Rep. Jim Jordan: FBI Arrest of Pro-Life Father ‘Consistent’ With DOJ Corruption

Plus: 6 Important Issues at Stake in Appropriations Bills

September 28 2022   Good morning from Washington, where pro-life lawmakers steam about the FBI's heavy-handed arrest of an anti-abortion activist and see it as more corruption at the Justice Department. Mary Margaret Olohan reports on this and the Catholic activist's "not guilty" plea. Lame-duck Democrats shouldn't make spending decisions after the election, Matt Dickerson writes. On the podcast, the topic is abortion's underreported effects on men. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on a media about-face on "top surgeries" for kids; Ben Lieberman on holding down gas prices; and Adam Kissel on challenging Biden's student loan bailout. On this date in 1542,  Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo arrives in San Diego Bay while searching for the Strait of Anian, a mythical all-water route across North America.     NEWS Rep. Jim Jordan: FBI Arrest of Pro-Life Father 'Consistent' With DOJ Corruption By Mary Margaret Olohan The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee says the dramatic arrest of Mark Houck is "consistent with what our most recent whistleblower" told Republicans about the FBI. More COMMENTARY 6 Important Issues at Stake in Appropriations Bills By Matthew Dickerson How lawmakers approach a new spending bill could affect inflation and what Congress does on border security, the IRS, and Biden administration overreach. More COMMENTARY Borrower Sues to Stop Biden's Unfair, Illegal Student Loan Bailout By Adam Kissel The Pacific Legal Foundation files a lawsuit on behalf of an employee whose student debt is affected by the Biden administration's bailout plan. More NEWS 'Active Investigation': DC Police Still Probing Deaths of 5 Preemie-Size Aborted Babies By Mary Margaret Olohan Pictures purportedly showing the mangled bodies of five aborted babies have inflamed fears that a D.C. abortionist is performing illegal partial-birth abortions in the nation's capital. More COMMENTARY The Wrong Way to Respond to High Gas Prices By Ben Lieberman The federal government's most sensible response to high gasoline prices is the exact opposite of what it currently is doing. More ANALYSIS How Men Can Play Irreplaceable Role in Creating Culture of Life By Virginia Allen Over the years, Herbie Newell of Lifeline Children's Services has come to see that "abortion isn't about liberating women," but "the sexual 'liberation' of men." More NEWS Pro-Life Father Arrested by FBI Pleads Not Guilty By Mary Margaret Olohan Attorney Peter Breen says the Justice Department is treating Mark Houck, a longtime pro-life activist, as if he were a "drug lord or a mafia boss." More COMMENTARY New York Times Admits That Hundreds of 'Top Surgeries' Are Being Performed on Children By Jarrett Stepman The legacy media has changed its mind. We are now informed that life-changing transgender surgeries on minors are real, and that they're spectacular. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Winning Italian Party Unfairly Called 'Far Right' By Daniel Kochis The new government's stances on social issues, migration, and skepticism toward the European Union have led many commentators to practically warn of the dawn of a new dark age. 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.

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