The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive News Summary
Top of the Fold
Kamala Harris pays tribute to vets after tone-deaf “enjoy the long weekend” Memorial Day tweet (Daily Wire)
Kamala tried to make a joke to naval cadets about converting “solar and wind energy into combat power” and China is laughing at us (Not the Bee)
Government & Politics
Court strikes down provision in COVID relief bill that discriminated against white restaurant owners (Daily Wire)
Dezinformatsiya: CNN, AP, and Daily Beast describe illegal immigrant who murdered Mollie Tibbetts as “farmworker” (Washington Examiner)
Hunter Biden violated divorce settlement by not paying delinquent taxes (Washington Examiner)
Business & Economy
“Urgent crisis”: U.S. Chamber of Commerce launches plan to combat worker shortage (Axios)
Latest economic data show red states crushing blue states (Washington Examiner)
MLB, players’ union facing lawsuit for pulling All-Star Game out of Atlanta (Fox Business)
National Security
Coast Guard suspends search for 10 Cuban migrants from capsized boat near Florida (Reuters)
Biden’s border crisis leads to spike in fentanyl trafficking (Hot Air)
World’s largest meat processor JBS Foods hit by cyberattack (NY Post)
China once again suggests the coronavirus may have originated in the U.S. (Hot Air)
Around the Nation
Obstructionist Texas Democrats prevent GOP majority from passing election reform bill with walkout (Washington Examiner) | “No pay for those who abandon their responsibilities”: Governor Greg Abbott to veto state legislature funding (The Hill)
Florida governor signs bill banning males from girls’ and women’s sports (WFLA)
Idaho governor issues executive order repealing lieutenant governor’s executive order prohibiting mask mandate (Washington Times)
Around the World
“Fraud of the century”: Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu fires back at coalition effort to oust him (Fox News)
Iran has uranium stockpile 16x over nuclear deal limit and won’t let anyone inspect it (AMN)
After working-age population shrinks, China eases birth limits, will allow couples to have three children (Fox News)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
Virginia teacher placed on leave after refusing to affirm “trans” identity for kids (Daily Wire)
“Blue’s Clues” is trans-propagandizing preschoolers (The Federalist)
Fair Winds and Following Seas
- Well done, good and faithful servant: Longtime Patriot Post reader and supporter Foster Friess dies at 81 (The Hill)
Closing Arguments
Policy: The worst-kept secret in America: High inflation is back (Mises Institute)
Satire: Kamala Harris visits Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to tell him to enjoy the long weekend (Babylon Bee)
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