Friday Executive News Summary
Biden family money shuffling, election takeover vote, Pete Buttigieg AWOL, and more.
Politics
Associate reportedly shuffled money between Joe and Hunter Biden accounts; president potential target of FBI investigation (Daily Wire)
Andrew McCabe, disgraced FBI official fired by Trump administration, gets pension restored (Fox News)
Chuck Schumer plans vote on phone election bill compromise next week (NBC News)
Democrats flip-flop on contempt, seeking it for Steven Bannon after opposing it for Eric Holder (Just the News)
Security
Blast at Afghan mosque kills 37 as Shiites are targeted again (New York Times)
Nearly half of the Taliban government’s leaders are designated terrorists (Free Beacon)
Economy
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been on paid leave for months amid supply chain crisis (Daily Wire)
Cold hard malaise: Winter heating bills set to sharply jump as inflation hits home (AP)
U.S. wholesale prices rose record 8.6% over 12 months (AP)
Health
Biden pushing vaccines for small kids (Daily Wire)
Judge sides with New York healthcare workers seeking religious exemption to vax mandate (Spectrum News)
Judge blocks United Airlines from suspending employees over vax mandate (Washington Examiner)
“Hold the line”: Chicago police union president tells officers to resist city vax requirement (Daily Wire)
Nursing schools see applications rise despite COVID burnout (AP)
Heartland
Family of alleged rape victim in Loudoun County to sue school district (Daily Wire)
Systemic injustice: Loudoun Schools did not record multiple alleged sexual assaults over a period of years (Daily Wire)
Appeals court keeps Texas pro-life law in place (AP)
Democrat LA City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas indicted on federal corruption charges (Los Angeles Daily News)
“Social Justice”
Southlake, Texas, school leader tells teachers to balance Holocaust books with “opposing” views (NBC News)
Threatening messages reportedly directed at Rhode Island teacher who opposes Critical Race Theory (Washington Examiner)
Walmart CRT training encourages employees to accept that “white is not right” (National Review)
Walgreens closes five more San Francisco stores over rampant theft (Washington Examiner)
Notables
SBC Executive Committee President Ronnie Floyd announces resignation (National Review)
D'oh! Biden Supreme Court commission opposes adding justices (Fox News) | Though it blames Republicans for polarization over the judiciary (Breitbart)
Heritage Foundation names Texas Public Policy Foundation CEO Dr. Kevin Roberts next president (Heritage.org)
Closing Arguments
Policy: The IRS doesn’t need more power (National Review)
Humor: NFL removes all coaches, players, and fans who have ever said a bad word; only Tim Tebow remains (Babylon Bee)
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