Sens. Cruz, Lee Accuse Justice Department of Favoring Abortion Clinics Over Churches

March 30, 2016
Good morning from Washington. Why do two conservative senators accuse the Justice Department of coddling abortion clinics while neglecting churches? Kelsey Harkness reports. Two other senators assure Genevieve Wood that President Obama's Supreme Court nominee is going nowhere. And as the high court deadlocks 4-4 on a right-to-work case, Melissa Quinn tells what comes next. Plus: Nolan Peterson visits the site of an infamous Nazi massacre and David Kreutzer applies heat to a solar plant that produces more political connections than power.
News Sens. Cruz, Lee Accuse Justice Department of Favoring Abortion Clinics Over Churches Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah are accusing the Justice Department of pursuing "frivolous prosecutions" against the pro-life movement and having a double standard when it comes to applying a law that affects both abortion clinics and churches. Read More
Commentary Taxpayers Are Footing Bill for Solar Project That Doesn't Work As every 10-year-old who ever got a sweater for a birthday present has been told, "it's the thought that counts." That seems to be the guiding principle at the Department of Energy and the California Public Utilities Commission when it comes to solar power. Read More
News For California Teacher Taking on Unions, Supreme Court Ruling Isn't the End of Her Case "We are definitely in this for the long haul," said Rebecca Friedrichs, the California teacher whose challenge to public-sector unions received a 4-4 decision from the Supreme Court Tuesday. Read More
Feature Ghosts of Babi Yar: A Visit to the Ravine Where Nazis Murdered 150,000 The Ukrainian government has pledged $1 million to build a memorial at Babi Yar, a ravine where Nazis murdered about 150,000, including 50,000 Jews, during World War II. The Daily Signal's Nolan Peterson recently visited the site. Read More
Commentary Key GOP Senators Say There's 'No Crack' in Vow of No Hearings, No Votes Two longtime Judiciary Committee members, Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, explain why Republicans have vowed to remain firm in their commitment to hold no hearings and no votes on a Supreme Court nominee until a new president takes office. Watch the Interview
News Chicago Teachers to Walk Out Again on 400,000 Schoolchildren "The [Chicago Teachers Union] is using its power to hold the city's schools hostage and is demanding policy changes that will do nothing to fix the deeply rooted inefficiencies in the school system," Mary Clare Reim, an educational expert at The Heritage Foundation, told The Daily Signal. Read More
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