Mueller Probe Critic Now Acting Attorney General, and Democrats Are Protesting

Plus: 'We Know Where You Sleep': Mob Goes to Home of Tucker Carlson

Nov 08, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where news Jeff Sessions is out as attorney general comes soon after President Trump's sometimes raucous press conference to declare victory in the midterm elections. Democrats don't like that the acting attorney general has criticized the special counsel's Russia probe. Fred Lucas reports. The election results mean more conservative judges more quickly, Thomas Jipping writes. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on California's leftward lurch, Kelsey Harkness on a liberal willing to denounce a coddled anti-Semite, and Genevieve Wood on how the media treats Trump.     News Mueller Probe Critic Now Acting Attorney General, and Democrats Are Protesting Matt Whitaker previously called for the Obama administration to appoint a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server to conduct official business while secretary of state. More Commentary Senate Election Results Give Republicans Opportunity to Confirm More Judges Faster The Senate has confirmed 84 judges, or 54 percent of President Trump's nominees, so far in the 115th Congress. That compares to an average of 73 percent of nominees confirmed at this point for Presidents Reagan to Obama. More Commentary Finally, a Liberal Celebrity Denounces the Women's March for Its Ties to an Anti-Semite The Women's March draws support from Hollywood stars and high-profile activists alike, none of whom previously voiced concern about the founders' ties to Farrakhan, who most recently led "death to America" and "death to Israel" chants in Iran. More Commentary Californians Double Down on Progressivism. Here's Why It's a Problem for Red State Neighbors. Progressive policies have made large swaths of the state almost impossible for a middle-class family to live in. Finding the state unaffordable, more and more middle-class Californians are leaving in droves, or at least say they want to leave when they get the opportunity. More Analysis Podcast: What Exit Polling Data Shows Voters Really Cared About What did the election results really say about how the country views President Trump? And what difference did the caravan of migrants or Kavanaugh make in the election? Erin Norman of Heart and Mind Strategies joins us to share the results of the group's exit polling. More News 6 Big Moments From Trump's Epic Press Conference on Midterms "CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN," Trump tells CNN's Jim Acosta. More News On the Street: Trump Rally Attendees Weigh in on Media Treatment of President We asked Americans at a recent Trump rally their thoughts on the media's behavior toward Trump—and they didn't hold back. More News White House Suspends Access of CNN's Acosta Acosta's "conduct is absolutely unacceptable" and "also completely disrespectful to the reporter's colleagues not to allow them an opportunity to ask a question," says Sarah Huckabee Sanders. More News 'We Know Where You Sleep at Night': Mob Goes to Home of 'Racist, Sexist, Bigoted' Tucker Carlson A left-wing mob showed up outside Fox News host Tucker Carlson's house Wednesday evening, posted pictures of his address online, and demanded that he flee the city of Washington, D.C. 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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