August 18 2020
 

Good morning from Washington, where the left celebrates gender transitions and punishes those who think differently. Rachel del Guidice has a video report on one French teacher who has paid the price. On the podcast, a pro-life champion marks the progress made in recent years against abortion on demand. Plus: meet the president’s new coronavirus adviser; another FBI veteran under the microscope; and terrific candidates for the nation’s highest court. A hundred years ago today, Tennessee becomes the last state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing women to vote, after a 24-year-old state lawmaker reportedly reverses his “no” after hearing from his mother.

 
 
 
SPECIAL FEATURE
Fired for Accidentally Calling a Transgender Student ‘She,’ Teacher Takes Case to Court
By Rachel del Guidice

“I explained to my principal that I couldn’t in good conscience pronounce masculine pronouns to refer to a girl,” French teacher Peter Vlaming tells The Daily Signal in this special video report.
NEWS
3 Things to Know About Trump COVID-19 Adviser Under Attack by the Left
By Fred Lucas

Dr. Scott Atlas, the president’s new appointee to the White House coronavirus task force, is being dismissed by some liberal commentators as a political hack.
COMMENTARY
How 'Life Is Winning' in 21st Century
By Rachel del Guidice

Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony List, joins the podcast to discuss her book about how the pro-life cause went from “an orphaned political problem” to a winning issue "embraced at...
COMMENTARY
Some Great Picks That Trump Should Consider for Supreme Court
By John G. Malcolm

These men and women have what it takes to serve with distinction on the Supreme Court.
NEWS
FBI’s Ex-Counterintel Chief Scrutinized Over Briefing on Anti-Trump Dossier
By Chuck Ross

An inspector general’s report says FBI counterintelligence chief Bill Priestap withheld information that undercut an ex-British spy who compiled opposition research on Donald Trump.
 
     
 
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