December 20 2022
 

Good morning from Washington, where some Republicans are going along with a gargantuan spending bill that would cripple the party’s ability to hold Biden accountable in the new year. Rob Bluey tells how. A school board won’t explain why a policy exposed by The Daily Signal keeps students’ gender transitions from parents, Tony Kinnett writes. On the podcast, a top House conservative outlines what’s so bad about Democrats’ omnibus spending package. Plus: the Supreme Court temporarily rescues a border security policy and Dennis Prager’s tips for adults on warding off the woke. On this date in 1989, the U.S. invades Panama in an attempt to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega, indicted here on drug trafficking charges.

 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Republicans About to Willingly Give Up Their Oversight Leverage Over Biden
By Rob Bluey

Even before Republicans get the gavel, they are about to give up their leverage to hold the Biden administration accountable.
COMMENTARY
Indiana School Board, Superintendent Refuse to Explain Secret Transgender Policy to Parents
By Tony Kinnett

Concerned parents flock to a school board meeting after The Daily Signal exposes the school district’s secret policy and a so-called Gender Support Plan for transitioning students.
ANALYSIS
Rep. Kevin Hern Slams ‘Monstrous’ Spending Bill as Deadline Approaches
By Samantha Aschieris

Democrats "have no one to blame but themselves for the almost $5 trillion in spending added to our debt in the last 23 months," says the incoming chairman of the Republican Study Committee.
NEWS
Supreme Court Halts Expiration of Title 42
By Virginia Allen

The Supreme Court yesterday halted the expiration of a Trump-era COVID-19 policy that has allowed Border Patrol to quickly expel illegal aliens from America.
COMMENTARY
How to Prevent Your Kids, Grandkids From Ending Up Woke
By Dennis Prager

The great tragedy of American life since World War II is that many Americans failed to explain American values to their children.
NEWS
Warning Shot: House Conservatives Threaten Revenge If GOP Senators Vote for Pelosi-Schumer Spending Bill
By Rob Bluey

A group of House conservatives is promising to oppose and stymie the legislative priorities of any Republican senator who votes in favor of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill this week.
NEWS
ICYMI: EXCLUSIVE: South Dakota Health Secretary Out of a Job After Noem Discovers Transgender Group’s Contract
By Tyler O'Neil

Kristi Noem announced her health secretary's resignation days after she discovered the health department contracted with a transgender group.
 
     
 
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