Another Leftist Attempt to Rewrite Election Rules Goes Down in Flames

Plus: IRS Official in Charge of 87,000 New Agents Played Key Role in Obama-Era Targeting Scandal

September 2 2022   Good morning from Washington, where President Biden last night made clear he'd rather divide Americans than shoot straight about his failure to rise to the nation's challenges. Not surprisingly, our Jarrett Stepman has thoughts. A major news agency misrepresents an  exposé  by The Daily Signal, and Doug Blair isn't taking it. On the podcast, Virginia Allen finds out what the leader of a Christian aid group witnessed in Ukraine. Plus: a top IRS official you should know, and Facebook and Twitter get in bed with Team Biden. On this date in 1945,  Japan formally surrenders to the Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II.     COMMENTARY Biden's Authoritarian Speech By Jarrett Stepman Increasingly President Biden's looking like a James Buchanan, pushing his country to the brink while insisting that only his opponents are extremists. More NEWS IRS Official in Charge of 87,000 New Agents Played Key Role in Obama-Era Targeting Scandal By Fred Lucas "Every American should be concerned that a key player in the IRS' targeting of conservative[s] ... [will] oversee the implementation of Democrats' tax and spending bill," says Rep. James Comer. More COMMENTARY Suspended Teacher Who Refused to Use 'Preferred Pronouns' Obtains $95K Settlement By Sarah Parshall Perry Middle school math teacher Pamela Ricard addressed two students who considered themselves transgender by their legal names rather than their preferred names and pronouns. More ANALYSIS 6 Months After Russian Invasion, Christian Aid Group Leader Recounts Death, Destruction He Saw in Ukraine By Virginia Allen "The city is pretty much obliterated," Dave Donaldson of CityServe International says of the city of Bucha, where Russians are said to have massacred 1,300 people. "It's like watching a sci-fi film."  More NEWS Emails Reveal Biden Administration Coordinated With Facebook, Twitter By John Hugh DeMastri Dozens of federal officials within the Biden administration communicated extensively with social media companies to coordinate censorship of information, according to newly released internal documents. More COMMENTARY Fact Check: Reuters Misled You About Our DC Vaccine Mandate Piece By Douglas Blair Reuters joins a long line of biased media outlets attempting to use the fact check as a weapon against their opponents. 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.