Friday Executive News Summary

Top of the Fold

John Durham indicts Democrat lawyer/cutout/scapegoat Michael Sussmann for false statement (National Review) | However, Durham is not expected to bring charges tied to intel assessment on Russian election interference (Washington Examiner)
Judge rejects DOJ move to block Texas pro-life law (Fox News)

Security

Number of migrants encamped under Texas bridge swells to more than 9,000 (Washington Times)
Federal judge blocks Biden administration from expelling migrants under COVID public health order (National Review)
Americans still trapped at Mazar-i-Sharif Airport in Afghanistan, and — surprise! — the Taliban is not cooperating (Daily Wire)
“Angry and bitter”: France snubs Biden over defense agreement with Australia, cancels gala celebrating U.S.-French relationship (Daily Wire)

Heartland

Virginia governor’s debate gets heated as Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin trade swipes (Washington Examiner)
Arizona 2020 election audit report due for public release September 24 (Washington Examiner)
Minnesota Supreme Court allows anti-cop ballot question concerning Minneapolis police (NPR)
Our education dollars at work: Los Angeles high school classroom decorated with “f*** the police” poster and other left-wing symbols (Washington Examiner)

Health

Italy mandates COVID passports for all workers (Washington Examiner)
France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers without pay (Axios)
Combo shot for COVID and flu vaccines under development (HealthDay News)
Who’d a thunk it? Obesity in children accelerated during the pandemic (Axios)

Economy

Small business group announces lawsuit against Biden administration over vaccine mandate (Just the News)
New congressional plan would push top tax rate to an astounding 60% in four states (FEE)
The global food price crisis isn’t going away (Axios)

Notables

Big Brother: Treasury Department seeks to track financial transactions of personal bank accounts over $600 (FEE)
Here’s Anthony Fauci pre-pandemic laughing at the “paranoid” idea that masking is effective against infectious disease (Not the Bee)

Closing Arguments

Policy: Eight things you need to know about the Democrats’ tax bill (Daily Signal)
Policy: Making sense of the new poverty data for 2020 (AEI)
Satire: CDC cautions against taking the red pill (Babylon Bee)

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