Life on a Border Ranch: Cut Water Lines, Downed Fences, Stolen Property, Dead Bodies

Plus: Fact-Checking 6 Claims at Senate Democrats' Voting Law Hearing

July 20 2021   Good morning from Washington, where President Biden apparently hopes other news distracts Americans from the crisis at the border. In a video report, our Rachel del Guidice profiles an Arizona rancher facing a surge of illegal immigrants. Senate Democrats travel to Atlanta to attack Georgia's election reforms, Fred Lucas reports in a fact check. On the podcast, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., shares horror stories from the crackdown in Cuba. Plus: Betsy DeVos on an unfit Biden nominee, and David Ditch on a budget only the far left could love. Forty-five years ago today, on the seventh anniversary of the lunar landing by Apollo 11, the unmanned U.S. probe Viking 1 touches down on the surface of Mars.     SPECIAL FEATURE Life on a Border Ranch: Cut Water Lines, Downed Fences, Stolen Property, Dead Bodies By Rachel del Guidice John Ladd, whose family has ranched at the U.S.-Mexico border for more than 125 years, says illegal immigrants tell him that President Biden invited them to come. More ANALYSIS Fact-Checking 6 Claims at Senate Democrats' Voting Law Hearing By Fred Lucas "Spurred on by the big lie, these same actors are now rolling back voting rights in a way that is unprecedented in size and scope since the Jim Crow era," says Sen. Raphael Warnock. More COMMENTARY Catherine Lhamon's Record, Answers Disqualify Her to Serve as Civil Rights Chief By Betsy DeVos Basic pillars of fairness—being presented with evidence against you and having your case heard by an impartial party—shouldn't be controversial, but are to radicals like Lhamon. More ANALYSIS 'Stand Firm Against That Regime,' Florida Lawmaker Says of Cuba Amid Revolt There By Rachel del Guidice "People are being told, when the [Cuban] military comes to their door, 'You either come with us, or we'll kill you right now.' These are the things that are occurring in Cuba," says Rep. Byron Donalds. More COMMENTARY Democrats' Budget Agreement Would Burn Economy By David Ditch Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demand that the infrastructure bill move forward only in conjunction with a big spending bill full of liberal priorities. More NEWS Psaki Dodges on White House Revealing Which Facebook Posts It Flags as Misinformation By Mary Margaret Olohan Jen Psaki says the White House will flag posts deemed vaccine misinformation to Facebook. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: The Big Lie About Election Reforms in Texas and Other States By Hans von Spakovsky This has to be one of the most foolish things Joe Biden has ever said. It displays a fundamental ignorance of the real history of Jim Crow. 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.