GOP Senate Debates Gun Control Instead of Real Measures to Fight Terrorism

June 22, 2016
Good morning from Washington, where—10 days after the Orlando massacre—Senate Republicans ponder throwing in with Democrats on a new gun-control proposal. Genevieve Wood faults the GOP for not actually taking the fight to ISIS. Fred Lucas reports on the White House pushing "smart guns"–and its lack of clarity on illegal immigrants signing up for Obamacare in California. Plus: Jim DeMint on standing by the U.K. regardless of the Brexit vote and Yuval Levin on our "fractured" republic.
Commentary GOP Senate Debates Gun Control Instead of Real Measures to Fight Terrorism The Republican-controlled Senate not only has allowed Democrats to make this an issue about gun control, they've joined the tour de farce. Read More
News Obama Administration Coy on Expanding Obamacare to California Illegal Immigrants "The problem is that if subsidies are extended to noncitizens, that will squeeze out the doctors available for those who came here legally, and American citizens," one health care expert says. Read More
Commentary America Stands With UK on Brexit The U.K. should not be afraid of Obama's bullying, writes Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint. Undemocratic restrictions made by foreign leaders are why so many U.K. citizens want to leave the European Union in the first place. Read More
News Obama Smart Gun Push Could Conflict With Constitutional Rights, Legal Expert Says "This [smart gun policy] could compel someone to incriminate themselves," a Second Amendment lawyer tells The Daily Signal. Read More
Commentary Why Is the Government Trying to Regulate Fashion Blogs? The Obama administration apparently is concerned that popular fashion bloggers, who are paid to promote product lines, "deceive" a "significant minority" of their audience. Read More
News Why Has America Become a Fractured Republic? Yuval Levin Explains The conservative thinker goes on camera with Genevieve Wood to talk about his new book and how individualism is changing America's political landscape. Watch the Video
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