How Progressive Policies Aggravated Homeless Crisis During COVID-19

Plus: Fast-Track New Therapeutics, Counter China's Influence, COVID-19 Recovery Panel Urges

May 06, 2020   Good morning from Washington on National Nurses Day. More than 100 new recommendations for America's leaders are out from The Heritage Foundation's National Coronavirus Recovery Commission. Free-market think tanks say their state governments should oppose more taxpayer bailouts. And on the podcast, a documentary filmmaker tells how progressives have failed the homeless during the pandemic. Plus: the president's latest pick for a top appeals court; nuns return to the Supremes; and the sorry history of the "1619 Project." Eighty-five years ago today, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an order creating the Works Progress Administration, which will employ 3 million during the Great Depression.     News How Progressive Policies Aggravated Homeless Crisis During COVID-19 By Rachel del Guidice "There are open-air drug markets operating in the Tenderloin in San Francisco and Skid Row in Los Angeles. And you're seeing hundreds of people congregating in very close quarters without any countermeasures to prevent transmission," says Christopher Rufo. More News Fast-Track New Therapeutics, Counter China's Influence, COVID-19 Recovery Panel Urges By Fred Lucas President Trump should require more deregulation in the next 30 days to fast-track approval of disinfectants, therapeutics, and vaccines for combating COVID-19, The Heritage Foundation's National Coronavirus Recovery Commission recommends. More Commentary What States Should Do Instead of Demanding More Taxpayer Bailouts By Ken McIntyre "The governor and our state Legislature aren't interested in more government bailouts and have no interest in bailing out poorly run states across the nation that do not show fiscal responsibility in good times," says Bette Grande, of North Dakota's Roughrider Policy Center. More News McCarthy Says House Should Return to Work By Rachel del Guidice "This is about restoring the voice of every American who needs their government to be working at this time," says House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. More Commentary Meet the President's Latest Nominee to the DC Circuit By Elizabeth Slattery Justin Walker was an ardent supporter of his former boss, Brett Kavanaugh, during the confirmation process for the Supreme Court, appearing on numerous radio and TV programs. More Commentary The Little Sisters of the Poor Are Back at the Supreme Court, Needlessly So By Nicole Russell The Little Sisters of the Poor are merely asking that the federal government honor the broad religious exemption and stop requiring the Catholic nuns to carry out Obama's original contraceptive mandate. More Commentary The Nation's Report Card Shows a Sorry State for Eighth-Graders By Walter E. Williams Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refers to the recent national report card as "stark and inexcusable." More Commentary Pulitzer Overlooks Egregious Errors to Award Prize to New York Times' Fatally Flawed '1619 Project' By Allen C. Guelzo The Pulitzer will help The New York Times ignore the discovery that the 1619 Project is riddled with mistakes and exaggerations. 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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