June 16 2023
 
Happy Friday from Washington, where Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., adds his voice to those denouncing the Los Angeles Dodgers for celebrating anti-Catholic drag queens tonight. Our Tyler O'Neil has the story. Things are getting pretty ridiculous when a respected university decides that lesbians actually are “non-men,” Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, what to do with dads’ fears ahead of Father’s Day. Plus: a leading Senate conservative cautions Fox News about wokeness; House Republicans target student loan debt; GOP lawmakers condemn an attack on school parents; and what was on display during D.C.’s “Pride Parade.” Sixty years ago today,   Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in outer space, clocking 48 orbits and 71 hours aboard Vostok 6. 
 
 
 
NEWS
‘I Stand With Clayton Kershaw’: Tim Scott Condemns Dodgers ‘Shameful and Disgusting’ Stunt With Anti-Catholic Drag Group
By Tyler O'Neil

“We should all be incredibly disappointed in the Los Angeles Dodgers,” the South Carolina Republican tells The Daily Signal just ahead of the Dodgers’ Pride Night. “It was shameful and disgusting.”
SPECIAL FEATURE
I Went to DC’s Pride Parade. Here Are 9 Things I Saw.
By Gigi De La Torre

Hundreds gather at Dupont Circle in Washington to watch the city’s Capital Pride Parade, sponsored by Marriott International. Here’s what I saw.
NEWS
Mike Lee Warns Fox Will Alienate Loyal Audience by Promoting Woke Ideology
By Mary Margaret Olohan

Some worry that Fox promotes far-left organizations pushing gender transitions on children and encouraging employees to read books written by trans activists about sexuality.
NEWS
GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill Aimed at Protecting Student Loan Borrowers, Taxpayers
By Samantha Aschieris

Three House Republicans introduce legislation that they say aims “to streamline and improve” the system for repaying federal student loans and “to protect borrowers and taxpayers.”
ANALYSIS
Addressing Fears of Fatherhood: 'I Think I'm Messing Up My Kids'
By Virginia Allen

Daniel Huerta, vice president of parenting and youth at Focus on the Family, says many fathers he works with have “fears around the gender issues [and] sexuality issues” in today's culture.
COMMENTARY
A Not-So-Secret US-South Korea Action Plan
By James Carafano, Anthony B. Kim

There is a not-so-secret formula for getting the most out of the partnership between the U.S. and South Korea.
COMMENTARY
University Erases ‘L’ in LGBTQ, Redefining Lesbians as ‘Non-Men’
By Jarrett Stepman

In the war on women, isn’t it ironic that the latest shots are being fired by the fanatical campus Left? Wonder how long the “G” has in the gender ideology pantheon before new letters come for the old.
NEWS
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Reps Condemn ‘Abhorrent’ SPLC Attack on Concerned Parents in House Resolution
By Tyler O'Neil

House Republicans file a resolution defending parental rights groups such as Moms for Liberty after a leftist group put them on a “hate map” alongside Ku Klux Klan chapters.
NEWS
ICYMI: ‘Tuition Price Gouging’ to Blame for Student Debt Crisis, Job Creators Network Head Says
By Samantha Aschieris

The president of the Job Creators Network voices support for Republican senators’ legislation aimed at reducing the costs of higher education and student loan debt.
 
     
 
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