A Replay of 2000? Florida Recount Stirs Concerns.

Plus: 12 Potential Trump Nominees for Attorney General

Nov 13, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where the Trump administration's promotion of school choice could change one sobering fact of Veterans Day weekend: 1 in 5 high school graduates who hope to join the Army can't pass the qualification test. Lindsey Burke explains. A presidential order to end birthright citizenship upholds law and fairness, Ed Feulner writes. Plus: Cal Thomas on the Florida recount, Jeremy Dys on saving a World War I memorial, Dean Cheng on launching a Space Force, and Walter Williams on taxpayers' skin in the game.     Commentary A Replay of 2000? Florida Recount Stirs Concerns. Brenda Snipes, the supervisor of Elections in Broward County, has engaged in behavior that has raised concerns about her competence and nonpartisanship, including in 2016 when she "accidentally" posted election results 30 minutes before polls closed. More Commentary If Trump Ended Birthright Citizenship by Executive Order, He'd Be Enforcing Existing Law President Trump should be commended for trying to bring current understanding back in line with the original intent of the framers. More Commentary In 1919, Mothers Designed a Cross to Remember 49 Veterans. Now the Supreme Court Will Decide If It's Constitutional. The Gold Star Mothers and the American Legion, who erected the Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial to 49 sons of Prince George's County, did so knowing that we would forget the service of their sons and husbands unless the living honored their sacrifice. More Analysis Podcast: Trump's Fight Against 'Fake News' Tensions between President Trump and the news media are running high. The Federalist's Emily Jashinsky offers her take. Plus, her top takeaways from last week's election. More Commentary Regulations Threaten to Limit Best Schooling Options for Children About one-third of high school graduates have to take remedial courses in college, and one-third of Americans cannot name a single branch of government. More News 12 Potential Trump Nominees for Attorney General One possible pick is Pam Bondi, Florida's attorney general. She was a part of a lawsuit this year by 19 states to overturn Obamacare, and has been a Fox News legal analyst and co-host. More Commentary Paying Taxes Makes You a More Conscious Citizen In 2015, the top 50 percent of taxpayers paid 97.2 percent of all individual income taxes. More Commentary The Space Force Is Coming. Here's Why the US Needs It. The reality is that the U.S. faces growing threats from space, including anti-satellite missiles that can shatter satellites into thousands of pieces of debris, and lasers capable of "dazzling" and blinding satellite systems. 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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