The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive News Summary
Top of the Fold
What to know about today’s California recall election that could (but probably won’t) remove Gavin Newsom (CNBC)
“Evidence does not show the need for widespread use of booster vaccination”: Tension over COVID boosters rises as FDA regulators quit and publicly blast Biden’s plan (Ars Technica)
Tony Blinken testifies before House on botched Afghanistan withdrawal (Washington Examiner) | Thousands of lawful U.S. residents left in Afghanistan (Washington Examiner)
Politics
House Democrats propose one of the largest tax increases ever to pay for President Biden’s $3.5 trillion socialist spending bill (Washington Times) | The proposals amount to a $2 trillion tax hike (Washington Examiner)
Circling the wagons: Twitter did not violate election laws by throttling Hunter Biden article, Biden’s FEC finds (National Review) | New York Times quietly deletes claim Hunter laptop story was “unsubstantiated” (Washington Examiner)
White House handlers abruptly cut feed when Biden appears to go off script — and it’s not the first time it’s happened (Fox News)
Lyin’ Biden claims “first job offer” from Idaho lumber company, but it’s news to them (New York Post)
Security
DHS chief of staff resigns amid ongoing migrant crisis (New York Post)
Stranger than fiction: FBI fires Gretchen Whitmer kidnap case agent amid wife beating allegations (Detroit News)
Apple releases security update after researchers uncover new exploit (UPI)
Fencing to be reinstalled ahead of “Justice for J6” rally (Washington Post)
“Social Justice”
We’re shocked — shocked! “Transgender” (read: biological male) fighter who served in the Army Special Forces pulverizes first female opponent in MMA debut (Not the Bee)
Evangelical Lutheran Church installs first “transgender” (read: female) bishop (Daily Wire)
Notables
Tropical Storm Nicholas lashes Texas coast (Weather.com)
Tone-deaf AOC wears “Tax The Rich” dress at $30,000-per-ticket Met Gala (Fox News)
Team Newsom: No scenario where we lose recall election (Fox News)
It’s now almost impossible to get arrested for drugs in Washington state (Daily Wire)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Skyrocketing natural gas prices create new opportunity for nuclear energy (Forbes)
Satire: Woman attending ultra-exclusive gala for the elite in expensive designer dress lectures nation on inequality (Babylon Bee)
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