November 17 2022
 
Good morning from Washington, where the Senate voted to advance a same-sex marriage bill yesterday afternoon. Mary Margaret Olohan reports. President Biden wants lawmakers to go on another spending spree. Matthew Dickerson outlines why it's time to stop the reckless spending. On "The Daily Signal Podcast," Samantha Aschieris speaks to three newly elected House Republicans. Plus: Ben Shapiro on FTX, Star Parker on student loans, and Sarah Perry on an activist judge. 
 
 
 
NEWS
Father Banned From Kids' School After Speaking Up at School Board Meeting
By Virginia Allen

Luis Sousa was ordered not to enter his children’s school after he spoke up at a school board meeting. Now, the father is taking the local Massachusetts school district to court.
COMMENTARY
In Declaring ‘Heartbeat Act’ Unconstitutional, Georgia Judge Gets Law Flatly Wrong
By Sarah Parshall Perry

Judge Robert McBurney had to engage in some impressive legal contortions to reach the outcome he so clearly wanted.   
NEWS
Meet 3 New GOP Members of Congress
By Samantha Aschieris

A trio of incoming freshmen—Reps.-elect Laurel Lee, R-Fla.; Josh Brecheen, R-Okla.; and Erin Houchin, R-Ind.—share what they are most hopeful for as they prepare to head to Washington, D.C.
COMMENTARY
Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Gambit Collides With Rule of Law
By Star Parker

As Judge Mark Pittman wrote in his opinion, "In this country, we are not ruled by an all-powerful executive with a pen and a phone."
COMMENTARY
Pediatrician Who Works at Hospital With Kid's Gender Clinic Says Minors Don’t Have Agency to Make ‘Permanent’ Decision on a Tattoo
By Virginia Allen, Emma Waters

We discuss the disconnect between individuals and state governments that seek to protect children from making a life-altering decision, like getting a tattoo, but celebrate minors who take medication to...
COMMENTARY
Biden's Proposed Spending Binge Would Increase Inflationary Pressure
By Matthew Dickerson

President Biden and his liberal allies in Congress, such as Speaker Pelosi, want to force through a massive spending package in the unaccountable lame-duck period.
COMMENTARY
FTX Meltdown Isn't Failure of Capitalism
By Ben Shapiro

Maybe, just maybe, the problem isn't with capitalism per se. Maybe the problem is with a cadre of supposed protectors of the public who aren't out to protect the public at all,
NEWS
ICYMI: These 12 Republicans Just Voted for Radical 'Respect for Marriage Act'
By Mary Margaret Olohan

The motion received 62 "aye" votes and 37 "no" votes.
 
     
 
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