Pelosi Bill Could Lead to Parents Losing Their Kids Wanting ‘Gender Transition’

Plus: No, the Electoral College Is Not a 'Shadow of Slavery's Power'

Jan 15, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where Senate confirmation hearings begin for William Barr, the president's nominee for attorney general. Fred Lucas looks at what Democrats are expected to throw at him. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to give transgender Americans a "vice grip" on medical doctors, Emilie Kao writes. Plus: Tara Ross on the fake link between the Electoral College and slavery, Hans von Spakovsky on the credibility of Trump's ex-lawyer, and Jim Campbell on state harassment of a Christian baker. Ninety years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta.     Commentary Pelosi's Equality Act Could Lead to More Parents Losing Custody of Kids Who Want 'Gender Transition' Last year in Ohio, a judge removed a biological girl from her parents' custody after they declined to help her "transition" to male with testosterone supplements. More Commentary No, the Electoral College Is Not a 'Shadow of Slavery's Power' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently labeled the Electoral College a "shadow of slavery's power on America." More News The Barr Exam: 5 Expected Issues for Trump's Attorney General Pick President Trump's nominee for attorney general faces a Senate committee today in what could turn into a proxy fight and speechifying over the probe of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. More Commentary A Christian Baker's New Legal Fight: Proving Government Officials' Bias State officials' ongoing "disparate treatment" of Jack Phillips reveals "hostility … sufficient to establish they are pursuing the discrimination charges against Phillips in bad faith," motivated by his religion, a federal court finds. More Analysis Podcast: Reaching Minority Students We feature an interview with C.J. Sailor of the Gloucester Institute, a nonprofit that works to engage minority students on campus. More Commentary Cohen's History of Falsehoods Makes His Upcoming Congressional Testimony Worthless Former Trump lawyer MIchael Cohen is already convicted of lying to Congress—among other felonies. More News Meet the Nation's Youngest Black Legislator, Caleb Hanna Gun rights is one of the first issues 19-year-old Caleb Hanna of West Virginia wants to dive into as a legislator by co-sponsoring a campus carry bill. 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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