What This Red State Is Doing to Stop Mothers From Going to Prison

[The Daily Signal] Oct. 6, 2016 In Washington, some lawmakers are willing to challenge President Obama's policies. One senator presses immigration officials on why a man accused of five murders wasn't deported earlier; another senator wants to derail the president's transgender mandate for schools. Josh Siegel and Kelsey Harkness report, respectively. Siegel also profiles a pioneering state program aimed at turning around criminal moms. Plus: Philip Wegmann on making it harder to replace the House speaker, and Rachel del Guidice on asking a question at the second debate. News [What This Red State Is Doing to Stop Mothers From Going to Prison] The number of women in local jails across the U.S. is almost 14 times what it was in the 1970s, a growth in the rate of incarceration far greater than that of men. [Read More] News [Meet the Senator Opposing Obama's Mandate for Transgender Bathrooms in Schools] Sen. James Lankford is challenging the process the executive branch used to implement the sweeping school policy, arguing that it was wholly unlawful. [Read More] News [Freedom Caucus Bristles at Rule Change That Makes It Nearly Impossible to Depose the Speaker] More than a year after Rep. Paul Ryan picked up the House speaker's gavel, Rep. Devin Nunes has launched an effort to blunt the parliamentary measure used by the House Freedom Caucus to oust Ryan's predecessor, John Boehner. [Read More] News [Illegal Immigrant With a Violent History Was Charged With Killing 5. Now a GOP Senator Is Asking Questions.] The suspect, Johnny Josue Sanchez of Honduras, was arrested four times this year. [Read More] Commentary [When Bureaucrats Edit the Facts of Islamist Terrorism to Fit Obama's Narrative] Since 2011, the administration has led a controversial effort to remove any and all mentions of Islamic ideology from training manuals for law enforcement. [Read More] News [How to Ask a Question at the Next Presidential Debate] Created during the 2008 presidential election season, the Open Debate Coalition's sole purpose, according to its website, is "to make debates more representative of the will of the people." [Read More] [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Find us on Facebook] Find us on Facebook [Follow us on Twitter] Follow us on Twitter The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843] [Donate to The Daily Signal] 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.] -