6 of the Notable Guests Invited to the State of the Union Address

Plus: Stacey Abrams' Embrace of Identity Politics a Recipe for Disaster

Feb 05, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where tonight President Trump will deliver his second State of the Union address before a House chamber now controlled by Democrats. We'll have full coverage. Rachel del Guidice and Courtney Joyner introduce some of the evening's special guests. Federal judges halt Trump's actions at a historic rate, Fred Lucas reports. Plus: Mike Gonzalez on the identity politics played by the Democrat who'll respond to the president, Amy Swearer on armed Americans who save the day, and Jessica Anderson on the left's abortion radicalism.     News 6 of the Notable Guests Invited to the State of the Union Address Democrats' invited guests to the State of the Union address include illegal immigrants and military service members who identify as transgender. More News Federal District Judges Have Blocked Trump Actions 30 Times, a Record Rate The average annual number of nationwide injunctions against the administrations of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush was 1.5. That increased to 2.5 under Barack Obama. In Trump's first year in office, however, judges issued 20 nationwide injunctions against administration policy. More Commentary Stacey Abrams' Full Embrace of Identity Politics Is a Recipe for Disaster Abrams' recent essay on identity politics is a forthright defense of dividing America into groups based on identities such as race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and even disability status. The only thing that matters is the ability to claim a trait that bestows victimhood status. More Analysis Podcast: A Freshman House Member Shares What He Plans to Fight For Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., is a former distillery owner and a veteran. "If you don't fight for what you think is right, if you're not willing to stand up, you will get rolled over," Riggleman says. More Commentary Democrats' Radical Push on Abortion Will Backfire Under the guise of "protecting women's health," Democrats have proudly pledged their support for killing innocent babies at all stages of pregnancy and eliminating protections for those who have already been born. More Commentary Remembering Reagan's Army Secretary, John O. Marsh Jr. Marsh presided over the rebuilding of the Army, winning increases for the Army budget by 30 percent and throwing his support behind enhancement of special operations forces in the wake of the failed rescue attempt of Americans held hostage in Iran. More Commentary The Latest Crime News Provides Evidence in Favor of Armed Civilians A 2013 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized by the Obama administration concluded that Americans use their firearms in defense of themselves or others between 500,000 and 3 million times every year. More News Senate Democrat Blocks Infanticide Ban "The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act prohibits exactly the kind of infanticide that Gov. Northam was endorsing. That's it," says Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. 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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