The Patriot Post® · Tuesday Executive News Summary
Politics
Gloomy landscape for Democrats in midterms as Joe Biden’s approval drops to 38% (USA Today) | “I didn’t run because of the polls”: Scranton Joe brushes off lagging poll numbers (Fox News)
Pete Buttigieg says administration will use “infrastructure” bill to address “racist” highway design (Daily Wire)
“Stay angry”: Barack Obama scolds us on climate from Glasgow (Reuters) | Obama’s climate speech is a reminder of how badly he governed (The Federalist)
House January 6
committeeinquisition issues subpoenas to six top Trump advisers (Washington Post)Authoritarian White House encourages businesses to prepare for vaccine mandate despite court injunction (National Review)
Security
Woke U.S. Navy names ship after accused pedophile Harvey Milk (PM)
Illegal alien who allegedly murdered father of four “was on one of Biden's flights” (Daily Wire)
China’s navy is now world’s largest with 460 warships by 2030 (Washington Times)
That’s ominous: China builds mockups of U.S. Navy ships in area used for missile target practice (Reuters)
Justice Department seizes $6 million as part of crackdown on hackers linked to Kaseya attack (The Hill)
Notables
Kenosha protester says he was pointing his gun at Kyle Rittenhouse (ABC News) | How Rittenhouse prosecutors destroyed their own case with their own star witness (The Federalist)
You know those cargo ships and trains waiting to be unloaded in California? Yeah, now homeless people are breaking in and stealing things from the stopped trains. (Not the Bee)
Consumer group attacks BlackRock for hypocrisy by investing in Chinese companies (Washington Times)
Nineteen-year-old wins New Jersey school board election after his senior year was ruined by COVID policies (Not the Bee)
Belly Laugh of the Week
- Vermont GOP to hold “Let’s Go Brandon” rally in actual city of Brandon (Daily Wire)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Yes, Taiwan needs nuclear weapons to deter China (1945)
Policy: Policymakers should act now to address the long-term fiscal imbalance (PGPF)
Satire: Good news for Democrats: Biden and Harris now polling at 66% approval if you combine their numbers (Babylon Bee)
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