Oct 12, 2018
Happy Friday from Washington, where the left is so inflamed over the newest Supreme Court justice that it wants to dump the Senate. Seriously. Jarrett Stepman has details. Liberals also flip out over rap star Kanye West’s visit to the West Wing. Fred Lucas reports. Why is a watchdog group back in court about Hillary Clinton’s emails? Kevin Mooney finds out. Plus: John Malcolm on a new museum honoring police officers, Nick Loris on the real goal of climate warriors, Monica Burke on a hospital that prescribes suicide to sick children, and Rachel del Guidice on the movie to see this weekend: “Gosnell.” Catch you Monday.
The Left Lost on Kavanaugh. So Now They Want to Abolish the Senate.
Whether it’s seeking to pack the Supreme Court, removing President Trump from office by stretching the intent of the 25th Amendment, or calling on low-level bureaucrats to “resist” the president’s policies, the left has been no shortage of terrible ideas in the past year alone.
Climate Alarmists Admit They Want to Dismantle Our Free Enterprise System
A writer for the eco-friendly Grist tweeted, “The world’s top scientists just gave rigorous backing to systematically dismantle capitalism as a key requirement to maintaining civilization and a habitable planet.”
Celebrating the Men and Women in Blue: A Visit to the New National Law Enforcement Museum
This valuable institution will serve as a memorial to fallen officers, a tool to educate the public about the rigors and realities of modern law enforcement, and a vehicle for bridging the divide that exists in many communities between peace officers and those they serve.
Watchdog Presses State Department in Court Over Clinton Emails
The District Court in the nation’s capital will hold a hearing Friday to address a request from Judicial Watch for Hillary Clinton, longtime top aide Cheryl Mills, and other current or former State Department officials to testify under oath.
The Daily Signal Podcast: Canadian Hospital Targets 'Sick Kids' With Assisted Suicide
A Toronto hospital unveils a plan for how to terminate the lives of terminally ill kids—with or without parental consent. Monica Burke joins us to discuss the disturbing development.
For Trump and Kanye West, Oval Office Visit Becomes Mutual Admiration Society
Wearing a red “Make America Great Again” cap, occasionally hitting the presidential Resolute Desk and hopping up to hug Trump, West sometimes used obscenity as he spoke of what he called Trump’s “hero’s journey.”
Problematic Women: Melania Trump Expresses Unpopular Opinions on #MeToo
Plus: Hillary Clinton tells liberals to put civility on hold, the Women’s March sinks to a new low, and Taylor Swift gets political.
I Watched ‘Gosnell.’ Here Are My 5 Takeaways.
The film does a great job of making the horrific atmosphere of Gosnell’s abortion clinic become real for viewers, showing cats roaming the floors of the cluttered, filthy clinic staffed by nonmedical workers, and, in at least one case, a minor.
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