GOP Senator Proposes Transferring Sanctuary Cities' Federal Funds to Border Wall Budget

July 3, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump's Pentagon quietly postpones implementing President Obama's policy of welcoming transgender Americans into the armed forces. Fred Lucas has reaction from both sides. Should federal funds denied to sanctuary cities help fund a border wall? Rachel del Guidice covers a senator who thinks so. Plus: Sen. Chuck Grassley on returning free speech to campus, Sen. Mike Lee on ending welfare's penalties for marriage and work, and what's on the minds of The Daily Signal's audience. On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopts a resolution of independence from Great Britain.
News GOP Senator Proposes Transferring Sanctuary Cities' Federal Funds to Border Wall Budget "My bill has two simple outcomes. Sanctuary jurisdictions can either follow the law or fund the wall," says Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala. Read More
News Defense Department Delays Costly Transgender Policy, for Now Defense Secretary James Mattis granted the request of top military brass to postpone the Obama-era policy of admitting openly transgender individuals to the armed services until Jan. 1, but a delay is only the first step to blocking the policy, opponents said. Read More
Commentary Welfare Currently Punishes Work and Marriage. This Bill Would End That. Between 1970 and 2016, labor force participation for prime-working-age men declined from 96 percent to 89 percent, writes Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. Read More
News Obamaphone Fraud as High as 65% A massive portion of Obamaphone recipients are receiving the benefit after lying on applications, according to a government report. Read More
Commentary Free Speech Is Dying on the College Campus. How We Can Revive It. When universities suppress speech, they not only damage freedom today, they establish and push norms harmful to democracy going forward, writes Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Read More
Commentary We Hear You: Bernie Sanders, Religious Freedom, and Fake News "It is time for the media to be held accountable for their reporting. A few multimillion-dollar lawsuits for slander likely would cause the media to carefully vet their sources for accuracy before they publish or report them," writes Jeffrey Savlov. Read More
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