The Media’s War on Kavanaugh Hits Another Low

Plus: 5 Key Questions on Trump's Possible Firing of Rod Rosenstein

Sep 25, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is the target of at least one more sketchy allegation of sexual misconduct. The appeals court judge again denies any such behavior, Rachel del Guidice reports. We've got related commentary by Jarrett Stepman, as well as analysis by Genevieve Wood on the podcast. Fred Lucas covers the president's showdown with the No. 2 Justice Department official. Plus: del Guidice on Democrats' bid to revive earmarks, and Jude Schwalbach on the declining cachet of Common Core education standards.     Commentary The Media's War on Brett Kavanaugh Hits Another Low One of the biggest problems with all of the Kavanaugh allegations, and the media's reporting on them, is that there have been no corroborating eyewitnesses. More News 5 Key Questions on Trump's Possible Firing of Rod Rosenstein Democrats already have claimed that Trump's firing of James Comey was obstruction of justice, and warned that firing Robert Mueller or Rod Rosenstein could be considered the same. More News Democratic Lawmakers in House, Senate Suggest Resurrecting Earmarks Earmarks, banned under House rules in 2010, allow taxpayer money to be directed to special interests and projects in members' districts through the budget. More News Kavanaugh Assails Accusations as 'Smears, Pure and Simple,' and Won't Withdraw "These are smears, pure and simple … Such grotesque and obvious character assassination—if allowed to succeed—will dissuade competent and good people of all political persuasions from service," writes Kavanaugh. More Analysis The Daily Signal Podcast: The Problems With the Kavanaugh Allegations The Daily Signal's Genevieve Wood has some questions about the credibility of the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, and she joins the podcast to discuss. Plus: We celebrate fall by talking football. More News Sen. Hirono Suggests Democrats Could Hold Supreme Court Seat Open Until 2020 Asked about other nominees Trump might pick if Kavanaugh withdrew, Sen. Mazie Hirono said, "I don't think we'd be looking to the Federalist Society or Heritage Foundation for people that we can support." More Commentary Why States Are Leaving Common Core in Droves Approximately a quarter of participating states have either downgraded their participation or withdrawn completely from the two new testing consortia introduced by Common Core. 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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