November 2, 2020

Monday Executive Summary

Trump’s Pennsylvania endorsement, Twitter caves, Kamala’s communist remark, and more.

Top of the Fold

  • The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a top swing-state newspaper, hasn’t endorsed a Republican in almost 50 years — but is backing Trump now (The Blaze)

  • Twitter restores New York Post account — and all it took was a Senate hearing (Washington Times)

Election Day Homestretch

  • Trump and Biden supporters each point to ambiguous polls as reasons for optimism (Washington Examiner)

  • Candidates focus on crucial states during last campaign weekend (Fox News)

  • Trump adviser Jason Miller hints legal battle to stop Dems from stealing the election (Washington Examiner)

  • Biden pledges to “collaborate” with the Chinese Communist Party (Free Beacon)

  • Biden also pledges to gut religious liberty, saying it gives “hate” a “safe harbor” (PJ Media)

  • Scranton Joe’s final Philly gaffe: says he’s wearing an Eagles jacket, but it’s a Delaware Blue Hens jacket (Washington Examiner)

  • America boards up ahead of election storm (Daily Mail)

Elsewhere in Politics

  • Kamala Harris called a communist after tweeting video praising “equality of outcomes” (Disrn)

  • Biden staffers can’t stop calling Kamala “the next president” (Post Millennial)

  • Another Hunter Biden laptop taken into custody during DEA raid (Washington Examiner)

Leftmedia & Big Tech

  • Facebook removes 29K-member pro-Trump group, reinstates after Trump blasts on Twitter (Disrn)

  • YouTube and Vimeo censor “Antifa: Rise of the Black Flags” documentary (Post Millennial)

  • Boston Globe columnist suggests no “difference” between Trump supporters and ISIS (Fox News)

Double Standards

  • Who are science’s frequent flyers? Climate researchers (Nature)

  • Gavin Newsom sends kids back to class at fancy private school while public schools remain closed (Daily Wire)

Economy

The Latest on COVID-19

  • On Friday, the U.S. broke case record for third straight day (New York Post)

  • Europe’s fresh curbs prompt pushback (Reuters)

  • Study finds 20% of grocery workers had coronavirus, most without symptoms (New York Post)

National Security

  • American hostage rescued in West Africa by SEAL Team 6 in daring raid (Fox News)

  • Pentagon names civilian to oversee space policy in continued Space Force stand-up (Washington Examiner)

Around the Nation

  • Kyle Rittenhouse, dubiously charged with killing two Kenosha protesters, extradited to Wisconsin (NBC News)

  • Fraudster attempts to register dead Americans as Democrat voters in Florida (Fox News)

  • U.S. Postal Service likely lost thousands of Pennsylvania mail-in ballots (Free Beacon)

  • Texas Supreme Court denies Republican-led petition to toss out 127,000 votes cast in drive-thru voting stations (Washington Examiner)

  • Michigan bars and restaurants begin requiring diners’ names and phone numbers (Fox News)

Stranger Than Fiction

  • So close: Alyssa Milano dresses as RBG for Halloween, misspells name. Deletes and reposts. Misspells name again. Deletes. (Daily Wire)

  • “Baby Shark” children’s song becomes the most watched YouTube video ever (Daily Mail)

Closing Arguments

  • Policy: Russia and China obstruct UN reporting on North Korea (Foundation for Defense of Democracies)

  • Policy: New price transparency rule will help transform America’s healthcare system (Daily Signal)

  • Humor: Business owners boarding up in case Party of Love and Tolerance loses (Babylon Bee)

  • Related humor: BLM/ANTIFA rioters accidentally destroy the wrong ballots (Genesius Times)

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