10 Steps America Should Take Now to Respond to the China Challenge

Plus: The Consequences of a Federal Bailout for the States

May 01, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump is determined that Planned Parenthood won't get any coronavirus relief meant for small businesses. Rachel del Guidice has an exclusive report. Newly released text messages shed light on how the FBI set up Michael Flynn. Should states accept bailouts from American taxpayers? On the podcast, a knowledgeable guest weighs in. Plus: governors without a stake in shutdowns, and what the U.S. should do about China's role in the pandemic. Sixty years ago today, the Soviet Union shoots down an American U-2 spy plane and captures the pilot, Gary Powers. Enjoy your weekend.      Commentary 10 Steps America Should Take Now to Respond to the China Challenge By Walter Lohman The growing chorus to "punish" China for how it has handled the COVID-19 crisis is understandable and justifiable. More Analysis The Consequences of a Federal Bailout for the States By Rachel del Guidice "The strings that come with these federal dollars oftentimes outlive the federal dollars, as we've found out with the last time we had a bailout of the states during the Obama era," says Jonathan Williams, chief economist at the American Legislative Exchange Council. More News EXCLUSIVE: Trump Denies COVID-19 Funds to Planned Parenthood By Rachel del Guidice "President Trump is committed to ensuring Paycheck Protection Program money is used for saving jobs at small businesses, not getting the government into the business of funding abortion," a senior administration official tells The Daily Signal. More News Trump Says He Might Bring 'Exonerated' Michael Flynn Back Into Administration By Fred Lucas "I've never seen anything like it. What they did, what they wrote … it's just disgraceful," Trump says of the Michael Flynn case. More News Text Messages Reveal Peter Strzok Intervened in FBI's Planned Closure of Michael Flynn Investigation By Chuck Ross As of Jan. 4, 2017, the FBI's Washington Field Office had determined that there was no justification to continue investigating Michael Flynn, President Trump's incoming national security adviser. More Commentary Governors Need Some Skin in Game With Stay-at-Home Orders By Jon Pritchett America's small business sector is focused anxiously on today, the date arbitrarily selected by many governors to reopen their state economies. More Commentary Lessons to Learn From COVID-19 By Star Parker The COVID-19 crisis shined light on a crisis in American government. We should fix it and appreciate the wisdom and efficiencies of the Constitution as drafted and originally understood for defining and limiting the power of the federal government. 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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