Wednesday Executive News Summary

Government & Politics

Karma that keeps on giving: Now Biden and Pelosi staff members test positive for COVID after meeting the infected Dems who fled Texas to avoid doing their jobs (Not the Bee)
Inflation concerns leave GOP supporters of Biden’s bipartisan “infrastructure” framework on an island (Washington Examiner) | Belly laugh of the week: Chuck Schumer to argue infrastructure deters inflation (Axios)
After conservative backlash, Department of Education scales back Critical Race Theory plans (Daily Wire) | But it’s ultimately just smoke and mirrors (The Federalist)
Shades of Clinton: Joe Biden used private email to send government information to Hunter (Just the News)
Google critic Jonathan Kanter to be nominated to lead DOJ antitrust division (The Verge)

National Security

Biden administration won’t sanction China for hacking U.S. servers (Free Beacon) | By the way: Nearly a decade ago, Chinese hackers breached U.S. pipelines and could have imposed “physical consequences,” FBI announces (National Review)
U.S. and Germany reach an appeasement deal on Putin’s pipeline project (National Review)

Health

Delta variant accounts for 83% of sequence virus samples (Washington Times)
At 67%, Johnson & Johnson vaccine is less effective against the Delta variant (Fox News)
Thanks to COVID, drugs, and lockdowns, life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII (Fox News)

Economy

Housing inventory grows for first time in over a year (Fox Business)
The 2021 Olympics are turning into a $20 billion bust for Japan (Fox Business)

Around the Nation

Political theater: Salt Lake City declares racism a public health crisis (Fox News)
Judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions; similar Mississippi law is already SCOTUS-bound (Washington Examiner)
First Amendment win: California appellate court says law mandating trans pronoun use by healthcare workers a violation of free speech (Daily Wire)

Rainbow Mafia Award

Pro-gender dysmorphia activists threaten to “beat, rape, assassinate and bomb” J.K. Rowling for women’s bathroom comments (Washington Examiner)

Closing Arguments

Policy: We need safety net policies that make work pay (AEI)
Policy: Critical Race enthusiasts should learn the lesson of “defund the police” (RCP)
Humor: Space returns unwanted Amazon delivery (Babylon Bee)

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