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Your First Look at Today's Top Stories - Daybreak Insider
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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Don't miss The Daybreak Daily — scroll to the bottom of these top news stories
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Democrats Rush to Spin Biden’s Statement That the “Pandemic is Over”
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Katie Pavlich: Democrats desperate to hold onto their emergency COVID-19 powers are hitting the airwaves to walk back comments made by President Joe Biden over the weekend that the “pandemic is over” ( Townhall). Tom Elliot: “Surgeon General” @vivek_murthy contradicts Biden, says the pandemic is not over: “We’re losing about 400 people a day on average to this virus. We need to get that number lower. We have people who are struggling with long Covid” ( Twitter). Fox News: In a Fox News interview Monday, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., offered a take. “I think what the president was trying to say is that the worst of the pandemic is over,” Khanna said, pointing to those who suffer symptoms of what is referred to as “long COVID,” as well as “people who are vulnerable who have issues” ( Fox News).
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Poll: Abbott Leads Beto O’Rourke by 11 Points as Americans Call Border Crisis an “Invasion”
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Guy Benson: Americans disapprove of the border mess, with most calling it an “invasion.” They trust Republicans to handle the issue better, but much of the most high-profile strain and difficulty has been borne by border states and communities, even as serious elements of the problem impact the entire country. Governors Abbott, Ducey and now DeSantis are forcing Democrats to taste a small fraction of what their failing policies have been wreaking in their states for the better part of two years, successfully baiting these blue state officials and their journalist allies into volcanic responses. This has elevated the overall controversy, raising its profile and prominence during the final stretch of the election. And in Texas, at least, voters appear to be rewarding Abbott for forcing the issue ( Townhall). Interactive Polls: Greg Abbott holds 11-Point lead over Beto O’Rourke among likely voters in Texas Governor Race. TX Governor: (R) Greg Abbott 50% (+11). (D) Beto O’Rourke 39% ( Twitter).
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Stocks Drop as Fed Committee Meets to Discuss Interest Rate Hike
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CNBC: Stocks tumbled on Tuesday as the sell-off on Wall Street mounted and investors braced for another large rate hike due out Wednesday from the Federal Reserve. The Federal Open Markets Committee began its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, where central bankers are expected to announce a 0.75 percentage point rate hike on Wednesday. Stocks have slumped in recent weeks as comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and an unexpectedly hot August consumer price index report caused traders to prepare for even higher rates until inflation cools ( CNCB). USA Today: Ford fell 12.3% for the biggest decline in the S&P 500 after slashing its third-quarter earnings forecast because a parts shortage will leave it with as many as 45,000 vehicles unfinished on its lots when the quarter ends Sept. 30. Last week, FedEx and General Electric warned investors about damage to their operations from inflation ( USA Today).
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Minnesota Fraudsters Who Stole $250 Million in Pandemic Aid Charged
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Star Tribune: The director of the Feeding Our Future nonprofit and 46 other people have been charged in what federal prosecutors say was a “massive scheme” to defraud the government of more than $250 million meant to feed needy children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Six indictments were unsealed Tuesday that describe alleged crimes including wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering and bribery. Three others connected to the scheme, charged via felony information, are expected to plead guilty ( Star Tribune). New York Times: But their scheme still pulled in millions of dollars per week, prosecutors said because government officials had relaxed oversight of the feeding program during the pandemic and because the accused fraudsters had help from a trusted insider. That insider was Aimee Bock, the founder of a nonprofit group, Feeding Our Future, that the State of Minnesota relied on as a watchdog to stop fraud at feeding sites. But Ms. Bock did the opposite, the indictments said: When pandemic-relief programs flooded the programs with money, she exploited her position to bring in nearly 200 new feeding operations she knew were submitting fake or inflated invoices. Even when the government of Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, raised questions, Ms. Bock rebuffed them by filing a lawsuit and accusing state officials of discriminating against her group’s largely East African clientele ( New York Post).
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Gap to Cut 500 Corporate Jobs Amid Declining Sales
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Wall Street Journal: Gap Inc. is eliminating about 500 corporate jobs, according to people familiar with the matter, moving to reduce expenses at the apparel retailer amid declining sales and profits. The jobs are mainly at Gap’s main offices in San Francisco and New York, as well as in Asia, the people said. The company is laying off staff and eliminating positions that are currently open across a range of departments. Some employees have been notified of the layoffs in recent days, the people said. The company has endured years of slumping sales at the flagship Gap brand and, more recently, problems at the Old Navy chain, which accounts for more than half of total revenue. Sales at Old Navy took a hit this year after an attempt to make inclusive clothing sizes backfired, leaving it with surplus goods. The company is searching for a permanent CEO after the resignation of Sonia Syngal in July ( Wall Street Journal).
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Russian Stocks Crater as Putin Expected to Escalate War, Annex Ukraine Territory
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Insider: Russian stocks fell Tuesday on signs that President Vladimir Putin could escalate his war on Ukraine after his military suffered a stunning rout earlier this month. Meanwhile, Moscow moved to hold sham referendums to fully annex occupied territory in eastern and southern Ukraine. While annexation wouldn’t be recognized as legal, it raises the prospect that any attacks on Russian forces there could be claimed as attacks on Russian soil, potentially escalating the war. New legislation in Russia’s parliament would heighten punishment for military crimes, such as desertion, damage to military property, and insubordination, raising fears it could lead to a full mobilization later ( Insider). Bloomberg: About 30% of the slump is due to possible tax hikes on exporters and 70% due to concerns over referendums and potential mobilization in Russia, according to Iskander Lutsko, chief strategist at ITI Capital ( Bloomberg).
