California Cares More About Virtue Signaling Than Alleviating Homelessness

Plus: Trump's New York Trial Has Officially Begun. Here's What's at Stake.

April 16 2024   COMMENTARY California Cares More About Virtue Signaling Than Alleviating Homelessness By Jarrett Stepman Poverty programs in California increasingly appear to be pure redistribution of wealth. More NEWS Trump's New York Trial Has Officially Begun. Here's What's at Stake. By Katelynn Richardson "Of the four criminal cases pending against former President Trump, this one is viewed—rightly so, in my view—as the most overtly political," says The Heritage Foundation's John Malcolm. More NEWS NPR Suspends Editor Who Blew Whistle on Left-Wing Takeover of Newsroom By Jason Cohen NPR informs an editor, Uri Berliner, that he neglected to get the outlet's required sign-off for publishing an essay for another outlet, characterizing it as a "final warning." More COMMENTARY Calm Before the Storm? China's Shifting Intimidation Tactics on Taiwan By Brent Sadler, Caleb Erickson This new quiet should not be interpreted as a de-escalation, but rather a sign of a moderated approach. More COMMENTARY Lawmakers Must Protect Civil Rights as Louisiana Universities Hold Fast to Discrimination via DEI By Jonathan Butcher Louisiana lawmakers introduce a proposal to defund DEI offices in public colleges and universities and to block employees from compelling students to say things they don't believe. More NEWS K-12 Bible Lessons Program Akin to Proselytizing for 'Church of Trump,' MSNBC Host Claims By Noah Slayter A host on MSNBC claims that teaching students the Bible off-campus during school hours would make them a part of what she calls the "Church of Trump." More NEWS ICYMI: 'Absurd': Johnson Vows Not to Resign, as Second GOP Lawmaker Announces Support for Ouster By Jarrett Stepman "I am not resigning. And it is in my view an absurd notion that someone would bring a vacate motion when we are simply here trying to do our jobs," says Speaker Johnson. More NEWS ICYMI: Illegals Instructed to Vote Biden for Border NGO to 'Stay Open' By Fred Lucas The flyers by the organization Resource Center Matamoros say: "Reminder to vote for President Biden when you are in the United States. We need another four years of his term to stay open." 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 opt out of this newsletter, please click here to unsubscribe from Capitol Bell.

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