America first: The Heritage enterprise is rolling out a new campaign to educate the public and advocate for prompt confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.

• “Now is the time for every conservative to quickly unite behind his nominees and get to work saving this great republic," Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America, told Fox News.
• The Heritage Foundation will educate the American people on the confirmation process and the importance and history of presidential authority on Cabinet appointments.
• Heritage Action for America, the Foundation’s sister organization, will directly advocate for Trump’s nominees in the states of key senators who might be against the nominees or prevent legal recess appointments.

Read more here.

You’re fired: The Biden-Harris administration took Latino support for granted, and assumed most Latino-Americans would be on board for their radical immigration policies. They were sorely wrong.

• “The left’s management of the southern border created discord throughout America and led to a nationwide plea for a safe and secure border,” says Brandy Perez, research assistant for the Border Security and Immigration Center.

Read more here.

Dawn’s early light: Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts laid out a road map for the new conservative movement as he accepted the Encounter Prize for Advancing American Ideals.

• “Tuesday was the dawn of a new era. And by that dawn’s still early light, we can already see the prosperous, happier future it portends… a future the American people deserve,” Roberts said in his acceptance speech.

Read his full remarks here.

Stop the steal: President Biden is trying once again to illegally cancel student debt. His latest gambit is to cancel debt for students who claim “hardship.”

• This would amount to a $600 billion tax on hardworking Americans forced to pay off those loans.
• Heritage Action for America built a portal where you can file a comment with the Education Dept. opposing this giveaway.

Click here to get started.

 

Creative disruption: Applications for the 5thround of the Heritage Innovation Prizes are now open! Each year, Heritage donates a total of $1 million to results-oriented non-profits that have developed breakthrough solutions to the country’s most pressing problems.

• The Innovation Prizes are intended to spark creative disruption within the conservative movement, particularly in areas such as education choice, parental rights, border security, crime, fiscal policy, and more.
• The application window closes on Jan. 31, 2025.

Learn more about the Innovation Prizes and apply here. If you have any questions, email  [email protected].

Rotten to the core: A five-year veteran of the Federal Emergency Management Administration told The Daily Signal that the anti-Trump bias in Florida by the relief organization was by no means an isolated incident.

• Two lawmakers cited the article at a House Oversight Committee meeting last week, and another shared  shared the story on social media.

Read the original story here, and the follow-up coverage here.

Heave ho: It’s time to rid the federal government of the race-based discrimination — popularly known as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) — that the Biden-Harris administration jammed into every corner of the federal government.

• “The Dismantle DEI Act restores government to the color-blind approach that the Constitution intends,” writes Senior Fellow Mike Gonzalez, “and that our national unity requires.”

Read the entire Dismantle DEI Act here.

Critical mass: Foreign students now make up one-third or more of total enrollment at leading U.S. universities.These same universities see more protests, campaigns to silence free speech, and antisemitic activity.

• “If universities wish to continue receiving large public subsidies, they will eventually be forced to ensure that they are serving American purposes,” writes Heritage Senior Research Fellow Dr. Jay Greene.

Read more here.

The Implications of an Iranian Nuclear Bomb

As Iran inches closer to developing a nuclear weapon, it is imperative that we and our partners are prepared for the consequences. The U.S. does not want a war in the Middle East, but we also can't afford to accept a nuclear-armed Iran. Join Heritage experts and former Prime Minister of the U.K. Liz Truss for an in-depth discussion on these important issues and solutions.

 

Dec. 2, 10:30 a.m. Register here.

• How Trump Can Bring Peace, Stabilize Middle East—Victoria Coates, Ph.D.
• Seoul Can’t Shun Taiwan Contingency Responsibilities—Bruce Klingner
• Strengthening the U.S.–Philippine Alliance—Wilson Beaver and Robert Peters
• Rural American Towns Like Logansport, Indiana, Struggle Due to Influx of Aliens—Erin Schniederjan
• What Everyone Is Missing in the Argument Over Mass Deportation—Hans von Spakovsky
• The University of Michigan’s DEI Bureaucracy Has Revealed Its Basic Prejudice—Jay Greene, Ph.D.
• Baby Bust Will Soon Reshape Public Schools—Jay Greene, Ph.D.
• Fixed-Income Assets Can’t Be Left Out of the Picture—EJ Antoni
• Second Trump Administration Will Benefit Environment—Diana Furchtgott-Roth
• Rideshare Roadblocks Could Destroy Successful Platforms Like Uber and Lyft—Rachel Greszler

Kara Frederick, director of the Tech Policy Center, appeared on Fox News’ Outnumbered to talk about a range of issues and weighed in on President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to name Tom Homan, who has been a visiting fellow with Heritage’s Border Security and Immigration Center, to be his border “czar.”

• “He’s going to be the border czar, and he’s actually going to claim it,” she said, “because he’s going to take responsibility.”

Watch the clip here.