The Patriot Post® · Monday Executive News Summary
Politics
Facepalm: Thanks to Republicans, House passes bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill (Fox Business)
To Russia and China’s delight, Biden admin considering shutting down another pipeline, drawing criticism and dire warnings as winter nears (Fox News)
“People are suffering”: Senator John Barrasso slams energy secretary for laughing over gas prices (Daily Wire)
Joe Manchin blockaded in his car by climate protesters who claim he tried to run them over (Fox News)
Security
“You deserve some kind of compensation”: Joe Biden bursts over uncanny issue of reparations for illegal aliens (Daily Wire)
Border Patrol agent says up to 1.2 million illegal immigrants evaded detection (Washington Times)
Republicans press Biden to abandon nuclear talks after Iran strikes U.S. military outpost in Syria (Free Beacon)
ATF ominously amassing millions of records on gun owners amid new crackdown on firearms (Free Beacon)
Health
Federal court issues temporary halt to Biden’s vaccine mandate over “grave statutory and constitutional” issues (PM) | Why the vaccine mandate is illegal and why it will still be imposed (PJ Media)
“It’s a death trap”: ICE officers file OSHA complaint over illegal immigrant COVID risks (Washington Times)
Neither “correct” nor “effective”: Democrat governor comes out against vaccine mandate (Daily Wire)
U.S. lifts pandemic travel ban, opens doors to visitors (New York Post)
Economy
America is already short 80,000 truck drivers (!!!) and the industry is warning that the vaccine mandate will only make it worse (Not the Bee)
Retailers scramble to attract workers ahead of the holidays (New York Times)
Heartland
Virginia Democrats concede defeat, say Republicans control House (AP)
Houston crowd crush, panic at Astroworld music fest result in at least eight dead (Fox News) | Travis Scott charged twice in the past for inciting incidents at his concerts (Fox News)
“Social Justice”
Boy Scouts of America embraces Critical Race Theory (PJ Media)
NASCAR condemns “Let’s Go Brandon” chant, threatens to sue (Daily Wire)
World
No joke: Taliban asks for international aid to help it fight … “climate change” (FrontPage Mag)
Iraqi prime minister targeted in assassination attempt (Daily Wire)
Notables
Clinton operative linked to Steele dossier did not disclose work for Russia to DOJ (Free Beacon) | Former DNI John Ratcliffe expects “many” more Durham indictments (Washington Examiner)
Joe Biden’s FBI just raided the homes of Project Veritas reporters over the missing diary of his daughter, Ashley (Not the Bee)
No million-dollar checks: Democrat governors may sit out Florida (Politico)
Senator Rick Scott lays out game plan for how Republicans will win back Senate in 2022 (Daily Wire)
Stranger Than Fiction
- SpaceX capsule’s toilet issues mean astronauts will return to Earth in diapers (NBC News)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Have fun defending the emergency OSHA rule in court (National Review)
Policy: Arresting the recruitment crisis: When police departments struggle to attract and retain officers, public safety suffers (City Journal)
Satire? Hillary Clinton tried to prove Trump was colluding with Russians by colluding with Russians (Babylon Bee)
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