Monday Executive News Summary

FROM YOUR PATRIOT POST TEAM

Nate Jackson: Of Tornadoes and Climate Change — Democrats never miss an opportunity to generate fear needing their “solutions.”

Thomas Gallatin: CBO: $3T Deficit for Bilk Back Better — Republicans get the CBO to expose Democrat accounting gimmicks in Biden’s socialist boondoggle.

Douglas Andrews: CNN: From Creepy to Criminal — A senior producer for the network has been indicted on some truly sickening federal charges.

Emmy Griffin: Asset Forfeiture and Highway Robbery — A person carrying large sums of money is at risk of it being taken away by the government.

Douglas Andrews: Biden Appoints a Racist U.S. Attorney — Rachael Rollins is the latest in a series of soft-on-crime Soros-picked prosecutors trying to ruin our system of criminal justice.

Thomas Gallatin: AOC Wants You to … Repay Her Student Loans — Lather, rinse, repeat: Squad members call for canceling student loans, again.

In Brief: Courts Curb-Stomping Biden Vax Mandates — Jonathan Turley explains why Joe Biden is losing over and over again in court.

Politics

With “friends” like these, who needs enemies? White House censors Taiwan at “Democracy Summit” (National Review) | National Security Council, of course, denies cutting video feed (Daily Wire)
Too little, too late: Jill Biden and Douglas Emhoff to visit Waukesha weeks after massacre (PM)
Andrew Cuomo’s top aide and Chris Cuomo planned to discredit Fox News’s Janice Dean over COVID criticism (CNBC)

Security

U.S. ends combat mission against ISIS in Iraq, but troops remain (The Hill)
Biden dismisses criticism of Afghanistan withdrawal with more lies (Fox News)
Vladimir Putin’s “added at least 10,000 more troops” near Ukraine after call with Biden (Daily Wire)
Adding insult to injury: Despite appeals from Ukraine, Biden admin holds back additional military aid to Kyiv amid diplomatic push (NBC News)
“Take migrants at their word”: Republicans criticize process allowing illegal immigrants to get through airport security without ID (Daily Caller)

Heartland

Chicago to sue disgraced Jussie Smollett after guilty hate hoax verdict (PM)
Gavin Newsom promises to use Texas abortion law precedent to restrict guns (Daily Wire)
Some NYC sanitation workers see salaries approach $300,000 due to staffing issues (Fox News)
Ron DeSantis budget plan contains $8 million to remove illegal immigrants from Florida (Fox News)

Health

Vaccine holdouts in U.S. military approach 40,000 (Washington Post)
New York orders businesses to require masks or proof of vaccination (National Review)
Boris Johnson reports UK’s first known death from the omicron coronavirus variant (Washington Post)

Notables

Obama economists warn: ~~Build~~ Bilk Back Better will make inflation worse (Daily Wire)
Forty-year inflation high will become key midterm election issue (Washington Examiner)
No mea culpa from Jussie Smollett’s media enablers (National Review)
The Supreme Court did no harm with the Texas abortion case (National Review)

Closing Arguments

Policy: Tariff hike on Canadian lumber is a mistake (National Review)
Policy: Why Taiwan is the lynchpin of China’s quest for global dominance (The Federalist)
Humor: Not again: Smollett claims he was assaulted by two prison guards in MAGA hats (Babylon Bee)

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