Democrats’ Mindless Opposition to Brett Kavanaugh

Plus: The Alarming Findings of a New Study on Transgender Teens and Suicide

Sep 14, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where only Hurricane Florence could dwarf the anti-Trump storm at the Democrat-heavy annual gathering of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Rob Bluey and Rachel del Guidice report. A former secretary of state is undermining Trump on Iran, a Heritage Foundation expert tells Fred Lucas. A chilling study finds suicide on the minds of transgender teens, Kelsey Harkness writes. Plus: Thomas Jipping on the left's losing it over the Supreme Court, Andrew Kim and Patrick Tyrrell on surging confidence among small business owners, and Kelsey Harkness and Bre Payton on Planned Parenthood's problematic new chief. Stay safe this weekend.     Commentary Democrats' Mindless Opposition to Brett Kavanaugh Senate Democrats submit 1,278 questions for D.C. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh, three times as many as for both of President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominees and more than the total for all previous high court nominees combined. More Commentary The Alarming Findings of a New Study on Transgender Teens and Suicide The study raises serious questions about how families, schools, doctors, government, and the media should grapple with the increasing number of children and teens who self-identify as transgender. More News Evidence of Crimes Irrelevant to Impeaching Trump, Texas Democrat Insists "I find that I have a person who is placing his bigotry into policy that is harmful to our society, and for that, he ought to be impeached," Rep. Al Green says. More News Maxine Waters Unloads on Trump: 'The Most Deplorable, Despicable Human Being' Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., receives a hero's welcome at the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference in Washington. More News Kerry Seen as Helping Iran 'Drive Wedge' Between US and Allies "Many former secretaries of state remain actively engaged in foreign affairs," Heritage Foundation scholar Jim Phillips says."To my knowledge, one has never undermined a succeeding administration to this degree, especially with such a long-term adversary as Iran." More Analysis The Daily Signal Podcast: A Faith-Based Alternative to Obamacare We sit down with Dale Bellis, founder and chairman of Liberty HealthShare, to talk about a concept that has gained major traction. More Commentary Why Small Businesses Are More Optimistic Than Ever Before Tax cuts allow owners of small businesses to keep more of their own money to reinvest in their enterprises, which gives them more opportunities to thrive. More News On the Street: Real Americans Tell Us What's Wrong With Washington We take our cameras to Texarkana, Texas, to ask local Republican activists what is and isn't working, and what message they'd like to send to lawmakers in D.C. More News Problematic Women: Planned Parenthood Gets a New President Also: A new study finds alarmingly high rates of attempted suicide among transgender adolescents and teens, and a local news anchor brings attention to the opioid crisis in a heartbreaking but inspiring way. 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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