Med Students Told to Call Women ‘People With Cervices’; Professor Slams ‘Anti-Biological’ Lesson

Plus: 'We Are Under Siege,' Border County Sheriff Tells House Republicans as Democrats Skip Hearing

March 16 2023   Good morning from Washington, where House Democrats stay behind as Republican colleagues travel to Texas to see what's going on at the southern border. Virginia Allen reports on the field hearing. Women don't exist for some medical students, and that's too much for one professor, Tyler O'Neil writes. On the podcast, find out what's wrong with the process known as ranked-choice voting. Plus: Florida brings more voter fraud cases; North Korea behaves badly again; and "Problematic Women" ponders the presence of boys in girls basketball. On this date in 1945, in a key victory of World War II, the U.S. military declares the Pacific island of Iwo Jima secured after Marines fight fiercely for weeks against Japanese defenders.     NEWS First-Year Med Students Told to Call Women 'People With Cervices'; Professor Slams 'Anti-Biological' Lesson By Tyler O'Neil A lesson at the Indiana School of Medicine laments that "most textbooks present sex as binary" and advocates for "anatomy texts to discuss sex on a spectrum." More NEWS 'We Are Under Siege,' Border County Sheriff Tells House Republicans as Democrats Skip Hearing By Virginia Allen Kinney County, Texas, is "under siege by illegal aliens and smugglers," Sheriff Brad Coe tells a field hearing held by Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee. More NEWS DeSantis' Voter Fraud Office Nets 2 More Arrests By Fred Lucas Florida continues a crackdown on election-related crime, announcing the arrests of two more individuals on charges of casting illegal votes in last year's election. More COMMENTARY North Korea Signals More Provocations, Tensions By Bruce Klingner North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un again may go on a missile-launching binge and initiate extensive drills of conventional forces near the demilitarized zone. More COMMENTARY Ranked-Choice Voting Is 'Spreading Like Poison,' Alaskans for Honest Elections Founder Says By Samantha Aschieris The founder of Alaskans for Honest Elections speaks out against ranked-choice voting, which he says is "spreading like poison." More NEWS Tech Group Executive Involved in $2M Election Grant to County Where She Previously Worked By Fred Lucas Sophie Lehman, formerly Contra Costa County's manager of election operations, became the point of contact for what would be a $2 million election grant for the California county. More NEWS Pro-Trump Super PAC Accuses DeSantis of Violating Florida Ethics Law By Mary Margaret Olohan Allies of former President Donald Trump accuse Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of violating ethics and election laws through a "shadow presidential campaign," according to a 15-page complaint. More COMMENTARY Girls High School Basketball Team Banned From Future Tourneys for Refusing to Compete Against Team With Male Player By Virginia Allen, Kristen Eichamer A Christian school's girls basketball team is banned from competing in future tournaments after forfeiting a game against a team with a male student who claims to be transgender. More NEWS ICYMI: EXCLUSIVE: Majority of GOP Senators Back Plan to End Pentagon's Abortion Policies By Rob Bluey "The Pentagon should not be mobilized against the unborn. The Department of Defense exists to defend life, not destroy it," says Sen. Joni Ernst. 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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