Apr 23, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump is expected to propose giving Americans more affordable health care choices. Marie Fishpaw and Tim Chapman agree on main ingredients. Democrats want to follow the Mueller report with new investigations, Fred Lucas writes. The Supreme Court will decide whether the law protects sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace, Ken McIntyre reports. Plus: Jeff Smith on the terrible toll of terrorism in Sri Lanka, Nolan Peterson on the comic who won a serious job in Ukraine, and Jarrett Stepman on the media’s cluelessness about faith.
Trump Might Release His Health Plan Soon. Here Are 7 Ways to Make It Succeed.
The president has already made a number of regulatory changes that expand health care choices, protect the vulnerable, and reduce costs.
Supreme Court to Hear Cases Involving Firings of Gay, Transgender Employees
The Supreme Court agrees to hear three cases centered on whether federal law against discrimination in employment applies to sexual orientation and gender identity.
4 Things to Expect From Trump and Congress in the Wake of the Mueller Probe
Despite special counsel Robert Mueller’s findings in his final report, congressional Democrats want to continue investigating—and even consider impeaching—President Trump.
Podcast: The Strange Terrorist Attack in Sri Lanka
Heritage Foundation Asia expert Jeff Smith discusses whether Sri Lankan terrorists received outside help, and the motivation for the attack.
Volodymyr Zelensky campaigned on an anti-corruption platform while pledging to maintain Ukraine’s pro-European vector and resolve the ongoing war in the Donbas province.
Embarrassing Gaffes Continue to Show Media’s Ignorance of Religion
Following the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral, the Associated Press ran a piece with the utterly tone-deaf headline: “Tourist Mecca Notre Dame Also Revered as Place of Worship.”
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April 22, 2019
By Nicolas Loris
Fearmongering about explosive population growth, food crises, and the imminent depletion of natural resources have been a staple of Earth Day events since 1970.
By Hans von Spakovsky
It is evident that—despite his anger and frustration at what he perceived to be a politically motivated investigation—the president took no actions that actually obstructed the Mueller investigation.
By Cully Stimson
The D.C. Circuit issues a decision in a Guantanamo Bay case that will complicate, if not derail, the government’s efforts to bring a suspected terrorist to justice.
By Helle Dale
On the sidelines of the celebration in Washington of NATO’s 70th anniversary, American and Hungarian officials signed an updated defense cooperation agreement that builds on an established pact and U.S. military assistance.
By Courtney Joyner
“If the government tells you what to do, how to eat, how to breathe, how could that be equal? They are above you,” says Bopha Sayavong, who was confined to a Cambodian work camp as a teen.
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