Wednesday Executive News Summary
Debt default avoided, Dems’ shrinking spending bill, Pelosi’s Leftmedia lecture, and more.
Politics
House sends debt limit hike to Joe Biden, staving off default — for now (AP)
All 206 House Republicans voted against raising the debt ceiling (Insider)
Nancy Pelosi signals colossal spending package will shrink to only $2 trillion (Washington Examiner)
Not Leftmedia enough: Pelosi lectures reporters, says they “could do a better job selling” Build Back Better (Fox News)
Pelosi doubles down on the powerful IRS tracking bank accounts (Bongino.com)
Revisionist historian Kamala Harris denounces European explorers for ushering in “wave of devastation” for Native Americans (Fox News)
House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth to retire, giving GOP prime pickup opportunity (Washington Examiner)
Security
DHS secretary orders ICE to stop worksite raids in latest limits on immigration enforcement (Fox News)
U.S. to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated (unless you’re an illegal immigrant) (AP)
Brave Marine who criticized military over Afghan withdrawal to plead guilty at court martial (CBS News)
Economy
Drivers wanted: U.S. supply chain can’t keep on trucking (Washington Times)
Supply chain crunch: White House admits “there will be things you can’t get” at Christmas (Breitbart)
A record 4.3 million workers quit their jobs in August, led by food and retail industries (CNBC)
Culture
Famed Art Institute of Chicago fires all docents, primarily white women. Critics charge racism. (Daily Wire)
“People don’t want to be the police:” Chicago and other cities suffering officer shortage, can’t find recruits (Daily Wire)
“I don’t know”: Ben and Jerry’s cofounder stumped when pressed about Israel boycott hypocrisy (Daily Wire)
Cancel culture failure: Professor booted from MIT lecture draws thousands for alternative online speech (Daily Wire)
Notables
Judge’s ruling strikes blow to Kentucky’s new school choice law (Louisville Courier Journal)
Second Facebook whistleblower is willing to testify before Congress (New York Post)
NBA team bans star player Kyrie Irving until he gets vaccine (Fox News)
Closing Arguments
Policy: When unemployment begets unemployment (National Review)
Policy: America’s inflation problem won’t be solved by ignoring it (1945)
Humor: Gavin Newsom takes dip in Pacific Ocean causing massive oil slick (Babylon Bee)
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