4 Big Moments Before the Senate Vote Against New Impeachment Witnesses

Plus: The Cult of Western Shaming

Feb 01, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where the Senate is closer to acquitting President Trump after rejecting a motion to call new witnesses for the impeachment trial. The end could come Wednesday, the day after the president's third State of the Union address. Fred Lucas breaks it down. Ukraine, of course, is at the center of the drama and Nolan Peterson reports on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's reassuring visit yesterday. Plus: fighting for school choice, dismissing the Western world, and seeking Middle East peace. On this date in 1978, anti-slavery champion Harriet Tubman becomes the first African American woman to appear on a U.S. postage stamp.     News 4 Big Moments Before the Senate's Vote Against New Impeachment Witnesses By Fred Lucas Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell noted the House had numerous witnesses and 28,000-plus pages of documents already in evidence, which he said is enough for a Senate trial. More Commentary The Cult of Western Shaming By Victor Davis Hanson Virtue-signaling is increasingly common. Western elites often harangue about misdemeanors when they cannot address felonies—a strange sort of psychological penance that excuses their impotence. More News Amid Impeachment, Pompeo Visit to Ukraine Underscores US Support By Nolan Peterson "The United States sees that the Ukrainian struggle for freedom, democracy, and prosperity is a valiant one. Our commitment to support it will not waver," Pompeo says in Kyiv. More News A General's View of Why US Should Stay in Afghanistan By Allison Schuster Over the past 18 years, retired Army Gen. Jack Keane says, the U.S. has made tremendous progress at preventing another attack on the U.S. from al-Qaeda originating from Afghanistan. But military withdrawal now would have extremely negative consequences.  More Commentary Israeli-Palestinian Peace Plan a Much-Needed Dose of Reality By David Harsanyi Arab nations are coming to terms with the reality of the Jewish state in ways that American progressives have not. 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 johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. 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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