Legal Expert in Self-Defense Breaks Down Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

Plus: EXCLUSIVE: California Forces Transgender 'Belief System' on Female Prisoners Housed With Biological Males, Lawsuit Says

November 18 2021   Good morning from Washington, where eyes are on a jury's deliberations in the murder trial of a teenager who fatally shot two assailants during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin. On the podcast, a lawyer specializing in self-defense analyzes the case for Doug Blair, while the media's slanted coverage draws Jarrett Steman's ire. Feminists sue California's prison system for imperiling female inmates, Mary Margaret Olohan reports. Plus: the Justice Department's dangerous game with school parents; an empty U.S.-China summit; a grocer's fight against Biden's vaccine mandate; and "Problematic Women" considers Taylor Swift's star power. Thirty years ago today, Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite is freed by Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon after over four years of captivity.     NEWS Legal Expert in Self-Defense Breaks Down Kyle Rittenhouse Trial By Douglas Blair Lawyer Andrew Branca shares what he thinks the verdict should be, and analyzes the trail itself. More NEWS EXCLUSIVE: California Forces Transgender 'Belief System' on Female Prisoners Housed With Biological Males, Lawsuit Says By Mary Margaret Olohan According to the lawsuit, a biological male sexually assaulted a female prisoner in Central California Women's Facility after being housed there under state law. More COMMENTARY Are Parents Being Tagged as 'Domestic Terrorists' by the FBI? Justice Department Needs to Show Its Cards By John G. Malcolm If the FBI has no evidence of any threats of physical violence and is applying this tag to upset parents who show up at school board meetings to express their displeasure, heads should roll. More COMMENTARY Unproductive Xi-Biden Summit Sets Stage for Deeper Rift in US-Chinese Relations By Dean Cheng President Biden may have strengthened President Xi's hand. Biden assumed the role of supplicant by asking China for the summit, allowing Xi to posture as the stronger of the two. More ANALYSIS 'Red (Taylor's Version)' May Have Changed Music Industry 'Forever & Always' By Virginia Allen On "Problematic Women," we break down the significance of Taylor Swift's decision to rerecord her music. More NEWS 'I'm Not Anti-Vaccine. I Am Anti-Mandate,' Says Louisiana Grocer Fighting Biden Decree By Mary Margaret Olohan "I don't feel that it's the federal government's position to be involved in our employees' personal medical decisions," says Brandon Trosclair, owner of a Louisiana-based grocery store chain. More COMMENTARY Media Coverage of Rittenhouse Trial Escalates Descent Into Mob Justice By Jarrett Stepman Judge Bruce Schroeder has received death threats as he presides over the Rittenhouse trial. People also have been caught filming jurors in the case. More NEWS ICYMI: Wisconsin School District Used Male Name, Pronouns for 12-Year-Old Girl Against Parental Objections, Lawsuit Alleges By Mary Margaret Olohan The suit alleges that the school district violated the constitutional rights of the girls' parents and pushed the girl toward a significant life decision she wasn't prepared to make. 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.