July 27, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump draws roses and brickbats for closing the military to transgender Americans. We've got perspective from Walt Heyer, who has walked that walk, and Ryan T. Anderson, a critic of the LGBT agenda. Senate Republicans, meanwhile, struggle to determine the fate of Obamacare. Jarrett Stepman has both that and the "treason" silliness surrounding Donald Trump Jr. Plus: Genevieve Wood on victory in Afghanistan, Mark Tapscott on the Clinton angle to the House IT scandal, and Rep. Jim Jordan on defending free speech on campus.
In my view, as a former trans-female who works every day with those who regret transitioning, allowing the military to pay for sex change surgeries will make a mockery of the U.S. military, writes Walt Heyer.
The Senate narrowly voted in favor of a motion to proceed to debate on the bill Tuesday, which has given conservatives and Republicans one chance to get something done before Congress likely goes on recess in mid-August.
The investigation is focused on allegations the Awan group abused their access as congressional information technology administrators for dozens of Democratic members of the House of Representatives, including the former Democratic National Committee chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida.
Soldiers who have "transitioned" medically require regular hormone treatments and follow-up visits after sex-reassignment surgery. It is unclear how someone who has "transitioned" would be deployable.
We saw the dampening effect the IRS targeting of conservatives had on free speech rights, writes Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Now, we are set to investigate a similar effect on those forced into self-censorship out of fear of retaliation from activist students, faculty, and administrators on campuses.
Twenty of the 98 U.S.-designated terrorist organizations have bases in Afghanistan and Pakistan, making it the highest concentration of terrorist groups anywhere in the world.
Even the infamous John Walker Lindh, the "American Taliban" fighter from California, wasn't charged with treason.
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