How Louisiana Stood Up to the Anti-Gun Corporate Elite

Plus: 6 Denials of Claims in Woodward's Trump Book.

Sep 11, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where the solemnity of the 17th anniversary of 9/11 seems overshadowed by fever-pitch hoopla over Bob Woodward's account of the Trump White House. Fred Lucas spotlights six big denials from Trumpsters as the book comes out. David Inserra, meanwhile, marks the progress since Islamist terrorists attacked us. A green group's China connection attracts lawmakers' attention, Kevin Mooney reports. Plus: Jeff Landry on gun rights Louisiana style, Brett Schaefer on international meddlers, Daniel Kochis on a setback for the left in Sweden, and John-Michael Seibler and Jonathan Zalewski on a lawn fight with City Hall.     Commentary How Louisiana Stood Up to the Anti-Gun Corporate Elite By a vote of 7-6, the State Bond Commission excluded Citigroup and Bank of America from the running for a lucrative contract with Louisiana state government. Our reason for doing so: These corporations had introduced bank policies that restrict legal access to firearms and bank misrepresentations on those policies. More News 6 Denials of Claims in Woodward's Trump Book Before Its Release Defense Secretary James Mattis calls the quotes attributed to him "fiction." More Commentary Bolton Is Right to Repudiate International Criminal Court's Jurisdiction Over US Military, Government Officials It is appropriate and necessary for the Trump administration to take steps to place our military personnel, our government officials, and our national interests above the interests of an international court whose jurisdiction the U.S. has never acquiesced to. More Commentary Here's How Safe We Are 17 Years After 9/11 Since that dark day 17 years ago, the U.S. homeland has faced 104 Islamist terror plots or attacks. More News House Leaders Question Environmental Group's Ties With China Congressional leaders are pressing their case against environmental activists who are closely aligned with Chinese government officials. More Commentary Swedish Election Result Was Fueled by Popular Discontent Swedish voters went to the polls Sunday amid a backdrop of concerns over immigration and rising crime. More Analysis Daily Signal Podcast: Religious Persecution on the Rise in China In China, men and women of faith face increasing hostility from the state. The Heritage Foundation's Olivia Enos shares what the Chinese are facing—from internment camps to having to share their home with a government official and seeing their Bibles seized. More Commentary She's Allergic to Grass Pollen, and the Local Government Is Forcing Her to Grow Turf Grass For years, Carl and Janice Duffner of St. Peters, Missouri, have been fighting the city's enforcement of a mandate to grow turf grass in their yard despite Janice's allergies. Now they face more than 20 years in prison and $180,000 in fines. 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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