February 1 2023
 
Good morning from Washington, where questions abound about President Biden’s handling of classified documents. Two watchdog groups tell our Fred Lucas where investigators ought to look. The Supremes may decide whether employers can expect religious employees to work on the Sabbath, Sarah Parshall Perry writes. On the podcast, Virginia Allen interviews a police rookie whose story she told after he quit rather than deny his biblical view of marriage. Plus: Tyler O’Neil on schools that took kids to a drag show without parents’ knowledge; GianCarlo Canaparo on what’s wrong with official racial bias; Jason Bedrick on government-funded antisemitism; and Elizabeth Troutman on pre-K gender ideology. Ten years ago today,  Netflix alters the media landscape by introducing its D.C.-based dramatic series “House of Cards,” the first major TV show available exclusively on a streaming service.
 
 
 
NEWS
6 Places Investigators Should Search for More Biden Classified Documents
By Fred Lucas

“This is like a scavenger hunt here. … We’ve got to find out where all the documents are,” says Paul Kamenar, counsel for the National Legal and Policy Center.
COMMENTARY
Big Docket Gets Bigger: Supreme Court Grants Review in Case on Employees’ Religious Rights
By Sarah Parshall Perry

The Supreme Court will hear the case of Groff v. DeJoy, in which the religious rights of employees will take center stage.
NEWS
Missouri Schools Took Kids to a Drag Show Without Informing Parents. AG Bailey Is Working to Prevent It Happening Again.
By Tyler O'Neil

“I want Missouri to be the safest state in the nation for children, which includes preventing school officials from taking schoolchildren to drag shows,” says state Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
COMMENTARY
How Government Race Preferences Discriminate Against Interracial Couples, Business Partners
By GianCarlo Canaparo

These programs have the unintended side effects of discouraging people from going into business with those of another race.
COMMENTARY
Here’s How the Federal Government Is Funding Antisemitism With Your Tax Dollars
By Jason Bedrick

Some of the highest levels of antisemitic incidents occur in solidly blue areas.
NEWS
What Biden Said When Asked About Catholic Bishops and Abortion
By Michael Ippolito

A reporter tells the president that “Catholic bishops are demanding that federal tax dollars not fund abortions.”
ANALYSIS
Rookie Georgia Police Officer Explains Why He Resigned After Pushback Over Views on Traditional Marriage
By Virginia Allen

Jacob Kersey, a former Georgia police officer, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his story and explain why he was willing to sacrifice his job for his faith.
NEWS
Lessons in Preferred Pronouns Should Start in Pre-K, National Teachers Union Says
By Elizabeth Troutman

The nation’s largest teachers union recommends that educators begin teaching the concepts of preferred personal pronouns and gender identity starting in pre-kindergarten.
 
     
 
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