Oct. 30, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where Senate Republicans look to confirm four of President Trump's appeals court nominees. Kevin Daley has details. Democrats sure have changed their tune on corporate tax cuts, Emily Miller shows. Russia's cybersecurity threat to America is on view in Ukraine, Nolan Peterson reports. Plus: Billy Valentine and Chuck Donovan on the media savaging of a pro-life official, the nation's top immigration enforcer talks with Kelsey Harkness, and your responses to a personal account of sexual assault.
Democrats were for cutting the top federal corporate tax rate before turning against it now that Republicans, led by President Trump, are prepared to act.
"It's encouraging to see Majority Leader McConnell follow through on his promise to make judicial nominations a top priority," The Heritage Foundation's Elizabeth Slattery says. "There's a lot of work to be done to fill the more than 150 vacancies on our federal courts."
A top Ukrainian security official discloses a cyberwarfare tactic, honed by Russia in Ukraine, that could be a bellwether for Russia's next act of political warfare against the U.S.
"Regardless of which party is in the White House, subverting Congress to funnel money to outside organizations is unacceptable and unconstitutional," the House sponsor of the ban says.
The radical pro-abortion lobby and its allies in the media are out to vilify and destroy Scott Lloyd, who oversees refugee resettlement for the Trump administration.
Thomas Homan, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, talks with The Daily Signal about the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.
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"Maybe others can empathize with the victims of sexual assault and others may speak out about their own attacks," Deb O'Hagan writes of Amy Swearer's ordeal.
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