The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive News Summary
Security
State Department IG to probe Biden administration’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal (Fox News)
“I will share my thoughts in the coming days and weeks”: Top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan steps down (Washington Examiner)
Midnight runs: Biden secretly flying underage migrants into New York in the dead of night (New York Post)
Haiti kidnappers demand $17 million ransom for missionaries (BBC News)
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan (Fox News)
Politics
The writing is on the wall: House Democrat retirement rush continues with two new departures (Politico)
“Chill[ing] lawful dissent by parents”: 17 state AGs condemn DOJ targeting school board meetings (Daily Wire)
Supreme Court protects cops from lawsuits in two qualified immunity cases (Fox News)
Economy
China’s GDP slows to disappointing 4.9% in third quarter (The Hill)
U.S. careening into another recession as worried consumers flash warning signs (New York Post)
LA ports a ghost town much of the weekend despite President Biden’s goal to move cargo (Washington Examiner)
Climate backfire: Coal-fired power jumps as natural gas prices soar (Washington Times)
“Social Justice”
NYC commission votes unanimously to move Thomas Jefferson statue from city council chambers (ABC 7)
Federal judge rules University of North Carolina can continue race-based admissions (Fox News)
Rioters tear through Portland and cause $500K in damage; cops say new law restricting response leaves them powerless (Daily Wire)
Health
City leaders, police departments push back over impending COVID vaccine mandates (USA Today)
Nick Rolovich fired as Washington State football coach after refusing COVID vaccine (The Oregonian)
Notables
Jury selection moving slow in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial (AP)
Ten absurdly wasteful items tucked into the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend monstrosity (Daily Signal)
DOJ ignores Washington Post-prompted death threats against Waukesha, Wisconsin, school board member (The Federalist)
Silent disgrace: Where is the national media on abandoned Americans in Afghanistan? (Hot Air)
Belly Laugh of the Week
- Monkey business: Enormous bronze Harambe statue appears on Wall Street (Daily Wire)
Someone has placed a massive gorilla and a lot of bananas in front of the Wall Street bull.
— Pomp 🌪 (@APompliano) October 18, 2021
We live in wild times. pic.twitter.com/b7B4h1kUFV
Closing Arguments
Policy: It’s time to transform the WTO (National Review)
Satire: Pete Buttigieg says he cannot come into work as he is on breastfeeding duty (Babylon Bee)
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