Trump Further Chips Away at Obamacare by Expanding Short-Term Health Plans

Plus: 'Father of Texas' Under Fire in the City Named for Him

Aug 02, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where the Trump administration offers short-term health insurance as an antidote to lingering problems of Obamacare. Fred Lucas reports. Brett Kavanaugh's opponents on the left make a silly case for putting off the appeals judge's confirmation to the Supreme Court, Thomas Jipping and Christopher Baldacci argue. Austin, Texas, is having a public identity crisis, Jarrett Stepman writes. Plus: Steve Bucci and Peter Bucci on how to make schools safer, Anthony Caso on the runaway power of government agencies, and Star Parker on the Trump economy. On this day in 1990, Iraq invades Kuwait in a move that prompts the Persian Gulf War.     News Trump Further Chips Away at Obamacare by Expanding Short-Term Health Plans The average monthly premium for an individual with a short-term plan in the fourth quarter of 2016 was $124, compared to $393 for an unsubsidized plan in the Obamacare exchange. More Commentary 'Father of Texas' Under Fire in the City Named for Him If Austin returns to its original name, Waterloo, it would be a perfect metaphor for those who believe in preserving the good of American history if they don't begin to draw a line and articulate why our past deserves to be preserved. More Commentary For the Roaring Economy, We Can Thank Trump and Republicans With an abundance of new jobs, and historically low unemployment rates for blacks and Hispanics, the GOP is leading a new economic renaissance for the poor and all working Americans. More Commentary 5 Absurd Excuses the Left Is Using to Delay Brett Kavanaugh Liberals are claiming that we have virtually no idea who Kavanaugh is or what kind of Supreme Court justice he would be. Solving that mystery, they say, requires putting the confirmation process on hold while they access more than 1 million documents related to Kavanaugh's service in the George W. Bush White House. More Commentary Here's How School Security Should Be Improved in 4 Easy Steps No. 4: Schools must have an on-site response capability that can confront and stop an active shooter. Law enforcement will do their best to respond in a timely manner, but they will quite often fail. Most active shooter scenarios are done within 3-6 minutes. More Analysis Podcast: HHS Secretary Azar on How Trump Administration Can Improve Health Care We also discuss a new study that indicates adults are spending over 11 hours a day consuming media. More Commentary This Case Presents Perfect Opportunity for Courts to Push Back on Federal Agencies The words of a statute lose all meaning if a court must permit the agency, and only the agency, to interpret and reinterpret the words Congress wrote into the law. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. 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 comments@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 johnmhames@comcast.net. 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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