Jan. 24, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where the case of the missing FBI text messages grabs the attention of everyone from President Trump down. Fred Lucas has the main plot points. Who knew California would try to steal what its businesses gained in tax reform. Rachel del Guidice reports. Could anyone at the Women's March support restricting abortion? See what Kelsey Harkness finds out. Plus: Virginia Walden Ford on why school choice matters, Walter Williams on rethinking blackmail and libel, and Jarrett Stepman on an Orwellian twist to Europe’s response to fake news.
The European Commission recently created a 39-member panel to explore avenues to eliminate fake news.
We asked questions like, "Are you in favor of laws that allow for abortion solely based on an unborn baby's diagnosis of Down syndrome?"
Countless other children like Tiffany stand to benefit from expanding school choice across our nation.
"It's typical that Democrats in California see every dollar back in taxpayers' pocket as a dollar they can steal," says commentator Ben Shapiro, himself a Californian.
"We are going to take a strong look at our country's libel laws so that when somebody says something that is false and defamatory about someone, that person will have meaningful recourse in our courts," says President Trump.
"Any president that puts American interests first might cause concern from the rest of the world that became accustomed to an 'apology tour' from the previous administration," says Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots.
"It looks like there could have been really inappropriate and possibly illegal behavior," says White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
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