Media Falsely Links Hurricanes to Climate Change. Here Are the Facts.

Plus: FBI Reportedly Raid Home 'Guns Drawn,' 11 Pro-Life Activists Charged for Blocking Abortion Clinic

October 6 2022     Good morning from Washington, where the National Archives deflects document requests about the FBI raid on Donald Trump's home. FOIA expert Roman Jankowski lets 'em have it. Media outlets try to hang Hurricane Ian on climate change, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, two Heritage Foundation legal eagles preview some hot upcoming Supreme Court cases. Plus: A theft case involving election software concerns lawmakers and "Problematic Women" visits besieged border communities. On this date in 1961,  President John F. Kennedy advises Americans to build bomb shelters to guard against radioactive fallout in case of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union.     COMMENTARY Media Falsely Links Hurricanes to Climate Change. Here Are the Facts. By Jarrett Stepman Are fossil fuels and climate change really causing more and larger hurricanes? No: There has been a slight decline in major hurricanes making landfall in the U.S. in the past century. More NEWS FBI Reportedly Raid Home 'Guns Drawn,' 11 Pro-Life Activists Charged for Blocking Abortion Clinic By Mary Margaret Olohan The Justice Department has charged 11 more pro-life activists with violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act for blocking the entrance of an abortion clinic in 2021.  More COMMENTARY National Archives Scraps 'Transparency' Mission When It Comes to Trump Documents  By Roman Jankowski In releasing its first tranche of records about the Trump raid, the National Archives withheld 96% of the records sought by The Heritage Foundation from being released to the public. More ANALYSIS Supreme Court Examines Whether Alabama's Congressional Districts Violate Voting Rights Act By Zack Smith, Hans von Spakovsky The outcome of the decision in Merrill v. Milligan will have major ramifications when states next redraw congressional maps. More COMMENTARY For All Intents and Purposes, America Now Has No Southern Border By Virginia Allen During my time in Texas, I saw firsthand that the border is wide open, and a nation without a border is hardly a nation at all.  More NEWS GOP Lawmakers Worry About China Ties of Election Software Company Accused of Stealing Data By Fred Lucas "Allegations that the personal data of election workers was criminally mishandled" by an election software company "raise deep concerns ... for the integrity of our elections," says Rep. Claudia Tenney. More ANALYSIS Big Cases to Watch During New Supreme Court Term By Virginia Allen The nine justices will be hearing several blockbuster cases this term, including a case that involves Californians' access to bacon.  More NEWS ICYMI: Mark Houck Attorney: Garland Must Explain to Family Why Their Father Was Arrested by Men With Guns By Mary Margaret Olohan "We don't know if the attorney general himself approved the raid, but presumably one of his top aides did," says Peter Breen, a Thomas More Society attorney. 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.

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