Wednesday Executive News Summary

Top of the Fold

FBI joins obstructionist Nancy Pelosi in blocking GOP from investigating January 6 (The Federalist)
Senate Democrats unveil a plan for a new tax on “billionaires” (NPR)

Security

Email shows Biden administration ordered Afghanistan evacuation flights be filled with unvetted refugees (Free Beacon)
Pentagon confirms nearly ~~363~~ 450 Americans in Afghanistan (Fox News)
Islamic State in Afghanistan could be able to attack U.S. in six months (Reuters)

Economy

Shippers to be fined for leaving cargo at Los Angeles ports (Washington Examiner)
Most expensive in history? This year’s Thanksgiving feast will wallop the wallet (New York Times)
August home prices jump by year-over-year record of 19.9% (Breitbart)
Florida has the fastest job growth rate in the nation, significantly faster than the national average (Daily Wire)

Heartland

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs integrity bill into law banning biological males from female sports in schools (Daily Wire)
Ohio, Missouri, and Pennsylvania leave National School Board Association over letter likening parents to domestic terrorists (National Review)
Loudoun County teen absurdly claimed sex assault was an accident, happened when his skirt snagged on wristwatch (Daily Wire)
“Loudoun County protects rapists”: Virginia high school students stage walkout (RealClearPolitics)
Mind-boggling: Terry McAuliffe-linked law firm fighting Virginia student who said she was gang-raped (Daily Wire)
Largest New York City police union sues over vaccine mandate (Daily Caller)

Clown World

Teenager in Houston charged with three counts of murder released on bond is allowed to attend school and church (Washington Examiner)
Customer “surprised” to find Pop-Tarts is not a health food, files lawsuit over lack of strawberries (Not the Bee)

Notables

Judge will allow Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense to refer to the men he shot as “rioters,” “looters,” or “arsonists” at trial (Insider)
Elon Musk rips Democrats’ tax plan that could slap him with a $10 billion annual bill (Insider)

Closing Arguments

Policy: In defense of qualified immunity (Senator Tom Cotton)
Policy: Restoration projects can lessen the severity of wildfires — but bureaucratic red tape too often gets in the way (City Journal)
Humor: White House says you would be able to afford food if you had kept the 16 cents you saved on July 4th (Babylon Bee)
Related Humor: Jen Psaki points out that inflation doesn’t matter since there are no goods to purchase anyway (Babylon Bee)

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