Feb 26, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where Democrats refuse to vote for legislation requiring medical care for babies who survive abortion. Rachel del Guidice reports. A judge’s decision on drafting women for military service gets people talking. Fred Lucas looks at repercussions. Remember Kosovo? They still love America there, Nolan Peterson discovers. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin joins the podcast to talk about the enduring American dream. Plus: Mike Gonzalez on victimhood culture, Thomas Spoehr on gender identity and the armed forces, and Amy Swearer on what’s wrong with the new gun bill.
Only 3 Democrat Senators Vote for Bill Protecting Babies Born Alive After Abortion
“This bill isn’t about abortion,” says Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. “What this bill does is try to secure basic rights, equal rights for babies that are born and are outside the womb.”
Gov. Matt Bevin Believes the American Dream Still Exists Because He's Lived It
"People are more capable of things than the bigoted left would often believe them to be," says Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, who was raised in poverty.
‘You Saved Us’: In an Era of New Threats, Kosovo’s Pro-American Culture Continues
“We fought for our freedom and our independence, and we would have never won the war on our own—the U.S. is the savior of the people of Kosovo,” Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi tells The Daily Signal.
What a Judge’s Ruling on Drafting Women Means for Military
A Marine Corps study showed that in infantry training, women were injured at a rate six times higher than men, with 13 percent hurt compared with 2 percent.
Neomi Rao’s Personal Views Aren’t Relevant. She Will Follow the Law.
A Republican senator threatens to oppose Rao’s nomination for Brett Kavanaugh’s old seat on the D.C. Circuit Court.
Why Gender Dysphoria Must Remain a Bar to Military Service
It would be reckless to allow individuals demonstrably at a higher risk of suicide and anxiety to join the military and be subject to the increased stresses of military duty.
8 Serious Flaws in the New Background Check Bill
With very limited exceptions, the bill would require citizens to pay to obtain services from a for-profit business called a federal firearms licensee prior to transferring any firearm to another person, for any reason.
Jussie Smollett and the Wages of Victimhood
A culture that rewards victimhood produces ever more self-proclaimed victims, and ever fewer individuals willing to try to overcome adversity through individual effort.
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Feb. 25, 2019
By Melanie Israel
Well-funded abortion advocates like Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Federation, which are radically out of step with the national consensus, convinced some in Congress that requiring medical care for babies who survive abortion is an assault on “reproductive health care.”
By Peter Hasson
Two high school juniors who are biological males but identify as transgender girls took first and second place in the state’s open indoor track championships.
By Rachel del Guidice
The number of Democrats who say they identify as pro-life is 34 percent, up from 20 percent last month, while those identifying as pro-choice fell from 75 percent to 61 percent.
By Michael Bastasch
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, R-N.Y., posed the question to supporters during a streaming conversation from her kitchen last night.
By Grace Carr
The new rule bars federal Title X funds from supporting programs and organizations that provide abortions or abortion referrals.
By Frederico Bartels and Elias Gavilan
The character of our wars has changed, and so has how we finance them.
By Fred Lucas
The vice president says the infrastructure bill being drafted would cut red tape so states could build major projects, such as roads and bridges, faster and more efficiently.
By Ginny Montalbano
“I’ve never intended to live this public life as a survivor,” Melissa Ohden says. “But I have learned that that’s my purpose.”
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