8 Takeaways From Mueller’s 2 Appearances Before Congress

Plus: Canada's Ball-Waxing Controversy Is an Omen for America

Jul 25, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony at two House hearings proved to be something less than must-see TV. Our Fred Lucas has key points Americans will be talking about. In a more consequential story out of the nation's capital, Justin Bogie joins the podcast to dissect the Trump-Pelosi budget deal and Cal Thomas weighs in on the national debt. On this date in 1898, the U.S. invades (and soon secures) Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, paving the way for the Caribbean island to become an unincorporated territory.     News 8 Takeaways From Mueller's 2 Appearances Before Congress Rep. John Ratcliffe asked Mueller, "Can you give me an example other than Donald Trump where the Justice Department determined that an investigated person was not exonerated, because their innocence was not determined?" More Commentary Canada's Ball-Waxing Controversy Is an Omen for America A transgender woman is complaining to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, requesting the Parliament-funded entity inflict punitive damages on a salon owner for discrimination. More Commentary What the Founders Had to Say About National Debt "When you run in debt; you give to another power over your liberty," said Benjamin Franklin. More Analysis New Spending Deal Worse Than Obama's Deals "President Trump's been very critical of President Obama, and President [George W.] Bush before him, and some of the decisions that they made. But in terms of these spending bills, this is much worse," says Heritage Foundation's Justin Bogie.. More Commentary Working Mom of 6 Explains Why Government-Funded Maternity Leave Is a Bad Idea Heritage Foundation's Rachel Greszler breaks down why a top-down, big government paid family leave program would actually hurt women. More Commentary Understanding Why 'the Squad' Screams 'Racism' Following the advice of Saul Alinsky, "the squad" gets attention through sensational hype of dogma and character assassination of those who disagree. 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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