The Patriot Post® · Wednesday Executive News Summary
Top of the Fold
A defiant Andrew Cuomo resigns, bowing to political pressures after sexual harassment report (Just the News)
Senate approves $1 trillion infrastructure plan (Fox Business) | Six troubling leftist wins in the legislation (Daily Signal)
Senate passes framework of $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package in party-line vote (Fox Business) | Most GOP senators sign pledge to force Dems to raise debt ceiling without Republican votes (National Review)
Consumer prices continued to rise in July; inflation surged 5.4% from previous year (National Review)
Government & Politics
CDC corrects data on Florida COVID outbreak after media blithely reported bad numbers (Fox News)
President Biden “checking” if he can overrule states and order universal masks in schools (NY Post) | Pediatricians: Masking and social distancing impacting child development (Hot Air)
Senator Rand Paul suspended from Youtube for stating the truth about cloth masks (Daily Caller)
Congressman Ron Kind retiring, damaging Democrat Party’s hopes of controlling the House in 2022 (Fox News)
National Security
NSA inspector general opens investigation into allegations of illegal spying on Tucker Carlson (Glenn Greenwald)
Biden nominee for assistant secretary for defense nuclear proliferation claims Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons, contrary to evidence (Free Beacon)
Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as three more provincial capitals fall (AP)
Around the Nation
Texas House speaker signs warrants to arrest 52 wayward Democrats (Dallas Morning News) | Texas Supreme Court allows arrest of runaway lawmakers (Free Beacon)
“I quit your policies, I quit your training, and I quit being a cog in a machine that tells me to push highly politicized agendas”: Loudoun County teacher resigns at school board meeting (Fox News)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
Man shouts “N-word” at Colorado Rockies game. No, wait, it’s just more leftist hysteria. (PJ Media)
Batman’s sidekick, Robin, comes out as bisexual in upcoming comic (Fox News)
Annals of Integrity
Proud American Olympic athlete Tamyra Mensah-Stock used her prize money to buy her widowed mom a food truck she’s wanted forever (Not the Bee)
Fiji men’s rugby team sings worship song on the field (Not the Bee)
Other Notables
Ivy League analysis just destroyed Biden’s biggest argument — job creation — for the infrastructure bill (FEE)
Dominion Voting Systems sues Newsmax and OAN for defamation (The Wrap)
DOJ to review 9/11 files regarding Saudi Arabia following families’ criticism (Washington Examiner)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Electric vehicle mandates are costly and counterproductive (City Journal)
Humor: After resigning for sexual harassment, Andrew Cuomo immediately hired by CNN (Babylon Bee)
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