Thursday Executive News Summary

Top of the Fold

Congress reaches short-term compromise on debt ceiling (Fox News)
Republican governors unveil 10-point plan for ending Democrats’ border crisis (Washington Examiner)
Federal judge blocks Texas pro-life law, ironically says women (but not the children being murdered) face “irreparable harm” (USA Today)

Politics

“We raised the alarm. Now [Merrick] Garland is trying to silence parents”: Biden’s attorney general faces scrutiny over ties to ed consultancy amid Critical Race Theory battles (Fox News)
Left-leaning Quinnipiac poll has Joe Biden at a new low (Washington Examiner) 
Bernie Sanders refused to sign letter condemning Kyrsten Sinema harassment (Fox News)
Now do Biden: Adam Schiff claims Robert Mueller suffering “heartbreaking” cognitive decline (Washington Examiner)
Rashida Tlaib says she’s only wearing a mask because of a “Republican tracker” near her (Fox News)

Security

Biden was paying $5 million a day NOT to build the border wall (White House Dossier)
Border Patrol confiscating record amount of narcotics (Just the News)
Who’d a thunk it? Afghan gun shops sell U.S. weapons seized by Taliban (Free Beacon)

Health

More Americans have died of COVID this year than all of 2020 (ABC News)

A trip down memory lane: “I’m not going to shut down the country. I’m not going to shut down the economy. I’m going to shut down the virus.” —Joe Biden, October 30, 2020

However, COVID cases and deaths stemming from the Delta wave are finally falling (Axios)
Top COVID experts reportedly tell Biden to scrap widespread booster shot plan in “tense” phone call (Daily Wire)
Los Angeles OKs one of the nation’s strictest vaccination mandates (AP)
World Health Organization recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk (WHO)

Economy

“The equivalent of a full grocery, electric or cellphone bill”: Inflation costing U.S. households an extra $175 per month (Fox Business)
Sticker shock: Dealerships add “market adjustment” fees on sales amid inflation, supply-chain woes (Just the News)
The Grinch may steal Christmas as toy delay looms (Fox Business)
Gas prices under ~~Vice President~~ President Biden hit seven-year high (Free Beacon)

Notables

The New York Times refused to cover this story of two top trans doctors who are sounding the alarm on how the industry is harming kids (Not the Bee)
The South Pole just had its coldest winter on record (Live Science)

Closing Arguments

Policy: Unshackling American infrastructure: Congress should address the runaway environmental-review process that bogs down improvement projects (City Journal)
Satire: Aides quickly drag president away as he tries to join in “F*** Joe Biden” chant (Babylon Bee)

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