4 California Small Business Owners Share Their Struggles to Survive Under Lockdowns

Plus: Our Upside-Down Postelection World

December 29 2020   Good morning from Washington, where the dominant media pivots to a new set of rules for covering the presidency. Victor Davis Hanson calls out the hypocrisy. How are owners of small businesses in California coping amid COVID-19 lockdowns? Virginia Allen asks some of them. Plus: Amazon's new hire has an in with Joe Biden; Nashville celebrates hero cops after the Christmas Day explosion; and China appears to be off the hook with the World Health Organization. Eighty years ago today, London endures its most devastating air raid of World War II as German pilots fire-bomb the city, sparking hundreds of blazes during the Battle of Britain.      NEWS 4 California Small Business Owners Share Their Struggles to Survive Under Lockdowns By Virginia Allen "It's almost like paying for a house … that you cannot live in, but you are still expected to pay property taxes and rent and all that stuff," climbing-gym owner Howard Konishi says. More COMMENTARY Our Upside-Down Postelection World By Victor Davis Hanson Why ask a president whether he is a traitor or a crook when you can focus on his favorite flavor of milkshake or compliment him on his socks? More NEWS Amazon Hires Lobbying Firm Connected to Top Biden Adviser By Chuck Ross The trillion-dollar tech company hires a lobbyist whose brother will be the top White House counselor to Joe Biden. More NEWS 6 Officers Cited for Heroism at Nashville Blast Site Before Explosion By Jake Dima "These officers didn't care about themselves," Police Chief John Drake says. "They cared about the citizens of Nashville." More NEWS World Health Organization Pledges Not to Find 'Guilty' Party in Probe of COVID-19 in China By Chuck Ross A team of scientists leading a mission to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus isn't looking to assign guilt to the communist regime for failing to prevent the pandemic, a team member says. More NEWS Pressured by Lawmakers, ATF Withdraws Gun Regulation Opposed by Manufacturers By Jake Dima Under pressure from 90 House members, the federal firearms agency withdraws a proposed regulation that gun industry leaders warned would cost them billions. 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.