Aug. 31, 2016 Here in Washington, the White House says Americans shouldn't worry about the hacking of election data, possibly by Russians. Fred Lucas reports on rising concerns. From Ukraine, Nolan Peterson files a dispatch on Russia's latest eyebrow-raising moves. Does skeet shooter and Olympic medalist Kim Rhode care about media bias? Kelsey Harkness asks her that and more in a must-read Q & A. Plus: Jason Snead on making it harder for one state to grab personal belongings, and Mike Gonzalez on Kaepernick and Castro. News Hacking of Election Data Raises Concerns for States Without Voter ID "We can't afford this vulnerability in our election systems," Mark Meckler, president of Citizens for Self-Governance and a former internet technology lawyer, tells The Daily Signal in a phone interview. Read More News Olympic Shooter Kim Rhode Talks Gun Control, Feminism, and Media Bias "When you look at the gun debate and the Olympi...

GOP Senate Debates Gun Control Instead of Real Measures to Fight Terrorism June 22, 2016 Good morning from Washington, where—10 days after the Orlando massacre—Senate Republicans ponder throwing in with Democrats on a new gun-control proposal. Genevieve Wood faults the GOP for not actually taking the fight to ISIS. Fred Lucas reports on the White House pushing "smart guns"–and its lack of clarity on illegal immigrants signing up for Obamacare in California. Plus: Jim DeMint on standing by the U.K. regardless of the Brexit vote and Yuval Levin on our "fractured" republic. Commentary GOP Senate Debates Gun Control Instead of Real Measures to Fight Terrorism The Republican-controlled Senate not only has allowed Democrats to make this an issue about gun control, they've joined the tour de farce. Read More News Obama Administration Coy on Expanding Obamacare to California Illegal Immigrants "The problem is that if subsidies ...

The Agenda - Gun control would not have stopped the Orlando attack June 21, 2016 Welcome to The Agenda, Heritage's weekly insight on the top policy battles. It's the first week of summer and a gun control debate is heating up in the Senate. Also, House Republicans will unveil their replacement for Obamacare on Wednesday and the British will vote whether to leave the EU on Thursday. Take notes, we have all of your conservative policy solutions right here. —Michelle Cordero, Managing Editor, Heritage.org Gun control would not have stopped the Orlando attack. Any time there is a large-scale loss of life, it is horrific, but more gun regulation won't make us safer . Instead, it strips law-abiding citizens of their only defense, while giving power to those who want to kill. Read Heritage's report outlining solutions on how to prevent another domestic terror attack. Brexit would return vital power back to the British people. Heritage experts...

Feb. 26, 2016 Good morning from Washington, where lawmakers bear down on the Obama administration for bailing out insurers. We've got new evidence the Justice Department hasn't stopped harassing firearms dealers and other politically incorrect businesses. Plus commentary from Heritage Foundation scholars: Ryan T. Anderson calls out big businesses for bullying smaller ones to capitulate on what marriage is. Minimum wage hikes create something different from paradise, Salim Furth advises. And whatever happened to reasoning together at universities? Arthur Milikh knows. News Government Continues 'Discriminating' Against Gun Sellers, Ohio Business Owner Says "I definitely think the government is discriminating against our industry," William Evans, president and CEO of American Tactical Concepts in Wadsworth, Ohio, told The Daily Signal. Evans was recently denied access to banking services from Direct Capital. Read More News Lawmaker...

NRA - Tennessee: Pro-Gun Legislation to Be Heard in the General Assembly Tennessee: Pro-Gun Legislation to Be Heard in the General Assembly This week, several pro-gun bills are scheduled for hearings in the Tennessee General Assembly.   Please contact members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and members of the House Civil Justice Subcommittee and ask for their support of the following bills: Senate Bill 1559 and House Bill 1644 , sponsored by state Senator Mike Bell (R-9) and state Representative Tilman Goins (R-10) respectively, would require the chief administrative officer of a private school to implement a handgun carry policy. Senate Bill 2376 , also sponsored by Senator Bell, would allow an employee of a public college or university with a valid handgun carry permit to carry a handgun on school property. House Bill 2575 , sponsored by state Representative Gerald McCormick (R-26), would extend permit renewals to occur every eight years a...

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