5 Keys to Understanding Cuomo’s COVID-19 Cover-up in New York

Plus: After Thirty Years of Listening, What I'll Miss Most About Rush

February 18 2021   Good morning from Washington, where we're mourning the loss of radio giant Rush Limbaugh at the golden microphone. Our Pete Parisi has an appreciation. While New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo casts blame for a mounting COVID-19 death toll for the elderly, Fred Lucas breaks down the questions about the state's role. On "Problematic Women," Heritage Foundation scholar Melanie Israel previews the Biden administration's brewing abortion battles. Plus: those Texas power outages, and Parler makes a comeback as a Twitter competitor. Twenty years ago today, NASCAR racing great Dale Earnhardt Sr., 49, dies in a last-lap crash at the 43rd Daytona 500 in Florida.      NEWS 5 Keys to Understanding Cuomo's COVID-19 Cover-up in New York By Fred Lucas Despite a rising death toll during the pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent much of 2020 doing a victory lap after writing a book extolling the job he did. More COMMENTARY After Thirty Years of Listening, What I'll Miss Most About Rush By Peter Parisi For talk radio devotees, Limbaugh's death is like losing a member of the family. More COMMENTARY Protecting Newborns Is Common Sense. Time for Congress to Take Action. By Ann Wagner The Born-Alive Act simply says that a baby who survives an abortion deserves the same degree of medical care as any other newborn, write Reps. Ann Wagner and Steve Scalise. More COMMENTARY What Sweeping Power Outages in Texas Tell Us (and Don't Tell Us) About Its Electricity Market By Katie Tubb Demand for power and heat skyrocketed due to bitterly and unusually cold weather, pushing Texas' electricity sector to the brink. More ANALYSIS What You Need to Know About Abortion Debates Ahead By Virginia Allen Heritage Foundation's Melanie Israel explains the key pieces of abortion legislation we likely will see debated in coming months and years. More COMMENTARY With the Return of Parler, Social Media Users Have More Choice By Lora Ries Parler is an alternative to Twitter, which has aggressively suspended thousands of accounts held by conservatives since the 2020 election. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: It's Time to Uncancel Americans By Ben Shapiro "I am sending out a direct message of hope to everyone living in fear of cancellation by the totalitarian mob," actress Gina Carano says. More           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 letters@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.