 |
|---|
Nov. 10, 2016
|
| Good morning from what is soon to be Donald Trump's Washington. We've got a basket of timely offerings. Kelsey Harkness reports on the Trump transition team and its full plate. Melissa Quinn lays out how Republicans can put a Obamacare repeal on the new president's desk. Josh Siegel looks at GOP victories in state legislatures and governorships. Plus: James Phillips on ditching the Iran deal, Ryan T. Anderson on restoring religious liberty, and Katrina Trinko on rejecting the "racist" label. Happy 241st birthday, Marines. |
NewsHow Republicans Can Start to Dismantle Obamacare With a Trump Presidency GOP lawmakers are likely to use a budget tool called reconciliation—a procedure used in the Senate that allows a bill to pass with 51 votes—to roll back key provisions of Obamacare and avoid a Democratic filibuster. Read More |
CommentaryDonald Trump's Win Wasn't About Racism "This was a white-lash against a changing country," says CNN's Van Jones. But the facts tell a different story. Read More |
NewsThe Team That Will Transition Trump Into the White House For the next three months, Trump's transition team—separate from his campaign team—will guide the president-elect on his future administration. Read More |
CommentaryIran Is Wrong: Trump Can Absolutely Overturn the Nuclear Deal Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed that there is "no possibility" for the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran to be overturned by Trump. Read More |
NewsRepublicans Maintain Strong Control of State Capitols. Here's What That Means. Republicans increased the number of states they fully control from 22 to 24. Democrats have total control of six states. Read More |
CommentaryMake Religious Freedom Great Again The Obama administration has engaged in a series of executive actions—some of which were likely unlawful—to advance a radical transgender agenda. Trump can reverse these and other actions. Read More |
The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation.
 Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter
The Daily Signal
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843 Donate to The Daily Signal |
-
PAT DOLLARD YOUNG AMERICANS 11 Hours Ago Bloomberg to Air Gun Control Ad During Superbowl Feb 2, 2013Toro520 Via The Associated Press: NEW YORK (Associated Press) – A gun control group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is airing a Super Bowl advertisement calling for background checks. The 30-second spot by Mayors Against Illegal Guns will air in the Washington area during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The ad calls on lawmakers to pass rules requiring background checks on guns. It is narrated by children, with “America the Beautiful” playing in the background. It includes decades-old footage of National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre saying the gun lobby group approves of the checks. LaPierre recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the NRA no longer supports background checks for all gun sales. A Bloomsberg spokesman would say only that the ad cost in the six-figure range....