The Bias Problem Plaguing America’s Social Media Platforms

Plus: Citizenship No Longer Required to Vote in San Francisco School Board Elections

Jul 18, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump makes a course correction under fire on Russian interference with U.S. elections. We've got stories from Fred Lucas and Rachel del Guidice. Trump goes back to work on more tax relief, Lucas reports. How should the Senate assess the president's Supreme Court pick? Thomas Jipping answers. Plus: Rep. Lamar Smith on social media bias, Robert Rector and Jamie Bryan Hall on the U.N.'s mischaracterization of poverty in America, and Walter Williams on what the Super Bowl can teach us about the high court.     Commentary The Bias Problem Plaguing America's Social Media Platforms Social media companies have repeatedly censored, removed, or "shadow banned" conservative journalists, news organizations, and media outlets that do not share their liberal political views. More Commentary Don't Believe the UN's Propaganda About 'Extreme Poverty' in the US Philip Alston, the United Nations' special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, argues that "one of the world's wealthiest countries does very little about the fact that 40 million of its citizens live in poverty." He is wrong, and here are the facts. More News Trump, House GOP Talk More Tax Cuts Following up on the economic growth spurred by their first tax reform package, President Trump and House Republicans want to see another round. More News Trump's Russian Reset: He Says He Misspoke on Election Interference President Trump says "it should have been obvious" what he meant during a press conference in Helsinki, asserting he believes the conclusion of U.S. intelligence officials that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. More News Conservative Lawmakers Say Trump's Actions, Not Words, Key in Dealings With Putin "I think President Trump went out of his way to try to pull Russia into the community of nations, into engagement with Europe," says Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. More Commentary Here's How Senators Can Best Evaluate Brett Kavanaugh The best way to determine the kind of Supreme Court justice Kavanaugh will be is to evaluate the kind of appeals court judge he has been, and what he has said and written specifically about judging and deciding cases. More News Citizenship No Longer Required to Vote in San Francisco School Board Elections San Francisco is the first California city to allow noncitizens to vote in its Board of Education elections. More Commentary Why the Supreme Court Should Be More Like the Last Super Bowl Suppose football's rules were "living" and the referee and other officials played a role in determining them. 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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