May 31 2023
 
Good morning from Washington, where the House is expected to vote on the debt ceiling deal today. We've got analysis on what's in the deal from Heritage Foundation researchers Richard Stern, Robert Rector and Jamie Hall. What's going on with Chick-fil-A? Jarrett Stepman shares why he's worried the beloved chain is going woke. Plus: Mary Margaret Olohan on an attack against two pro-lifers in Baltimore, and Virginia Allen on a new campaign pledge from former President Donald Trump.
 
 
 
ANALYSIS
What’s Wrong and What’s Right With Debt Ceiling Deal
By Richard Stern

Heritage Foundation experts scrutinized the 99-page bill, including provisions related to spending, pro-growth policies, student loan cancellation, and work requirements for welfare.
COMMENTARY
Chick-fil-A’s Woke Turn Signals Larger Problem of DEI in Corporate America
By Jarrett Stepman

Chick-fil-A apparently has joined the cultural revolution.
COMMENTARY
Debt Ceiling Deal Misses the Mark on Student Loan Debt
By Adam Kissel

The Biden administration’s student debt cancellation schemes will cost the taxpayer hundreds of billions of dollars.
NEWS
Trump Pledges to End Birthright Citizenship ‘on Day One’
By Virginia Allen

"I will sign an Executive Order ending automatic citizenship for the children of illegal aliens,” writes Trump.
COMMENTARY
Work Requirements in Welfare Programs Take a Hit in Debt Ceiling Deal
By Robert Rector, Jamie Hall

The terms of the debt ceiling deal negotiated by the House speaker and the president are a setback for work requirements in welfare programs.
NEWS
FBI’s Wray Fending Off Contempt Citation for Withholding Details of $5M Biden Bribery Allegation From Congress
By Fred Lucas

"The FBI’s decision to stiff-arm Congress and hide this information from the American people is obstructionist and unacceptable," says Rep. James Comer.
ANALYSIS
Christian Professor Who Nearly Got Fired for 'Wrong' Thinking on LGBT Issues Now Leads Campus Ministry
By Tyler O'Neil

According to the former professor, a student claimed that he felt oppressed by the lesson about how some people might oppose the LGBT movement.
NEWS
Baltimore Police Seek Assailant in Beating of 2 Elderly Pro-Life Activists Outside Abortion Clinic
By Mary Margaret Olohan

Seventy-three-year-old Mark Crosby and 80-year-old Dick Schaefer were "viciously attacked" while they were praying in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Baltimore.
NEWS
ICYMI: Deal to Lift Debt Ceiling ‘Fails Completely,’ Head of House Conservatives Says
By Samantha Aschieris

The debt ceiling deal is “absolutely and completely unacceptable,” says Rep. Scott Perry, chairman of the House Freedom Caucus.
 
     
 
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