Jun 26, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where politics just got nastier as some on the left urge or justify harassment of Trump administration officials and their families. We’ve got takes from Monica Burke, Derrick Hollie, and Jarrett Stepman. The Supreme Court again upholds religious liberty in a dispute over gay marriage, Rachel del Guidice reports. It’s showtime for Trump’s nominee to head the VA, Fred Lucas writes. Plus: Sen. Mike Lee on action to bring order to the border, Romina Boccia and Dody Eid on the makings of a conservative budget, and Ericka Andersen on her new book celebrating one man’s triumph over childhood poverty and abuse.
Rep. Waters, You Are Sullying Martin Luther King’s Legacy
To me, a black man who has lived in the South most of my life, strategies like Rep. Maxine Waters’ sound more like that of the segregationists than those of our civil rights heroes and heroines.
How This Man Overcame Childhood Trauma, Poverty to Achieve His ‘Impossible Dream’
“He had a lot of neglect … He saw a lot of domestic violence,” says Ericka Andersen of her husband Rick’s childhood. “It's really a miracle that he is where he is today.”
The Flawed Red Hen Analogy Shows Liberals Still Don’t Understand Christian Baker Case
The Red Hen denied service to Sarah Huckabee Sanders precisely because of who she is. They did not refuse to create a custom order that would have endorsed views they disagreed with. They denied her service, period.
Barronelle Stutzman, a 73-year-old grandmother, faces fines for violating Washington’s anti-discrimination law by declining to provide the flowers for a longtime gay customer’s wedding.
What Congress Can Do to End Suffering at the Border
The number of asylum claims from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador increased 234 percent between 2014 and 2016.
6 Things to Know About Trump’s Choice to Run the VA
Robert Wilkie says he wants to orient VA more toward customer service and modernize patient information with a broader push for electronic health records.
Trump Budget Embraces Numerous Conservative Reforms
President Trump’s budget fully or partially includes 53 percent of Heritage’s 142 savings recommendations, which means this administration has taken significant steps toward realizing the promise of limited government.
What Lincoln Foresaw Would Occur If Maxine Waters, Others Got Their Way With Mob Justice
In 1836, Lincoln said, “There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.”
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