Government Expands List of Unvaccinated, Now Tracking Both Medical and Religious Exemptions

Plus: Grappling With DC Vaccine Mandate, Capitol Hill Restaurant Owner Pleads for Decency

January 27 2022   Good morning from Washington, where the Biden administration is busy figuring out how to track federal employees with religious or medical reasons for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Fred Lucas has an update on our exclusive reporting. With the news of another imminent Supreme Court vacancy, John Malcolm assesses what Stephen Breyer stands for. On the podcast, it's West Virginia v. China, sort of. Plus: tailoring education to children's needs; YouTube bounces Dan Bongino; and "Problematic Women" wades into the masks-at-school debate. Fifty-five years ago today, a launch pad fire during tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida, kills Apollo I astronauts "Gus" Grissom, Edward White II, and Roger Chaffee, all trapped inside the command module.      COMMENTARY Mask Mandates in School: Should Parents Have That Choice? By Virginia Allen Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says parents have a right to decide whether their child wears a mask to school, local mandates notwithstanding. More NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Government Expands List of Unvaccinated, Now Tracking Both Medical and Religious Exemptions By Fred Lucas "This is just the latest addition to the ever-growing list of abuses from an administration hellbent on imposing medical tyranny on the American people," says Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. More NEWS Grappling With DC Vaccine Mandate, Capitol Hill Restaurant Owner Pleads for Decency By Mary Margaret Olohan Noe Landini put up a sign promising that his restaurant would not "discriminate against any customer based on sex, gender, race, creed, age, vaccinated or unvaccinated."  More COMMENTARY What Justice Stephen Breyer Brought to the Supreme Court By John G. Malcolm A reliable vote with the liberal wing of the court—especially on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion, and campaign finance issues—Breyer values consensus and compromise. More COMMENTARY Education Is Not One-Size-Fits-All By Susan Kay Moses It is imperative that we preserve our rights as parents to choose the best option for each of our children. More NEWS Talk Show Host Bongino Permanently Banned From YouTube By Ailan Evans Dan Bongino's channel was initially suspended and demonetized for seven days after Bongino posted a video in which he said masks were "useless" in stopping the spread of the coronavirus, More ANALYSIS How West Virginia Is Standing Up to China-Friendly BlackRock By Douglas Blair "It's like we're paying [China] with our own money to destroy us," says Riley Moore, the state treasurer of West Virginia. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: McConnell Deconstructs Biden By Cal Thomas Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell responds to some of the president's outlandish claims over his first year, saying the Biden on display wasn't the one he's known for decades. 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.