Nov 20, 2018
Good morning from Washington. Senate Democrats show they’d rather fight over who fills in as attorney general than confirm officials to improve taxpayer-subsidized housing. Fred Lucas has reports on both fronts. Plus: Rachel del Guidice on an outlay of hope by Samaritan’s Purse in South Carolina, David Inserra on better enforcement of immigration law, and Cal Thomas on calling it finito in Florida. Way to set trends, New Jersey: 229 years ago, the Garden State was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
‘A Little Bit of Hope’: Volunteers Help Rebuild Homes, Lives After Hurricane
Carol Nash had lost her husband just months before Hurricane Florence hit, flooding and wrecking her home of 25 years. “This is her home,” says Howard Carter, a Samaritan's Purse volunteer who worked on Nash’s home. “It's where she wants to stay.”
The New York Times piece missed a key aspect of the American dream: that it is not just about the accumulation of wealth.
What Congress Can Do Now to Fix Immigration Enforcement
The biggest problem the U.S. faces at the border isn’t catching illegal immigrants—it’s repatriating them. Of all non-Mexican family units and children that were caught at the U.S. border in fiscal year 2017, less than 2 percent have been removed from the country.
Podcast: The White House vs. CNN's Acosta
President Obama was no fan of Fox News—and he didn't hide that fact. And there's no requirement for the White House to call on every reporter with press credentials. The Daily Signal's Editor-in-Chief Rob Bluey and White House correspondent Fred Lucas join to discuss.
Senate Democrats Cite Problems at HUD, but Block Trump’s Nominees for Key Posts
Four top-level HUD nominees await Senate action more than 22 months into the president’s four-year term.
3 Senate Democrats Sue to Stop Acting AG Whitaker From Serving
Accusing President Trump of taking “dictatorial” action and “evading accountability,” three Senate Democrats ask a federal court to prevent his acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, from serving in that capacity.
Now that Broward County’s Brenda Snipes has resigned as elections supervisor, her replacement should be someone whose integrity and nonpartisanship is beyond question.
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