The Trans Teen Revolution

Plus: HHS Scraps Obama Rules on Gender Identity, Abortion

Jun 15, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where the Trump administration officially discards Obama-era regulations elevating gender identity in health care while forcing doctors and nurses to perform abortions despite moral objections. Fred Lucas has the story. Plus: curbing teens' rush to transgenderism; grown reporters behave like campus snowflakes; refusing to kneel for the left; and the Army's enduring strength. On this date in 1967, President Lyndon Johnson nominates Thurgood Marshall, a federal appeals judge, to the Supreme Court. With his Senate confirmation, Marshall will become the first black to serve on the high court. Stay safe this weekend.     Commentary Why Americans Must Stand Up to the Left's Power Grab By Mike Gonzalez For a brief, ephemeral moment, the country came together in condemnation of George Floyd's death. But a crisis is a terrible thing to waste, so those who want to change America sensed an opportunity for their agenda. More News How Sweden's Touted Approach to COVID-19 Is Working So Far By Fred Lucas Sweden has been a global outlier, opting against a widespread lockdown but providing health and social distancing guidelines to its citizens. More Commentary Why America's Economy Will Recover Before China's By Riley Walters One of the reasons why the U.S. will recover before China is simply because of our consumer culture. It's something that's often disregarded by critics of capitalism. But it's now a culture that Chinese officials wish their citizens could emulate. More Commentary Trump Administration Right to Reject Jurisdiction of International Criminal Court By Brett Schaefer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has highlighted the political bias of the court, its ineffectiveness in fulfilling its mandate, and its procedural weaknesses, such as permitting hearsay evidence. More Commentary Appeals Court Rightly Rebukes Imperious Judge Over Absurd Absentee Ballot Ruling By Zack Smith The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has taken federal District Judge Fred Biery to the proverbial woodshed over an outlandish order he issued saying Texas must allow all voters the option to vote by mail. 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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