The Patriot Post® · Monday Executive News Summary
Top of the Fold
Unity! Democrats clear path for filibuster-proof coronavirus relief bill (Roll Call)
Better late than never: SCOTUS blocks enforcement of some prejudiced COVID rules for California churches (USA Today)
Government & Politics
Joe Manchin and Jon Tester curiously flip-flop on Keystone pipeline, thwarting GOP bid to save it (Daily Signal)
Top Democrats pushing massive tax credits in stimulus plan; some want them to be permanent (Fox News) | On the other hand, Joe Biden casts doubt on $15 minimum wage hike in relief package (Politico)
Maxine Waters disingenuously tries walking back violent rhetoric against Trump (Fox News)
Death-obsessed Senate Democrats defeat bid to protect abortion survivors (Free Beacon)
Fox News, sued for $2.7 billion by Smartmatic, cancels highly rated “Lou Dobbs Tonight” (NBC News)
Liz Cheney becomes latest GOP lawmaker who voted to impeach Trump to get censured in home state (Examiner)
Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of State George Shultz, a true statesman and Patriot, dead at age 100 (NY Post)
The Latest on COVID-19
Daily COVID cases fall below 100,000 for first time in three months (Daily Mail)
What you need to know about side effects and risks of the vaccines (Examiner)
National Security
Implicit threat of insurrection? BLM and antifa threaten to “burn down” Washington (Blaze Media)
We’re shocked — shocked! UN finds “evidence of undeclared nuclear activities” in Iran (Disrn) | But hey, at least the U.S. won’t lift sanctions until Iran halts uranium enrichment (CBS News)
Antony Blinken revokes Mike Pompeo’s terror label on Yemen’s Houthis (Politico)
Business & Economy
Amazon loses effort to halt Alabama union drive; voting begins today (CNBC)
U.S. goods and services trade deficit increased to $679 billion in 2020 — highest since 2008 (Politico)
Double Standards
Nancy Pelosi will not be fined for violating her own security rules (Disrn)
Biden flies home for Super Bowl weekend despite his administration’s warning against travel (Disrn)
Same publishing company that axed Senator Josh Hawley will publish Hunter Biden book (Disrn)
Around the World
Myanmar police warn tens of thousands of protesters to disperse or face force (Reuters)
“The goal of these people was to make an attempt on my life”: Attempted coup foiled in Haiti (AFP)
95-year-old German woman charged with complicity in over 10,000 murders in WWII (Disrn)
“Non Compos Mentis” Award
- Jill Biden says in Super Bowl ad that you owe it to your dog to wear a mask, “even when walking” them
And she would know — she’s a “doctor”!
Closing Arguments
Policy: The case for boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics in China (Reason)
Policy: In age of “reality czar,” preserving religious freedom more important than ever (Daily Signal)
Humor: First female Super Bowl referee throws flag on play but won’t say what’s wrong (Babylon Bee)
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