The Patriot Post® · Thursday Executive News Summary

Top of the Fold

• Forced into a PR corner, Biden orders more intel investigation of COVID-19 origin (AP) | Senate unanimously passes bill requiring feds to declassify COVID intelligence (Fox News)

• Most voters (correctly) believe politics influenced Dr. Fauci’s coronavirus decisions (Rasmussen)

Government & Politics

• Fact-check fail: Facebook reverses ban on posts claiming COVID was man-made (NY Post)

• What could possible go wrong? Biden ATF pick David Chipman botches assault rifle definition (NY Post) and supports ban on AR-15 (Fox News)

• Laptop bombshell: Hunter Biden introduced his dad to business cronies in 2015 (PJ Media)

• The BIG Lie: DHS chief tells Congress “the border is closed” (Washington Times) | Kamala Harris has gone 64 days without a news conference since being tapped for border crisis role (Fox News)

Culture & Heartland

• San Jose rail yard shooting leaves nine dead (Fox News) | Ex-girlfriend of suspect alleged rape and violent, alcohol-fueled “mood swings” (San Francisco Chronicle)

• USA Today removed word “male” from female athlete’s op-ed on biological men in girls’ sports, calling the term “hurtful” (Daily Caller)

• The pernicious media paint Chip and Joanna Gaines as racists for donating to relative’s campaign opposing Critical Race Theory (Daily Wire)

Other Notables

• Immunity to COVID may persist for years (NY Times)

• Climate activists’ victory fractures Exxon board (AP)

The Karma Chronicles

• Atlanta “defund the police” councilman has car stolen by kids in broad daylight (Fox News)

Closing Arguments

• Policy: What’s next for the COVID vaccine IP waiver proposal? (AEI)

• Humor: Dr. Fauci gets in heated debate with 17 previous versions of himself (Babylon Bee)

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