Border Security Key to Curbing Coronavirus, Cuccinelli Says

Plus: Wall Street Journal Shouldn't Apologize for Article Criticizing China's Communist Party

Feb 29, 2020   Happy Leap Day from Washington, which President Trump is scheduled to leave behind to speak nearby today at CPAC, the place to be for conservative activists. His Cabinet officers and family have been warming up the crowd, as our reports today show—including insights from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner. The coronavirus underscores the need to control the border, top homeland security official Ken Cuccinelli says. Plus: why a major U.S. newspaper shouldn't apologize to China. On this date in 1940, Hattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Oscar when she snags the Academy Award for best supporting actress for portraying Mammy in "Gone With the Wind." Have a great weekend.     News Border Security Key to Curbing Coronavirus, Cuccinelli Says By Fred Lucas "We do need to err as a society ... on the [side of the] possibility this could get worse," says Ken Cuccinelli, the No. 2 homeland security official. "He has had us preparing for that." More Commentary Wall Street Journal Shouldn't Apologize for Article Criticizing China's Communist Party By Kenny Xu This is a ploy by the Chinese government to try to exploit Americans' fear of political incorrectness to stir up racial outrage and gain power over the U.S. media. More News White House Talks Up Economic, Environmental Renewal to Replace Blight By Kevin Mooney "Poverty affects all of us and when you're in poverty, you don't care about party," says Scott Turner, head of the president's Opportunity and Revitalization Council. More News Trump a Pragmatist and Washington Had to 'Adapt,' Kushner Says By Fred Lucas "Most people don't like Washington, so they like the fact that he's fighting Washington," senior adviser Jared Kushner says of his father-in-law, the president. More Commentary Senate's 'Energy Innovation' Bill a Wasteful, Redundant Boondoggle By Nicolas Loris Most provisions in the so-called American Energy Innovation Act aren't something that would spur American energy innovation, nor is the legislation innovative thinking in promoting sound public policy. More News 2 Cabinet Secretaries Tout Jobs, Wage Hikes Spurred by Deregulation By Fred Lucas Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia points to the 3.6% unemployment rate, a 50-year low, and notes that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office predicted the rate would be 4.9% by early 2020. 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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