5 Big Points by Trump’s Lawyers as Defense Opens in Impeachment Trial

Plus: Social Liberal Is Silenced Over Belief That There Are 'Only 2 Sexes'

Jan 27, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where the defense of President Trump really gets going today in the Senate impeachment trial. To catch you up, Fred Lucas has main points from Saturday's opening arguments. On the podcast, a California pastor outlines how churches can be part of the solution locally and globally. Plus: what the military could gain from black colleges and universities, and the left's muzzling of straight talk on gender. Seventy-five years ago today, Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland, and free the gaunt survivors of Nazi Germany's horrific network of concentration camps for Jews.     News 5 Big Points by Trump's Lawyers as Defense Opens in Impeachment Trial By Fred Lucas White House counsel Pat Cipollone says Democrats' impeachment effort seeks to "perpetrate the most massive interference in an election in American history." More Commentary Social Liberal Is Silenced Over Belief That There Are 'Only 2 Sexes' By Nicole Russell "What seemed to be the last straw for my column was my insistence that there are only two sexes," writes Jon Caldara. More News How Historically Black Colleges and Universities Aid Military Preparedness By Jarrett Stepman Historically black colleges and universities do a particularly good job of preparing Americans to serve in the armed forces, Army Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford says. Importantly, HBCUs give students important qualities that ready them for leadership. More Analysis A California Pastor on Engaging Community, Culture, and Political Discord By Virginia Allen The "Bethel effect" is a term used to describe the community impact of Bethel Church in Redding, California. The congregation has gained national and international attention for its hands-on approach to serving the city. More Commentary Remembering the Holocaust Amid Rising Anti-Semitism By David Closson Sadly, on this 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, we cannot ignore the resurgent anti-Semitism in regions of Europe and North America. More Commentary We Hear You: From Misery in San Francisco to Impeachment in Senate By Ken McIntyre "Ideas have consequences, and bad ones have very bad consequences. When we see the fruit of some of our beliefs we would do well to reconsider the root rather than trying to hose off the sidewalks," writes Heather Peterson. 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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