This Lawsuit Over ‘Sex’ and ‘Gender Identity’ Will Have Sweeping Implications

Plus: Fact Check: Does Trump Have the Most Successful Judicial Nomination Record Since George Washington? Jul 29, 2019 Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court could determine whether laws really mean “gender identity” in prohibiting discrimination based on sex. John Bursch tells how. Is Trump really the leader in seating judges? Fred Lucas checks it out. The high court boosts the president by green-lighting military funds to build the wall, Kevin Daley reports. The podcast features winners of a student film competition with an American theme. Plus: John York on the surge in federal contractors and Jarrett Stepman on conservatism’s future. On this date in 1958, Congress creates NASA to oversee America’s challenge of the Soviet Union in exploring space. Commentary [This Lawsuit Over ‘Sex’ and ‘Gender Identity’ Will Have Sweeping Implications]( [Photo]( As it stands now, Tom Rost’s five-generation family business is in the hands of the Supreme Court. [More]( News [Fact Check: Does Trump Have the Most Successful Judicial Nomination Record Since George Washington?]( [Photo]( President Donald Trump has had what many would consider a successful record on judicial appointments—and repeatedly has cast that success in historical terms. [More]( Analysis [‘National Conservatives’ Set Out to Define Future of Politics on Right]( [Photo]( The rise of modern identity politics is highly corrosive to the country, Heritage Foundation scholar David Azerrad says. It teaches nothing but grievance for those deemed to be oppressed and self-flagellation for those deemed to be oppressors. [More]( Analysis [Prize-Winning Student Film Shows What It Means to Be American]( [Photo]( What does it mean to be American? That was the question over 6,000 students attempted to answer through a short film in C-SPAN’s StudentCam competition. [More]( Special Feature [After Defeat of ISIS, Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis Adjust to Uneasy Peace]( [Photo]( “It’s safe for us to pray here,” Besman Naif, 42, a Christian from a nearby village, says of an ancient monastery high on the slopes of Mount Alfaf. “We aren’t safe anywhere else.” [More]( News [Supreme Court Allows Trump to Use Pentagon Funds to Build Border Wall]( [Photo]( “The Supreme Court has upheld the rule of law by lifting a stay that was improperly granted by a federal judge who refused to recognize the statutory authority granted to the president to use military construction funds to secure the border,” Heritage Foundation legal expert Hans von Spakovsky says. [More]( Commentary [The Sneaky Way the Government Is Growing the Number of Bureaucrats]( [Photo]( To constrain the growth of central government, conservatives have fought to keep down the number of federal bureaucrats. This strategy has failed. [More]( [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] 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.]( -