The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Executive News Summary
Top of the Fold
Racist Kristen Clarke confirmed as civil rights chief at Justice Department (Free Beacon)
Jen Psaki says U.S. will defer to WHO on further investigation into COVID-19 origins (National Review) | For the record: Biden admin shut down Trump-era probe into COVID lab leak theory (Daily Caller) | COVID origin dissent was “suppressed” by intelligence community, House GOP report finds (Washington Times)
Government & Politics
Biden ditches “Buy American” with plan to outsource metals supply chain (Breitbart)
DC attorney general sues Amazon on antitrust grounds, alleges it illegally raises prices (CNBC)
Republicans plan to send Biden nearly $1 trillion infrastructure counteroffer (CNBC)
Steve Bannon’s fraud case dismissed after months of haggling over Trump pardon (Washington Post)
Culture & Heartland
Tennessee governor signs measure banning Critical Race Theory instruction (The Hill)
Gavin Newsom ordered to pay $1.35 million in settlement with LA-area church over discriminatory COVID restrictions (Fox News)
From Mickey Mouse to Tony the Tiger, woke brands improperly target kids for Pride Month (Daily Signal)
Credit where it’s due: “60 Minutes” runs explosive segment featuring young “transgender” individuals who decided to reverse course (Daily Wire)
New home sales fell 5.9% in April after big March gain (AP)
“Non Compos Mentis” Award
- John Cena irrationally issues apology to China in Mandarin after calling Taiwan a country (USA Today)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Woke takeover of U.S. military endangers us all (Daily Signal)
Policy: Democrats’ inflation is a major tax hike on the poor (The Federalist)
Satire: John Cena apologizes to China by body-slamming a Uighur muslim (Babylon Bee)
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