investigation (USA Today)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
San Francisco may erase presidents’ names from schools: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and FDR could all go (San Francisco Chronicle)
Woman fired by restaurant after posting support for JK Rowling on Facebook (The Post Millennial)
BLM cofounder to produce Warner Bros. children’s content (The Washington Free Beacon)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Paused trial shows that fearmongering over ‘Trump vaccine’ was both dumb and harmful (Washington Examiner)
Policy: Will Joe Biden’s America remain a democracy or become a monarchy? (The Hill)
Humor — except it’s not: Big Tech fights election interference by interfering in election (The Babylon Bee)
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