April 6 2023
 
Good morning from Washington, where the arraignment of Donald Trump on disputed fraud charges brought by a soft-on-crime Democrat prosecutor seems to shake the nation into two camps. We’ve got related reports from Tyler O’Neil, Fred Lucas, and Jarrett Stepman, plus commentary on what it all means from Heritage Foundation legal eagles John Malcolm and Cully Stimson. On the podcast, a rabbi unfolds the meaning of Passover, which begins tonight. Plus: legal jeopardy for the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the numbers appear to vindicate voter ID. Ninety years ago today,  President Franklin D. Roosevelt establishes the Civilian Conservation Corps to employ  tens of thousands of Americans on public works projects during the Great Depression. .
 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Supreme Court Tells Maine to Stop Discriminating Against Religious Schools. Maine Does It Anyway.
By Sarah Parshall Perry

Apparently, one lawsuit wasn’t enough to deter Maine from religious discrimination.
NEWS
Insider Pulls Back Curtain on Season 4 of Sensational Jesus Streaming Series
By Virginia Allen

Season Four of “The Chosen” dives deeper into what it means to follow Jesus: “The tension is ramping up—both the power, the beauty, but also the tragedy. And isn’t that the reality of life?”
NEWS
New DC Law Allowing Illegal Aliens to Vote Is ‘Absolutely Insane,’ Former Immigration Judge Says
By Virginia Allen

The Immigration Reform Law Institute files a lawsuit against the D.C. Board of Elections to halt noncitizen voting in the nation’s capital.
NEWS
‘We Are Stronger When We Are Together,’ Taiwanese President Says About America
By Samantha Aschieris

“The friendship between the people of Taiwan and America is a matter of profound importance to the free world,” says House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
COMMENTARY
To Bring New Meaning to Easter, Consider Learning This Hebrew Word
By Virginia Allen

The beauty of Easter is captured in part in the Hebrew “Dayenu,” meaning “It would have been enough.”
NEWS
Canadian Bill Would Criminalize Protests of Drag Shows, Levy $25,000 Fines
By Elizabeth Troutman

If passed, the measure would create a football field-size “2SLGBTQIA+ community safety zone” around drag shows and other LGBT events in Ontario.
NEWS
ICYMI: EXCLUSIVE: Heritage Leads Fight Against Biden ‘Conservatives Need Not Apply’ Hiring Rule
By Tyler O'Neil

“Are you critical of affirmative action? Have you tweeted something negative about the vice president? Then you, too, could be barred from civil service,” says Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.
 
     
 
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