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State Department to Promote Only Woke Diplomats in Accordance with Biden Executive Order
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National Review: Members of America’s diplomatic corps will now be expected to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles, the State Department recently announced. An internal document obtained exclusively by National Review provides further detail on how State Department officials must now promote and advance DEI principles to receive tenure and promotions. While that document details uncontroversial promotion criteria, such as ensuring respectful behavior in the workplace, the specific focus on DEI echoes the language of left-leaning activists. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced last week that the department had finalized its “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Strategic Plan,” which was mandated by a Biden executive order ( National Review).Tom Fitton: U.S. Diplomats Required to ‘Advance’ anti-American Marxist Critical Race Theory to Receive Promotions ( Twitter).
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Detransitioned 18-Year-Old Speaks Out Against “Gender Affirming Care”
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Daily Wire: An 18-year-old detransitioned woman gave a powerful testimony on Tuesday against the “gender affirming” model of care that led to her irreversible medical transition as an adolescent. Chloe Cole spoke at a press conference in front of the White House in support of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) new bill, the Protect Children’s Innocence Act, that aims to shield minors from accessing the permanent, body- and life-altering medical treatments they may later come to regret ( Daily Wire). Marjorie Taylor Green: Every American needs to hear Chloe Cole’s story. What a courageous young woman ( Twitter)!
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Don Lemon Suggests Royal Family Should Pay Reparations
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Daily Wire: CNN’s Don Lemon pushed a British royal commentator Monday night on the issue of whether the royal family needed to pay reparations for slavery, and he appeared to be caught off guard by the answer that he received. Lemon spoke to global business consultant Hilary Fordwich about how Queen Elizabeth II’s death comes as “England is facing rising costs of living, a living crisis, austerity budget cuts, and so on” ( Daily Wire). National Review: Watch Don Lemon being left “blank-eyed and speechless as he swiftly recognized that he was out of his depth” when bringing up reparations with a UK royal commentator ( Twitter).
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Transportation Safety Board Recommends New Vehicles Contain Alcohol Monitoring Systems
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Associated Press: The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be equipped with blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving ( Associated Press).
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Hugh Hewitt talks with Herschel Walker about the much-watched Georgia Senate race
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Hugh Hewitt: You folks don’t know it. Herschel is winning. He joins me now. Herschel Walker, the next senator from Georgia. Good morning, Herschel. How are ya?
Herschel Walker: Hello there. How are you doing?
Hugh Hewitt: I’m great. You’re in open field running right now. How’s the campaign...
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Dinesh D’Souza celebrates a Texas law, upheld by an appellate court, saying that disagreement is not a basis for censorship
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Dinesh D’Souza: A very important ruling has just come down from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. This is the Court of Appeals, by the way, the court just under the Supreme Court. So, if there’s a decision at the Court of Appeals, you don’t like the decision, there’s...
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Carl Jackson commends red-state governors for sending illegal immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard and other sanctuary cities
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Carl Jackson: Let me tell you why I think this is a very good idea for Governor Greg Abbott, Governor Doug Ducey, Governor Ron DeSantis. I want to give them all credit here. Remember that saying, “Out of sight, out of mind”? What the left wants to do is they want to get you distracted on...
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Dennis Prager rails against Democrat-run California for declaring itself a sanctuary state for gender-confused minors
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Dennis Prager: It’s a very sick party. The Democratic Party is. It’s gone from wrong to sick. California will be a sanctuary state because Democrats run it. A sanctuary state. I’m not talking about people who cross the border illegally. I’m now talking about children who say that they are...
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Charlie Kirk explains how the recent rash of FBI activity is in pursuit not of justice, but of tyranny
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Charlie Kirk: You are living through an attempted political purge. Will we survive? Will conservatives outlast this? It is a uniparty purge. It is not just the American left and Joe Biden. It is done by the uniparty in Washington, D.C. It is a deliberate, calculated attempt to expunge the entire...
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Brandon Tatum discusses the appearance of Lila Rose on Dr. Phil and challenges pro-choicers to get real about abortion
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Officer Tatum: The young lady, huge pro-life advocate, was on Dr. Phil’s show … and she was talking about abortions. I don’t understand, unless you are a simp or you are a coward, I don’t understand why people are acting like there’s no consensus as to when life starts. I don’t even...
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Sebastian Gorka and Secretary Robert Wilkie discuss the woke policies weakening America's military
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Dr. Sebastian Gorka: Secretary Wilkie, you have a storied career, not just as a political appointee and rising to the cabinet level as well, but you served two of our armed services with distinction and inside the Pentagon you rose to be, I think, one of the toughest jobs out there to make sure...
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Mike Gallagher breaks down the news and numbers that have Americans angry and Democrats worried
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Mike Gallagher: The great Ben Domenech … he had a great line about the Biden administration, “Always winter, never Christmas.” Gloom and doom. But they were real excited about the economy because they figured the Consumer Price Index was going to drop today when that announcement was to be...
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Eric Metaxas gets a funny (and true) take on America from Babylon Bee's Managing Editor, Joel Berry
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Eric Metaxas: Hey, gang. Welcome back. We’re talking to Joel Berry with the Babylon Bee. … You have a book out called “The Babylon Bee Guide to Democracy: How to Flawlessly Rig Elections, Bribe Any Politician, and Crush Your Political Enemies for Good.” It is loaded with humor, Joel. Is...
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