Media Lawyer Explains Why CNN Settlement in Libel Case Is Big Deal

Plus: No, Sen. Lee Isn’t Breaking With Trump on Iran. But He Has a Point. Jan 10, 2020 Happy Friday from Washington, where House Democrats make a show of scolding President Trump for taking out Iran’s chief terrorist without giving them a heads-up. We’ve got details from Fred Lucas and commentary from Cully Stimson on a leading Senate conservative’s reservations. On the podcast, a filmmaker shares how his sister’s ordeal spurred him to crusade against sex trafficking. Plus: civil rights and school diversity quotas, Planned Parenthood’s abortion record, and a media lawyer’s take on CNN’s libel settlement. On this date in 1946, the United Nations General Assembly, made up of 51 nations, convenes for the first time in London. Enjoy the weekend. News [Media Lawyer Explains Why CNN Settlement in Libel Case Is Big Deal]( [Photo]( By Jarrett Stepman What is particularly interesting and mostly overlooked about the CNN case is the legal arguments the cable news organization was using to avoid legal repercussions. [More]( Commentary [No, Sen. Mike Lee Isn’t Breaking With the President on Iran. But He Has a Point.]( [Photo]( By Cully Stimson The Utah Republican has been consistent in his position over the years that the Constitution assigns to Congress the power to authorize war. He was critical of the Obama administration’s military activities in Yemen and Libya and Syria, and was public about it at the time. [More]( Analysis [His Sister Was Sex-Trafficked for 6 Years. Here’s How He’s Devoted His Life to Fighting It.]( [Photo]( By Rachel del Guidice Ilonka Deaton was trafficked into sex slavery at the age of 12. She suffered for six years before finally getting free. Now, her brother, Jaco... [Read More]( [More]( News [House Democrats Pass War Powers Resolution Criticizing Trump’s Killing of Suleimani]( [Photo]( By Fred Lucas The Democrat-controlled House approves a resolution aimed at reining in President Trump’s future actions on Iran and condemning him for not notifying Congress before the drone strike that killed Iran’s top terrorist. [More]( News [Trump Touts New Rule as Way to Improve Roads, Bridges Faster]( [Photo]( By Fred Lucas President Trump announces a new administration policy to boost the nation’s infrastructure without spending more tax dollars. [More]( Commentary [Planned Parenthood Sets New Record for Abortions in a Single Year]( [Photo]( By Melanie Israel Planned Parenthood’s increased emphasis on abortion has proved lucrative. The abortion giant received $616.8 million in taxpayer funding, up from $563.8 million in 2018. [More]( Commentary [This Legendary Civil Rights Advocate Is Taking on School Diversity Quotas]( [Photo]( By Kenny Xu Terrence Roberts, who entered a segregated Arkansas high school under National Guard protection in 1957, appeared in front of a Connecticut parents union to criticize the local school board for instituting blatant racial quotas in magnet school programs. [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.]( -