Mar 05, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushes a priority bill to wrest elections from the hands of states. Rachel del Guidice airs conservatives’ many issues with HR 1. House Democrats also are on a fishing trip to find anything on President Trump that could hurt him politically. Fred Lucas has details. A Texas congressman visits the podcast to talk border security. Plus: Five moms on their kids and the transgender agenda, Hans von Spakovsky on a Kentucky teen’s case against The Washington Post, and Marc DeJager on a forgotten civil rights leader’s message for young Americans.
15 Things Conservatives Say Democrats’ Election Bill Would Do
The Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky calls House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s priority legislation an “attempt to federalize and micromanage the election process and impose unnecessary, unwise, and in some cases unconstitutional mandates on the states.”
How Covington’s Nick Sandmann Could Win His Defamation Claim Against Washington Post
The Supreme Court’s 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan established two different standards for proving a defamation case.
Learning About America’s Forgotten Civil Rights History
A group of 12 Heritage Foundation interns recently boarded a bus bound for Holly Knoll, the manor house of Robert Russa Moton, arguably the most important African-American leader of the early 20th century.
The House Judiciary Committee, under its new Democratic leadership, issues 81 document requests as part of a multifaceted investigation into President Trump.
“Socialism is a mild word for what this is. It’s a form of extremism and government control that will take over our lives,” says former Rep. Claudia Tenney.
Texas Lawmaker: Border Wall Is ‘Absolutely Critical'
“It is an incredible influx of people that is uncontrolled. No one knows much about their backgrounds,” says Rep. Michael Burgess about the border crisis.
Google’s Internal Audit Bucks the Narrative on Gender Pay Gap
Turns out, men were unfairly being paid less than women with the same responsibilities.
In Their Own Words: Moms of 5 Kids Who Think They’re Transgender Speak Out
“I was shocked when my 13-year-old daughter told me she was really my transgender son. She had no masculine interests and hated all sports. But as a smart, quirky teen on the autism spectrum, she had a long history of not fitting in with girls,” says one mom.
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