Plus: DeSantis to Showcase Success of ‘Florida Blueprint’ at Heritage’s 50th Anniversary Event
March 22 2023
Good morning from Washington, where President Biden says it’s “sinful” to deny transgender surgeries to minors. Missouri’s chief law enforcer disagrees, moving to restrict such “gender-affirming” medical interventions, Fred Lucas reports. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will show off a blueprint for success during The Heritage Foundation’s 50th anniversary celebration. Rob Bluey has details. On the podcast, the case for banning a Chinese social media app. Plus: a judge shoots down California gun controls; watching the new China-Russia axis; and what a Trump indictment would mean for everyday Americans. Forty years ago today, the Pentagon awards a $1 billion contract to AM General Corp. to develop 55,000 Humvees—High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles—to transport troops and cargo.
“I am dedicated to using every legal tool at my disposal to stand in the gap and protect children from being subject to inhumane science experiments,” says Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
The Florida governor will share his successes at The Heritage Foundation’s Leadership Summit, a two-day conference during the think tank’s 50th anniversary celebration.
So far in fiscal year 2023, which isn’t even half over yet, the Border Patrol has encountered 69 individuals on the terrorist watchlist trying to sneak across our southern border.
“I think the TikTok national security threat is so grave, so immediate, that TikTok should be banned outright,” says Kara Frederick, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Technology Policy.