### Top of the Fold

  • U.S. and China sign agreement to (ahem) "work together" on climate change (wink, wink) (Yahoo News)
  • "Gateway to socialized banking": USPS paycheck program favored by Bernie Sanders and AOC starts without congressional authorization (Fox Business)
  • We're shocked — shocked! Sunset provision "gimmicks" in reconciliation bill cover up over $1 trillion in spending, Chamber of Commerce says (Fox Business)
  • Washington Post "fact-check" admits it was wrong for "knee jerked" defense of Pete Buttigieg's racist bridge comments (Fox News)

### Economy

  • Inflation has taken away all the wage gains for workers — and then some (CNBC)
  • How kind of them! Inflation rises by 6.2% but the IRS only raises the tax bracket thresholds by 3% (Daily Wire)

### Kyle Rittenhouse

  • Rittenhouse sobs on the stand at murder trial; attorneys seek mistrial (New York Post)
  • Judge tears into prosecution with aggressive tongue lashing over questioning (Fox News)
  • Prosecutors seek to criminalize constitutional self-defense (National Review)
  • Facebook not showing search results for "Kyle Rittenhouse" (Daily Caller)

### "Social Justice"

  • Black privilege? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son, Adam, sentenced to six months for nearly stabbing his 60-year-old neighbor to death with a hunting knife (New York Post) | A trip down memory lane: Abdul-Jabbar defends George Floyd riots (Fox News)
  • Burn, loot, murder: New York BLM leader warns Eric Adams of "bloodshed" and "riots" if city brings back tougher policing (Fox News)

### Profiles of Integrity

  • "Blue lives protect black lives": USC professor refuses to remove Blue Lives Matter flag from office door (The College Fix)

### Heartland

  • Federal judge mind-bogglingly allows Texas schools to require masks (NPR)
  • Judge approves $626 million settlement in Flint, Michigan, water suit (National Review)
  • New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney concedes to truck driver Edward Durr 😎 (Northjersey.com)
  • Honduran, 24, admitted into U.S. posing as minor, charged with killing his sponsor, a Florida father of four (Just the News) | "Send them to Delaware": Ron DeSantis threatens action over secret migrant flights (New York Post)

### Notables

  • Hunter Biden makes "painting" debut at NYC gallery despite ethics concerns (National Review)
  • Is Joe Manchin about to tank the reconciliation bill over inflation? (Hot Air)
  • China's Communist Party gives Xi Jinping the same status as Mao (AP)

### Closing Arguments

  • Policy: Biden's inflation problem: He may not have caused it, but he has tools to make it better — or much worse (National Review)
  • Humor: Honoring Brian Williams: Top 10 moments of his remarkable career in journalism (Babylon Bee)

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