Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Georgia Is Completely Partisan

Plus: By Dodging School Bathrooms Case, Supreme Court Cements Earlier Win for Transgender Rights

June 29 2021     Good morning from Washington, where Attorney General Bill Barr is speaking out about how he doesn't think the evidence shows the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Former President Trump isn't pleased, and Fred Lucas reports. Is the Justice Department upholding the law or Democrat Party priorities with its new suit against Georgia's election laws? Hans von Spakovsky and Zach Smith analyze. Plus: Rachel del Guidice on a congressman fighting against earmarks in a massive spending bill, and Sarah Parshall Perry on the Supreme Court refusing to take a case on transgender students and bathrooms. On this day in 1613, the Globe Theatre, famed for being the site of William Shakespeare's plays, burns down. In the era before green screens and special effects, the theater is felled by fire ignited by a cannon used for a performance of "Henry VIII."     COMMENTARY Justice Department's Lawsuit Against Georgia Is Completely Partisan By Hans von Spakovsky The Justice Department claims Georgia's new election reform law violates the Voting Rights Act because it discriminates against black Georgia voters. The complaint reads like it was drafted by the DNC. More COMMENTARY By Dodging School Bathrooms Case, Supreme Court Cements Earlier Win for Transgender Rights By Sarah Parshall Perry Two of the court's arch conservatives, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, dissented and would have granted review. More NEWS Exclusive: Rep. Ted Budd Introduces Amendment to Nix Over 1,400 Earmarks From Transportation Bill By Rachel del Guidice "Taxpayers across the country are getting their first look at what Washington is like in the new earmark era," says Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C. More COMMENTARY Democrats' Double-Cross Wrecks Bloated Infrastructure Deal By David Ditch Even though the bipartisan deal spends huge amounts on left-wing priorities and uses gimmicks to avoid politically damaging tax hikes, that apparently isn't enough for the left. More NEWS Trump Brands Barr, McConnell RINOs for Dismissing Claims of 'Rigged' 2020 Election By Fred Lucas The week after the election, Barr authorized federal prosecutors to investigate "substantial allegations" of vote irregularities that "could potentially impact the outcome" of the election. More ANALYSIS He Struggled With Same-Sex Attraction for Years Before Finding Freedom. Now, He Helps Others 'Journey Out.' By Virginia Allen "I'm not speaking to the people that are content with an LGBTQ life. But there are so many that are not fulfilled with that. It doesn't scratch the itch," says Ken Williams. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Blackouts Loom in California as Electricity Prices Are 'Absolutely Exploding' By Robert Bryce Two inexorable energy trends are underway in California: soaring electricity prices and ever-worsening reliability—and both trends bode ill for the state's low- and middle-income consumers. 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.