House to Investigate IRS Retaliation, Removal of Team Probing Hunter Biden

Plus: Are School Libraries Banning Thousands of Books? Here's Why You Shouldn't Trust the Left's Narrative

May 17 2023   Good morning from  Washington, where House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says lawmakers will look into alleged IRS retaliation in the agency's probe of presidential son Hunter Biden. Fred Lucas reports. Reports of libraries' book bans are greatly exaggerated, Jay Greene and Madison Marino write. On the podcast, hear why the head of an association of state financial officers accuses the Biden administration of weaponizing so-called ESG investing. Plus: progress toward a debt ceiling deal; spotlighting attacks on the pro-life movement; a loss for religious freedom at America's biggest bank; and DeSantis and Trump clash over abortion. Fifty years ago today, a Senate select committee begins televised hearings looking into the growing Watergate scandal that will  lead to President Richard Nixon's resignation a little over two years later.      NEWS House to Investigate IRS Retaliation, Removal of Team Probing Hunter Biden By Fred Lucas "The repeated weaponization of the federal government to attack one political party and protect the other is un-American," says House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. More ANALYSIS Are School Libraries Banning Thousands of Books? Here's Why You Shouldn't Trust the Left's Narrative By Jay Greene, Madison Marino It is simply false that 2,532 books were removed from schools during the 2021-2022 school year. Here's how we know. More NEWS GOP Highlights Attacks on Pregnancy Centers, Pro-Lifers Under Biden Admin By Mary Margaret Olohan Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, tells pro-life dad Mark Houck that federal authorities selected him as an "example." More NEWS Conservatives Lose Round on Alleged Viewpoint Discrimination at JPMorgan Chase By Fred Lucas Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase & Co. reject a proposed inquiry into "debanking" by the financial giant that may be targeting account holders based on politics or religion. More ANALYSIS White House 'Weaponized' ESG Movement, State Financial Officers Foundation CEO Says By Samantha Aschieris "If most Americans knew how their pension fund dollars were being invested, they would probably be appalled and shocked," says Derek Kreifels of the State Financial Officers Foundation. More NEWS 'It Is Possible to Get Deal by End of Week,' McCarthy Says of Debt Limit Talks By Samantha Aschieris Under the GOP legislation, "no longer do we borrow money from China to pay people not to work," says House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. More NEWS DeSantis Slams Trump for Failing to Cite Position on Heartbeat Abortion Ban By Mary Margaret Olohan "Protecting an unborn child when there's a detectable heartbeat is something that probably 99% of pro-lifers support," says Gov. Ron DeSantis. More ANALYSIS ICYMI: Tuberville's Army: 3,000 Veterans Take Aim at Pentagon's 'Politicized Agenda' By Rob Bluey "This policy is not just illegal, it shamefully politicizes the military, circumvents the authority of Congress, and exceeds the authority of the Department of Defense," states the letter. 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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