EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Calls for Attorney General’s Ouster for Targeting Parents

Plus: Left Thinks It Should Be in Charge of Education, Not Parents

October 30 2021   Good morning from Washington, where outrage simmers over Attorney General Merrick Garland's use of the FBI to threaten parents who disagree with their school boards. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, in an interview with our Mary Margaret Olohan, demands Garland's removal. The left thinks it knows best about teaching our children, Jarrett Stepman writes. Plus: a Virginia university goes insane over a scholar's dislike for a bisexual Superman; what to look for in Biden's trip to the climate summit; and how to do much better by our veterans. On this date in 1938, a realistic radio dramatization of "The War of the Worlds," about a Martian invasion of Earth, panics some listeners who tune in late. Careful now: Tomorrow is Halloween.     NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Marsha Blackburn Calls for Attorney General's Ouster for Targeting Parents By Mary Margaret Olohan Attorney General Merrick Garland should resign or be fired or impeached for unleashing the FBI on public school parents, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., tells The Daily Signal. More COMMENTARY Left Thinks It Should Be in Charge of Education, Not Parents By Jarrett Stepman The left has a new message for parents concerned about critical race theory and similar ideologies being foisted on their children in public schools: Sit down and shut up. More NEWS Virginia Scholar Refuses to Cave to Pressure Over Tweet Criticizing Bisexual Superman By Douglas Blair A scholar at a Virginia university isn't backing down as students and faculty seek to get her fired for a tweet she posted criticizing DC Comics' new bisexual Superman character. More ANALYSIS 3 Things to Know About Biden's Trip to 'Fantasy' COP26 Climate Summit By Virginia Allen Heritage Foundation scholar Steven Groves warns that President Biden could hurt America by giving away too much at a climate summit based on a "global fantasy." More NEWS Schools Chief Complained That Sheriff Rejected Request to Monitor Parents as 'Extraordinary' By Kendall Tietz The superintendent of schools in Loudoun County, Virginia, was rebuffed after requesting that the county sheriff provide security to monitor parents at a school board meeting. More COMMENTARY 'Wounding Warriors' Authors Highlight Flawed VA Model That Is Letting Veterans Down By Frederico Bartels Their book's jarring description of the veterans benefit system is simple: "Veterans are paid to be sick, and paid more the sicker or more disabled they can show themselves to be." More COMMENTARY Will Meeting With Pope Francis Change Biden's Abortion Views? By Terence Jeffrey In the pope's words, this is what Biden has done in the United States by advocating legalized abortion: He "accepts daily murder." 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.