November 3, 2021

Wednesday Executive Summary

Election Day red wave, vaccines for children, American Airlines cancellations, and more.

Election Day

  • Glenn Youngkin wins governor’s race in Virginia (PM)

  • GOP projected to win Virginia attorney general and lieutenant governor; lead so far in House of Delegates (Daily Wire)

  • Winsome Sears, Virginia’s next Republican lieutenant governor, makes history as first black woman to win statewide (Daily Signal)

  • Minneapolis voters reject pernicious measure to replace police department (Fox News)

  • New York City elects Eric Adams mayor (New York Post)

  • “Too close to call”: New Jersey Republican makes it a race against favored Democrat Phil Murphy (Fox News)

  • Bail reform backlash spurs red wave in Long Island (New York Post)

Politics

  • Joe Biden’s reconciliation bill on social welfare and climate change estimated to kill 103,000 jobs, raise taxes on 80% of U.S. (Washington Times)

  • CDC director signs off on unnecessary Pfizer vaccine for children 5 to 11 (Fox News)

  • Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Kamala Harris all strike out for Terry McAuliffe in Virginia (Fox News)

Security

  • Facebook to shut down and delete its face-recognition system (CBS News)

  • Pentagon rattled by Chinese military push on multiple fronts (AP)

Heartland

  • Judge says Chicago can’t enforce vaccine mandate on police officers; Lori Lightfoot fumes (Daily Wire)

  • Over 2,000 NYC firefighters on “sick leave” as vaccine mandate kicks in (National Review)

  • Wisconsin investigation uncovers potential tip-of-a-voting-fraud iceberg (The Federalist)

Notables

  • Turkey Day trouble: American Airlines cancels more flights; total tops 2,300 (New York Post)

  • Revenge is a dish best served cold: Atlanta Braves, whose All-Star Game was stolen from them, demolish Astros to win first World Series in decades (Fox News)

Closing Arguments

  • Policy: The Federal Reserve risks setting an inflation-expectations trap (National Review)

  • Policy: The OPEC dodge (National Review)

  • Humor: Father informs daughter of new tax on unrealized Halloween candy gains (Babylon Bee)

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