Here Are 6 Ways a New Report Devastates the $15 Minimum Wage

Plus: This Gay Dad Lost Custody of His Own Kids. His Case Matters for All Children.

Jul 12, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where our own Executive Editor Rob Bluey attended President Donald Trump's social media summit. Our White House correspondent Fred Lucas reports on what happened, and how the president is planning to count citizens since the Supreme Court said no to the citizenship question on the census. Will minimum wage hikes really help struggling Americans? Rachel Greszler looks at what a new report shows. Take a hike this weekend: Henry David Thoreau, the American writer perhaps best known for his time spent on Walden Pond, was born July 12, 1817.     Commentary Here Are 6 Ways a New Report Devastates the $15 Minimum Wage For every 13 workers who would get a wage boost, one worker would lose their job entirely. More Commentary This Gay Dad Lost Custody of His Own Kids. His Case Matters for All Children. A court chose to remove the kids from Frank, their biological dad, and give them to Joseph, even though he is not the biological father and had no legal relationship to the kids. It all stems from a court case that has redefined what it means to be a parent. More News 4 Reasons the Left Is So Invested in the Census "I think the number [of noncitizens] is going to be surprisingly larger than people think it is," says Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky. "I don't think the left wants people to know that." More News Trump to Lean on Social Media Giants to Curb Censorship President Trump says he will be bringing top social media executives to the White House to push them to stop censoring conservatives and try to ensure free speech for everyone's opinion. More Commentary Podcast: A Conservative Vision for Health Care "[Americans] do not want to be shoved into one government plan. They want choices," says Grace-Marie Turner, a leading health care expert. More News America's First Black Billionaire Says His Party Is 'Too Far to the Left,' Praises Trump Economy "The economy is doing great, and it's reaching populations that heretofore had very bad problems in terms of jobs and employment … so African American unemployment is at its lowest level," says Robert Johnson. More Commentary Misrepresenting Themselves at the Border DHS initiated a pilot DNA testing program in El Paso and McAllen, Texas. DHS tested 84 family units during four days—16 turned out to be fake families. In other words, almost 20% of these supposed families were frauds. 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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