December 15 2022
 
Good morning from Washington, where Senate Democrats count on Republican support to pass a huge “omnibus” spending bill before the next Congress. It’s an outrageous, unprecedented move, Richard Stern writes. House Republicans make their opposition clear, Samantha Aschieri reports. On the podcast, does bipartisan will exist to ban the Chinese-owned TikTok app? Plus: Virginia Allen on an unusual border wall; Joe Postell on taming the bureaucracy; Tyler O’Neil on Amazon’s anti-conservative Christmas policy; and “Problematic Women” on why an Ohio teacher lost her job over pronouns. On this date in 1791,  the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, become the law of the land.
 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Enough Is Enough: Senate Republicans Shouldn't Cave and Pass Massive Spending Bill
By Richard Stern

Since the election, Democrats have been feverishly trying to get their Christmas wish list omnibus spending bill passed and signed into law in the lame-duck session.
COMMENTARY
Texas Governor, Attorney General to Investigate Private Organizations Facilitating Border Crisis
By Rob Bluey

Gov. Greg Abbott is asking his state’s attorney general to investigate how a network of private organizations is colluding with the Biden administration to facilitate the worst border crisis in American...
NEWS
‘We Cannot Afford It’: GOP House Leaders Advise Against Omnibus Spending Bill
By Samantha Aschieris

Republican leadership in the House is barreling ahead with efforts to prevent Democrats from passing a lame-duck omnibus spending bill this year.
COMMENTARY
Securities and Exchange Commission Case Could Take Down Administrative State’s ‘Home Court Advantage’
By Joseph Postell

Over the past few years, the SEC has come under fire for potential abuses of power, particularly involving its use of administrative law judges to decide its own cases.
ANALYSIS
Here's Why TikTok's Days in America May Be Winding Down
By Samantha Aschieris

The Heritage Foundation’s Jake Denton discusses the legislation to ban TikTok, whether he believes it’s likely to become law, and the app’s impact on users.
NEWS
Conservatives, Christians Systematically Excluded From Benefits of Christmas Shopping on Amazon
By Tyler O'Neil

Amazon systematically excludes many conservative Christians from the kind of Christmas cheer that comes with knowing that every purchase helps a good cause of their choice.
NEWS
Sheriff Reveals Hidden Benefit of Gov. Ducey’s Makeshift Border Wall
By Virginia Allen

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s shipping container wall along the border has garnered attention and criticism, but a local sheriff says the makeshift barrier has a positive impact for the community.
 
     
 
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