Plus: Gun Control Advocates Claim Initial Victory in Illinois, but Here’s Why They’ll Likely Lose the War
May 18 2023
Good morning from Washington, where some conservatives worry about the Supreme Court’s decision not to intervene in an Illinois gun rights case. But it doesn’t mean gun control advocates will win, Amy Swearer writes. Why did FBI agents show up on the doorstep of a pro-life activist’s childhood home? Mary Margaret Olohan has the stunning story. On the podcast, learn about a “forge” to shape young conservatives. Plus: what the special counsel’s report actually says about the FBI’s conduct in the Trump-Russia probe; Planned Parenthood’s guide for middle school sex education; and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts’ message to the National Conservatism Conference. On this date in 1860, former one-term House member Abraham Lincoln is nominated for president at the Republican National Convention in Chicago.
The Supreme Court declines to intervene in an important Second Amendment case challenging Illinois’ new restrictions on gun owners. Why it’s not time to panic.
John Durham concluded that FBI leaders willingly subverted FBI policy, quashed investigations into Hillary Clinton’s potential violations of the law, and more.
Adam Josefczyk, president of Forge Leadership Network, says the network “exists to mentor, train, and connect the next generation of conservative leaders.”
“After months of delay and wasted time from President Biden, negotiations are finally happening because Republicans are united behind a responsible debt limit increase,” tweets the House speaker.
Kevin Roberts says conservatives in the West not only must oppose the increasingly totalitarian globalist Left, but promote a positive agenda that strengthens the building blocks of society.
A Virginia school district is using a teacher’s guide for middle school sex education, co-sponsored by Planned Parenthood, that promotes student “role-plays” and normalizing of certain behavior.
President Biden and administration officials say that fewer illegal immigrants have crossed the southern border into the U.S. since the end of Title 42.
