My Viral Climate Change Video Was Smeared as Fake News. Here Are the Facts.

Plus: Fallout for Trump: 4 Big Questions After Manafort, Cohen Convictions

Aug 23, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where some pundits are in a lather over the outcomes of two court cases touching on President Trump. Not so fast with the cries for impeachment, legal experts tell Fred Lucas. One of them, Heritage Foundation scholar Hans von Spakovsky, has thoughts on "hush money" as well as the arrest of an illegal immigrant in the killing of Mollie Tibbetts. Plus: Marc Morano on the attempt to discredit his popular video on climate change, Peter Sprigg on that "must stay gay" bill in California, and Star Parker on what we have lost since MLK's "Dream" speech.     Commentary My Viral Climate Change Video Was Smeared as Fake News. Here Are the Facts. An environmental scientist who writes a column for The Guardian has claimed that my video on climate change "spreads climate denial misinformation" to millions of viewers on Facebook. Not so. More News Fallout for Trump: 4 Big Questions After Manafort, Cohen Convictions Both the Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen cases could mean a lot for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, officially centered on Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election and any involvement by the Trump campaign. More Analysis Mollie Tibbetts Case Shows Cost of Not Enforcing Immigration Laws "We actually don't know about the criminal backgrounds of 99 percent of the people who got DACA status and the ability to stay in the country," says The Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky. More Commentary We Could Use Martin Luther King's Dream Once Again. Here's Why. King appealed to us to not drink "from the cup of bitterness and hatred" but to "conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline." There is widespread failure in today's America to honor this last appeal for civility. More Analysis The Daily Signal Podcast: Thursday, Aug. 23 The Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky analyzes Michael Cohen's guilty plea and the implications for President Trump. More News Rep. Duncan Hunter Indicted for Allegedly Misusing $250K in Campaign Funds "The purchases included family vacations to Italy, Hawaii; … school tuition; dental work; theater tickets; and domestic and international travel for almost a dozen relatives," the Justice Department says. More Commentary Settlement With Stormy Daniels Didn't Violate Campaign Finance Law The case of John Edwards suggests payments like the one given to Stormy Daniels may not count as campaign contributions. More Commentary California's 'Must Stay Gay' Bill Could Cause Severe Harm The bill itself is a perfect storm of leftist political correctness that attacks free speech and freedom of religion while institutionalizing the sexual revolution. 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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