West Wing Reads ‘Mayhem Continues, Protest Narrative Crumbles’

 

‘Mayhem Continues, Protest Narrative Crumbles’ “The press has been playing defense for Portland anarchists for weeks, suggesting riots and arson against a federal courthouse were provoked by federal agents protecting it,” The Wall Street Journal editorial board writes.   “So much for that. Over the weekend Portland police were forced to declare two riots. On Friday police said ‘people defied orders to disperse and threw rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks at officers,’ the Associated Press reports." Last week, rioters attempted to set a Portland police precinct on fire and block its exits. Click here to read more. Ivanka Trump, along with top security officials and business leaders, “will unveil $122 million in new programs and partnerships for the administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative Tuesday afternoon,” Rich Edson reports. W-GDP is focused on eliminating both legal and regulatory barriers as well as the cultural norms that hold back women’s empowerment across the globe. Read more in Fox News. “Access to high-speed broadband internet is not simply nice to have, it is a necessity in the 21st century . . . The lack of access means some kids are doing their homework in parking lots of fast-food restaurants—or not at all. That’s why President Trump’s initiative to expand access to broadband is so important,” Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue writes in The Oklahoman. “For over a century, telehealth services have languished in a policy quagmire. Even as technology revolutionized our communication systems, telehealth struggled under the weight of stringent regulations and expensive, proprietary software that made widespread adoption challenging for patients and health care providers.” That’s all changing under President Trump, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy writes in Newsweek.