Thursday Executive News Summary

America Last

President Biden’s Europe trip a bumbling, stumbling, blundering, and embarrassing debacle (Daily Wire)
Biden-Vladimir Putin summit a “good day for Russia,” Donald Trump says (NY Post)
Putin deflects questions on human rights record, rants about U.S. gun crime and BLM riots (National Review)
“One of the most pathetic moments” in U.S. “diplomatic history”: Biden ignites firestorm over what he told Putin on cyberattacks (Daily Wire)

Government & Politics

Juneteenth bill passes House, set to become federal holiday (Washington Examiner)
Twenty-one House Republicans vote against awarding congressional medals to Capitol Police at riot (Fox 4)

National Security

Texas Governor Greg Abbott puts $250 million down payment on a border wall (Washington Post)
“Florida is going to support Texas and Arizona”: Governor Ron DeSantis sending law enforcement to southern border (Daily Caller)
Justice Department deletes Trump-era decisions limiting asylum claims (Washington Times)
Blind squirrels find a nut: G-7 leaders back Taiwan for first time (Washington Times)

Economy

We’re shocked — shocked! Fed estimates inflation will grow faster than projected just three months ago and moves up expectations for rate hike (Washington Post)
Inflation Nation: Housing starts and permits disappoint in May, weighed down by rising costs (Breitbart)

Around the Nation

Records suggest more than 100 batches of absentee ballots in Fulton County, Georgia, could be missing (Just the News)
Greg Abbott signs permitless carry bill into law (Texas Tribune)
“We need help”: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot now begs for federal assistance after shootings (Daily Wire) | On a related note: Emails from Mayor Lightfoot reveal just how callously she treats her staff (Fox News)
Thanks to SCOTUS’s narrow rulings, Colorado court rules against Christian baker who refused to make gender “transition” cake (National Review) | “The weaponization of our justice system”: Jack Phillips appeals ruling (The Federalist)
Good riddance: Nickelodeon ratings crash amid LGBTQ push (Daily Wire)

Other Notables

Sadly, most eligible voters would fail U.S. immigration civics test, survey finds (National Review)
When intersectionality eats its own: New Zealand climate group disbands itself for being “racist” (read: too white) (Washington Post)

Closing Arguments

Policy: How Critical Race Theory grew from law school thesis to K-12 trend (Washington Times)
Policy: Is an invasion coming? China’s growing threat to Taiwan (AEI)
Humor: Trump announces 1,954-mile-long Trump Hotel along southern border (Babylon Bee)

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