Feb. 26, 2018
Good morning from Washington as Congress returns from a long, ahem, "Presidents Day" break. One of the most dramatic examples of how President Trump has changed government as usual is the EPA, and Rob Bluey has an exclusive interview with the man in charge. The head of the House intelligence committee pulls few punches against Democrats in talking to Rachel del Guidice about spying on Trump associates. Plus: Ryan T. Anderson on five big issues with the transgender movement, Jarrett Stepman on a Google veteran's censorship concerns, and Kelsey Harkness on why conservative women hesitate over the "Me Too" movement.
"The key to me is that weaponization of the agency that took place in the Obama administration, where the agency was used to pick winners and losers—those days are over," President Trump's EPA administrator tells The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey in an exclusive, on-camera interview.
"They're trying to cover up the fact that the Democrats and the Hillary campaign paid for dirt and it was used by the FBI," Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., tells The Daily Signal minutes after the release of Democrats' declassified memo related to the Russia probe.
Activists promote gender identity policies in the name of liberty, but isn't it a violation of liberty to force people to speak or act in ways contrary to their best judgment and deeply held beliefs?
So should conservative women embrace the #MeToo movement or stay away? Already, some have established a safe distance. Others have gone all-in.
Problems emerge when tech companies such as Google "get to define what offensive is," James Damore, an engineer fired by Google for politically incorrect views, says.
A plurality of attendees surveyed at the Conservative Political Action Conference wish the president would tweet less, and a majority oppose his position on ending the Senate's filibuster rule.
"These are not crumbs, this is real bread," the White House senior adviser says, "and I think people are seeing that already."
We've pulled together a quick guide to highlights of CPAC, the largest annual national gathering of conservative activists, which concluded Saturday.
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