‘A Threat to Our Freedom’: Sessions Warns of Hostile Environment on College Campuses

Plus: Trump's EPA Outpaces Obama in Cleaning Up Hazardous Waste Sites

Jul 25, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where the Trump administration's EPA is cleaning up contaminated sites faster than its predecessor did in the previous two years. Kevin Mooney reports. High school students get strong advice on free speech at college from Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who tells our Rob Bluey why he's so passionate about it. On the podcast, Hans von Spakovsky breaks down a government request to spy on a Trump campaign adviser. Plus: Daren Bakst and Tori Whiting on the bad fruit of tariffs, Thomas Jipping on liberals' crazy Supreme Court dance, and Walter Williams on what some smart folks don't know.     News 'A Threat to Our Freedom': Jeff Sessions Warns of Hostile Environment on College Campuses "We learned … in the civil rights days. People have a right to march. They have a right to speak, and they cannot be blocked or intimidated, and police have a responsibility to protect that right," says Attorney General Jeff Sessions, speaking about violent protests on college campuses. More News Trump's EPA Outpaces Obama in Cleaning Up Hazardous Waste Sites President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency has cleaned up more polluted or contaminated sites in less time and at a faster pace than the Obama administration did in all of 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis of government records by The Daily Signal. More Commentary What the Carter Page FISA Warrant Reveals About the Trump-Russia Investigation "The FBI agents who actually signed this application form, they should all be in serious trouble for having submitted documents saying they had verified the information but hadn't done so," says Hans von Spakovsky in an interview you can hear on the podcast or read in a transcript. More Commentary Democrats Keep Moving Goal Posts on Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination Senate Democrats want people to think that documents related to Kavanaugh's executive branch service are relevant to his judicial branch nomination. But they're not, and here's why. More News Nikki Haley Challenges Student Conservatives to Persuade, Not Just 'Own the Libs' "Real leadership is about persuasion, it's about movement, it's bringing people around to your point of view … Not by shouting them down, but by showing them how it is in their best interest to see things the way you do," says U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. More Commentary Trump Could Give Aid Money to Farmers Hurt by Tariffs. Here Are 5 Reasons That's a Bad Idea. The administration has offered no justification for why the already existing subsidy programs—which are overly generous—are insufficient to provide the necessary aid for farmers. More Commentary The Experts Have Been Wrong About Lots of Things. Here's a Sampling. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers predicted that if Donald Trump were elected, there would be a protracted recession within 18 months. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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