CNN’s Biased ‘Facts First’ Can’t Get Its Facts Straight About HR 1 or Pence

Plus: 'For the People Act' Would Benefit Leftist Politicians, Not the People

March 8 2021   Good morning from Washington, where CNN and other media outlets fault Mike Pence for straight talk about House Democrats' top legislative priority. The facts are with the former VP, Hans von Spakovsky argues. And that bill actually would strengthen the left, a Texas congressman writes. On the podcast, Rob Bluey interviews Trump campaign communications chief Tim Murtaugh about the turns in that trail. Plus: the U.S. slips again in economic freedom; President Biden's Iranian challenge; and your letters on the "canceling" of a "Star Wars" actress. On this date in 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying 239 passengers and crew to Beijing, drops from contact within an hour of takeoff from Kuala Lumpur, veers off course, and disappears.     NEWS CNN's Biased 'Facts First' Can't Get Its Facts Straight About HR 1 or Pence By Hans von Spakovsky The so-called "mainstream" media, including CNN, is apoplectic over former Vice President Pence's op-ed in The Daily Signal in which he says that "election integrity is a national imperative." More COMMENTARY Let's Be Clear: 'For the People Act' Would Benefit Leftist Politicians, Not the People By Rep. Brian Babin HR 1 would require states to automatically register voters, make it harder to verify voter information, and expand mail-in voting without safeguards in place to catch fraud. More ANALYSIS An Insider Takes You Behind Scenes of Trump's Campaign By Rob Bluey "The media was, I think, jealous of the fact that [President Trump] could go around them and speak right to the American people," says Tim Murtaugh, communications director for the Trump campaign. More NEWS 2021 Index Finds Rise in Global Economic Freedom, but US Score Falls By Virginia Allen The United States fell three places since last year and now ranks 20th in the world among countries evaluated, with an economic freedom score of 74.8 out of 100. More COMMENTARY Biden Must Stand Up to Iran's Proxy Extortion Strategy By James Phillips Iran has escalated its coercive pressure campaign on the Biden administration on two major fronts—the standoff over Iran's nuclear program and terrorist attacks by Iranian proxies. More COMMENTARY We Hear You: Cancel Culture Reaches a Galaxy Far, Far Away By Ken McIntyre "Walt Disney would be appalled at what his vision has become. The behavior of today's leadership at the Walt Disney Co. … seems to be totally committed to helping China destroy America," writes Donald... More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Ocasio-Cortez's Terrible Minimum Wage Argument By David Harsanyi "[McDonald's] workers in Denmark are paid $22/hr + 6 [weeks] paid vacation," says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "$15/hr is a deep compromise." More           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 letters@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.