Election Fraud Doesn’t Exist Until Liberals Want It To

Plus: Media Exploits Bush's Death to Express Their Hatred of Trump

Dec 07, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where the left hasn't wanted to see fraud as a serious threat to the nation's elections. Jason Snead and Hans von Spakovsky show what changed that. The violence in France proves the U.S. is smarter about pursuing clean energy, Kay Coles James writes. We've got options to using tissue from aborted babies in research, Melanie Israel argues. Plus: James Phillips and Madyson Hutchinson Posey on the folly of denying military backing to the Saudis, and Michelle Malkin on the media's agenda in covering the death of a president. Have a great weekend.     Commentary Election Fraud Doesn't Exist Until Liberals Want It to Exist Almost overnight, years of constant denial and disbelief have melted away amid allegations that a congressional election in North Carolina, where the Republican won, may have been tainted by absentee ballot fraud. More Commentary In France and the US, a Tale of 2 Energy Policies Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announces another important step to capitalize on America's wealth of natural resources, as the agency proposes revisions to an Obama-era rule on new coal-fired power plants. More Commentary The High Cost of Waiting to Solve the Debt Problem Legislators concerned primarily with getting re-elected, and meeting immediate desires of constituents, tend to be shortsighted when it comes to addressing big challenges for which they are unlikely to reap much credit. More Analysis Podcast: The 'Problematic Women' on Online Dating, Lena Dunham's New Apology The Daily Signal's Kelsey Harkness and Ginny Montalbano are joined by Beverly Hallberg to discuss her article on why she'd rather die alone than online date anymore. More Commentary Takeaways From a Discussion of Alternatives to Fetal Tissue Research The Department of Health and Human Services is considering the future of federally funded research using fetal tissue derived from elective abortions, amid continuing controversy surrounding government contracts for such tissue. More Commentary Ending US Military Support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen Would Trigger Dangerous Consequences The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was certainly abhorrent, but ending U.S. support for the multinational coalition in Yemen is not the proper solution. More Commentary Media Exploits Bush's Death to Express Their Hatred of Trump The newfound fans of the Bush clan spent years demonizing them as bloodthirsty warmongers and dynastic oppressors. 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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