Hollywood Actress: Why I Homeschool My Kids

[The Daily Signal] Nov. 13, 2017 Good morning from Washington, where the Senate is doing an excellent job staying well-rested. Fred Lucas reports on the number of Trump nominees awaiting Senate confirmation. From Ukraine, Nolan Peterson details how Rick Perry's actions are hurting Russia. Plus: Sam Sorbo on homeschooling, and Jarrett Stepman and Ginny Montalbano on JFK conspiracies. "In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes," wrote Ben Franklin this day, back in 1789. Commentary [Hollywood Actress: Why I Homeschool My Kids]( Public school forms a wedge between the child and the parent, says actress Sam Sorbo. [Watch the Video or Read the Transcript]( News [Trump Nominees Languish in GOP-Controlled Senate]( President Trump has 175 pending nominees awaiting action from Senate committees and another 101 on the Senate calendar awaiting a confirmation vote. [Read More]( Commentary [An ICE Agent Got Shot 3 Times in Mexico. Now, He's Looking for Justice.]( Not a single Justice Department official has been punished for President Obama's deadly gun-walking failures. Instead, Victor Avila was ostracized, transferred against his will, and issued a "3R" letter to "resign, retire, or relocate." [Read More]( Commentary [Why the Narrative That Right-Wing Hate Killed JFK Is False]( President Trump has authorized the release of 2,800 records connected to the JFK assassination. [Read More]( Feature [Ukraine Turns to American Coal to Defend Itself Against Russia]( "In recent years, [Kyiv] and much of Eastern Europe have been reliant on and beholden to Russia to keep the heat on. That changes now," Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in July. [Read More]( News [Virginia's Democrat Governor-Elect Strikes Moderate Tone After 'Progressive Tidal Wave']( Gov.-elect Ralph Northam indicated he would work with President Trump on issues such as the U.S. military. [Read More]( News [How the Senate Tax Plan Differs From the House Legislation]( Senate Republicans released a tax plan that delays the corporate tax cut until 2019, but would slightly cut the top individual rate and keeps the status quo in the number of brackets. [Read More]( Commentary [We Hear You: Free Speech, the Transgender Agenda, 'Mockingbird,' and the Deep State]( "College campuses have become the most fascist places on earth, and those same people who have been deprived of the opportunity to form opinions of their own will be turned loose on society in the near future," writes Donna Patterson. [Read More]( [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Donate to The Daily Signal]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [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 [comments@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 {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]( -