Pelosi’s Equality Act Would Undo Trump’s Most Significant Achievements

Plus: Why Sen. Cory Booker's Gun-Licensing Program Would Be Ineffective

May 08, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump's biggest achievements are endangered by Democrats' radical Equality Act. Ryan T. Anderson counts the ways. The House had a stronger reason to find Eric Holder in contempt of Congress than it does the current attorney general, Fred Lucas finds. Plus: Amy Swearer on a liberal's plan to make it harder to own guns, Jim Phillips on what Iran is up to, Walter Williams on the limits of discrimination, and Jarrett Stepman on California's minimum-wage mess.     Commentary Nancy Pelosi's Equality Act Would Undo Trump's Most Significant Achievements The Equality Act would suddenly treat people as racists if they dare to dissent from the left's ideology on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity. More Commentary Why Sen. Cory Booker's Gun-Licensing Program Would Be Ineffective Booker is calling for mandatory gun ownership licenses that must be reobtained every five years. In order to purchase or possess a firearm, a person would be required to pass a background check, submit his fingerprints, and complete a gun safety course. More News As Democrats Threaten Barr, a Look Back at What Happened With Holder's Contempt Charge In a bipartisan vote, 17 House Democrats joined the GOP majority in 2012 to hold then-Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress for not providing thousands of pages of documents regarding Operation Fast and Furious. More Commentary Where the US-Iran Confrontation Is Heading The slow-motion confrontation between the United States and Iran is heating up, one year after Washington withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal. More Analysis US, Russia Vie Over the Future of Venezuela Dictator Nicolas Maduro "knows that he is protected because right now, he's internationalized this conflict. He has now made this a conflict between Russia and the United States," says Heritage Foundation scholar Ana Quintana. More Commentary A Higher Minimum Wage Fails in California The rapidly increased minimum wage is having a negative impact on the job market, leading to fewer new jobs, according to a new study. More Commentary Discrimination Isn't the Only Thing Causing Inequality Social justice warriors ignore many differences that have little or nothing to do with discrimination but have an enormous impact on outcomes. 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 johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. 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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