16 Senate Republicans Urge Colleagues to Work Through August, Get Nominees Confirmed Faster

[The Daily Signal] May 17, 2018 Good morning from Washington, where some vocal lawmakers want Congress to stay in session this summer to put more of the Trump administration into place and take care of other business. Rachel del Guidice reports. Sensitive issues are on the agenda for President Trump's meetings with top U.N. and NATO officials. Fred Lucas previews that and has the latest on Trump's message to sanctuary cities. Plus: Star Parker on America's new embassy in Israel, Daren Bakst on what's wrong with the farm bill, and Jarrett Stepman on taking mental illness seriously. News [16 Senate Republicans Urge Colleagues to Work Through August, Get Nominees Confirmed Faster]( "We have 276 nominees backlogged, waiting for confirmation hearings … this is nothing but pure, unadulterated obstructionism," says Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga. [Read More]( Commentary [Our Approach to Severe Mental Illness Endangers Everyone]( "In spite of the federal government spending $147 billion annually, states kicking in around another $50 billion annually, 400,000 seriously mentally ill are incarcerated, 140,000 mentally ill are homeless," says DJ Jaffe of Mental Illness Policy Org. [Read More]( Commentary [Q&A: Farm Bill Policies Benefit Wealthy Farmers, Hurt Taxpayers]( Large family farms have a median household income of $347,000 and median household net worth of $3.8 million. [Read More]( Commentary [Moving Embassy to Jerusalem Shows the US Is Unique. Just Like Israel.]( The United States and Israel are different from other nations in that both are defined by a creed and by principles. [Read More]( News [California Officials Back Trump on Crackdown on 'Sanctuary' Policies]( California law enforcement and local officials gathered at the White House on Wednesday to make it clear that Sacramento doesn't speak for them on illegal immigration. [Read More]( News [6 Big Issues on Trump's Plate for UN and NATO Leaders]( In a defining stretch of his presidency, Donald Trump will spend the next two days meeting with leaders of two international bodies he has criticized—the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. [Read More]( Commentary [The Reason Liberals View Melania Trump as a Threat]( Yet, while partisans in the political press and entertainment media work hard to stoke division against and resentment of the Trump administration, "Melania" is now among the fastest-growing baby names in the nation. [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.]( -