Lawmakers Want to Know Why Pennsylvania Sent Out 240,000 Unverified Ballots

Plus: Judge Blocks New York's Ban on Guns in Church—for Now

October 27 2022   Good morning from Washington, where lawmakers on the Left scoff at questioning the integrity of our elections. In Pennsylvania, though, GOP state legislators flag unverified ballots, Fred Lucas reports. A federal judge is open-minded about packing heat in church, Nicole Russell writes. On the podcast, a graphic artist tells why the Supreme Court should allow her to decline to work for same-sex weddings. Plus: Biden's flub on that student loan bailout; an unanswered question about the pandemic's origin; the deadly toll of fentanyl; and those "Problematic Women" in Iran. On this date in 1904,  New York Mayor George McClellan takes the controls on the inaugural run of the Big Apple's new subway, which will become the nation's largest.        NEWS Lawmakers Want to Know Why Pennsylvania Sent Out 240,000 Unverified Ballots By Fred Lucas Almost a quarter of a million ballots were mailed to Pennsylvania voters without verifying their identity, state lawmakers say in a letter seeking answers. More COMMENTARY Judge Blocks New York's Ban on Guns in Church—for Now By Nicole Russell A federal judge last week stopped New York state officials from enforcing the part of a new gun law that bans firearms from places of worship, at least temporarily. More NEWS Biden Claims Congress 'Passed' His Student Loan Forgiveness Plan. It Didn't. By Virginia Allen "We have a president who is so delusional he actually thinks this is a plan that we voted on in Congress," Rep. Ralph Norman says of Biden's claim that it "passed by a vote or two." More COMMENTARY Why Are Feds Still Funding EcoHealth Alliance When Its COVID-19 Role Remains Unresolved? By Robert Moffit The National Institutes of Health awards EcoHealth Alliance a hefty grant despite its role in the unresolved question of where COVID-19 originated. More ANALYSIS This Graphic Artist Took Her Free Speech Case to Supreme Court By Virginia Allen "I've always been creative, I've always wanted to design for weddings, and I want to design and create for weddings in a way that's consistent with God's view of marriage," Lorie Smith says. More NEWS Here's Why Fentanyl Is Killing So Many Americans By Samantha Aschieris Two milligrams is all the fentanyl it takes to be potentially lethal to the average adult in America. So, who is responsible for this crisis? More COMMENTARY Women of Iran Risk Their Lives for Freedom By Virginia Allen, Kelsey Bolar Protesters shouting "women, life, freedom" are fighting for liberty in the streets of Iran. More NEWS ICYMI: DOJ's Kristen Clarke: A Pro-Abortion Activist Enforcing the Law Against Pro-Lifers By Mary Margaret Olohan The woman enforcing the Justice Department's cases against pro-life Americans is a pro-choice activist with a long history of bias. 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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