Why This California College Student Is Standing Up for Her Beliefs on Gender

Plus: Acting AG Whitaker Went After Both Democrats, Republicans

Nov 14, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where pundits are in a lather because the acting attorney general, when he was a commentator, opined on the Russia probe. There's much more to Matt Whitaker, as Fred Lucas reports. Her faith means she can't go along with gender orthodoxy, a student leader tells Rachel del Guidice. Conservatives can still improve health care, Marie Fishpaw and Tim Chapman write. Plus: Hans von Spakovsky on the Florida recounts and other election drama, Thomas Jipping on how you can score Trump's progress on judges, and Jarrett Stepman on government's role in those horrific California wildfires.     News Why This California College Student Is Choosing to Stand Up for Her Beliefs on Gender At a protest, people yelled at her for three hours, swearing and demanding that she resign, says 20-year-old Isabella Chow. Through that experience, "a big part of me was reminded that as a Christian, I needed to stand by what I said." More News As Federal Prosecutor and Watchdog Chief, Acting AG Whitaker Went After Both Democrats, Republicans The state of Maryland sued in federal court yesterday, claiming Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general was illegal because he was not confirmed for the office by the Senate. More Commentary The Path Forward on Health Reform for Conservatives When states have been given even a little bit of freedom from Obamacare's mandates, they've been able to lower projected 2019 premiums—in one state by up to 43 percent—while ensuring that the sick retain access to care. More Analysis What You Need to Know About Florida Recount, Georgia Vote Tallying Read the transcript or listen to the podcast for our interview with The Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky, an expert on voter fraud, discussing what's really going on—and causes for concern about shenanigans. More Commentary A New Way of Tracking Trump's Judicial Nominees The Heritage Foundation launches its Judicial Appointment Tracker, a tool to track judicial nominations and confirmations—not only currently but compared to previous administrations. More Commentary Trump Is Right: Poor Land Management Is Leading to Bigger California Fires It's hard not to see the connection between this increase in wildfires and the land management policy changes that have occurred since the 1970s. More Commentary Our Identity Crisis As far as Rachel Dolezal is concerned, she's still a black person. She has a new legal name, Nkechi Amare Diallo, which means "gift of God" in Ibo. 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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