‘Heck of an Honorable Guy’: What Democrats Once Thought of Trump’s AG Nomine

Plus: How Building a Border Wall Changed San Diego

Jan 08, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump prepares to speak to the nation tonight even as Democrats continue to resist building a border wall. Fred Lucas reports on the status of the struggle, and Kelsey Harkness looks back on what a wall meant for San Diego. On the podcast, Katrina Trinko and Daniel Davis explore the partial government shutdown with Heritage Foundation budget expert Justin Bogie. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on job-killing minimum wage hikes, Marguerite Bowling on her motherly concern about government-run health care, and David Harsanyi on the House speaker's free-speech problem.     News 'Heck of an Honorable Guy': What Democrats Thought of Trump's AG Nominee 28 Years Ago Then-Sen. Joe Biden was one of the Democrats who had kind words for William Barr during his confirmation process in 1991. More Analysis Owner of Historic Boston Restaurant Says Minimum Wage Hikes Hastened Its Demise A new law raised the minimum wage from $11 to $12 an hour on Jan. 1, and will increase it to $15 by 2024. More News Trump to Address Nation on Border Security as Pence Says Democrats Won't Negotiate After weekend talks, senior Democratic congressional staffers agreed with Trump administration officials that a crisis exists at the southern border, but weren't ready to negotiate a plan to address it, says the vice president. More Analysis Podcast: Seinfeld Caught Up in Political Correctness Surprise, surprise, Seinfeld is problematic in the age of political correctness. We go back to the '90s and consider some of those famous (and now controversial) scenes. More Commentary I'm a Mom. Here's How Government-Run Health Care Could Hurt My Kids. I'm pretty sure there's no worse feeling as a mother than seeing your child sick or injured. The amount of helplessness you feel—even if it's not a life-threatening condition—rocks you to the core. More Commentary The Truth About Sweden and Socialism Sweden's free market is not burdened by the U.S.' excessive regulations, special-interest subsidies, and crony bailouts. That allows it to fund Sweden's big welfare programs. 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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