Same old game: Following the devastating flooding in Texas, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blamed cuts to the National Weather Service staff for the devastating loss of life. Such claims are entirely unfounded, as Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of Heritage’s Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment, illustrated in a recent piece for The Telegraph.

• “Preventable failures almost certainly contributed to the tragedy in Kerrville, situated in what some Texans call ‘flash flood alley.’ But no one can credibly blame the National Weather Service, which issued timely warnings in advance of the floods,” writes Furchtgott-Roth.

Read The Telegraph article here.

Lunacy: “Why is it happening?” asks Victor Davis Hanson on his exclusive Daily Signal program, referring to the violent rhetoric and actions of the Left. 

• “They lost the Congress, they lost the White House, they lost, of course, in most cases, the Supreme Court. So, they don’t have any power,” he said.  
• "It is an era of sedition, insurrection...It has become surreal.”  

Watch Hanson’s program here. 

Epic fail: A recent study comparing single moms who received “universal basic income” (UBI) with a control group came to a surprising conclusion.

• “The researchers expected to find a significant difference in children receiving the larger UBI benefits. Instead, they found zero evidence of differences across all seven measured outcomes,” writes Heritage Senior Research Fellow Rachel Greszler.

Read the full story here.

The Power Hour, hosted by Senior Research Fellow Jack Spencer, brings together leading experts to discuss timely and critical issues in energy, climate, and the environment.  

• If you support unleashing and affordable domestic energy, combatting climate alarmism, and advancing environmental policy that respects federalism, property rights, and sound science, then The Power Hour is a must-listen program. 

Check it out here. Find other podcasts here. 

Hypocrisy: After President Trump unveiled his Golden Dome missile defense plan, China blasted it as “deeply destabilizing” to the global order. 

• But China’s demand that the U.S. limit its defensive systems is not just contradictory—it’s absurd, writes Allen Zhang, research assistant in the Asian Studies Center. 
• “China isn’t concerned about the militarization of space; it’s concerned that the U.S. might finally build something that works,” Zhang says. 

Read his commentary here. 

Unconstitutional: As immigration law enforcement ramps up, critics of the Trump administration claim that the rights of illegal aliens are being violated.

• But “those who claim that non-citizens, referred to in our nation’s immigration laws as aliens, are entitled to the full panoply of constitutional rights enjoyed by American citizens are simply wrong,” writes Heritage Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky.

Read the full Legal Memo here.

ICE is the government agency tasked with securing America’s borders and deporting the illegal aliens who have invaded our country. 

• The liberal media are spinning vicious lies about these brave ICE agents.  
• In the face of these attacks, we want to know what you think about ICE’s immigration-law enforcement. 

Please complete The Heritage Foundation’s ICE Survey to make your voice heard. Just click here. 

Latest session: Following the Supreme Court’s recent term, a panel of legal scholars and experts—including David Thompson, Josh Blackman, and Kaelan Deese—reviewed the rulings at a Heritage event.  

• The cases involved the Alien Enemies Act (A.A.R.P. v. Trump) and the Fourth Amendment (Barnes v. Felix), as well as historic debates over nationwide injunctions (Trump v. CASA) and parental rights (Mahmoud v. Taylor). 

Watch the recording here.

A+: Heritage recently announced the winners of this year’s Academic Prizes, which recognize scholars whose work advances conservative policy priorities.

• “These bold scholars are restoring the principles of economic freedom, human dignity, and constitutional self-government in institutions that shape the future of our Republic,” stated Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts.

See the list of winners here.

Newest fellow: Katie Pavlich, editor of Townhall.com and a Fox News contributor, has joined Heritage as a visiting fellow for homeland security and Western civilization.

• Victoria Coates, vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, calls Katie “a fearless voice in defense of our nation’s sovereignty and a leader exposing ... the Biden administration’s disastrous open-border policy.”

Read more here.

Washington’s reckless spending is out of control and has burdened you with skyrocketing debt and higher taxes.

• Enough is enough!
• It’s time for tax-paying Americans to take a stand. Join thousands of Americans in demanding lower taxes, reduced spending, and a government that lives within its means!

Sign the Declaration for Restoring Fiscal Sanity here. 

The 2025 B.C. Lee Lecture

Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., will explore decades of U.S. engagement with China, fueled by trade and manufacturing policies that empowered the Chinese Communist Party and have left the U.S. dependent on China. Moolenaar serves as chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the CCP.

 

July 22, 11a.m. Register here. 

• Trump Hits a Home Run with June’s Job Report—EJ Antoni, Ph.D.
• Report: Vanguard of the Civic Republic: Civic Virtue Armed and the American Military—Rebecca Burgess, Ph.D.
• This Independence Day, You’re Not as Free as You Think—Paul Mullen
• Report: From Mass Deception to Meaningful Accountability: A Brighter Future for K–12 Education—Matthew Ladner
• Report: A Pro-Life Agenda for the 119th Congress and the Administration—Melanie Israel
• Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry Doesn’t Just Talk the Talk, He Walks the Walk on Energy Dominance—Diana Furchtgott-Roth
• Modernizing America’s Nuclear Arsenal—Robert Peters
• MARAD Is a Mess, and That’s Bad News for Our Maritime Revival—Brent Sadler
• Brexit Deal Kills the Chance of a Meaningful U.S.-UK Free-Trade Agreement—Andrew Hale and Trevar Kolodny
• Report: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ending a Nation-Building Failure—Max Primorac

Senior Fellow Mike Gonzalez appeared on Fox News to talk about New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. “We can clearly see he’s a communist,” Gonzalez said. “If you look at the things he says, they come directly from Karl Marx.” Mamdani denied he is a communist on Meet the Press. “Guess who else said ‘I’m not a communist’ on Meet the Press?” Gonzalez asked. “Fidel Castro.” Watch the clip on Fox News.