7 Highlights From Trump Team’s Defense in Impeachment Trial

Plus: When the Hateful Think They Are the Virtuous February 13 2021 Good morning from Washington, where the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump continues today after yesterday’s defense arguments by the former president’s lawyers. Fred Lucas has the main points. The forecast for the left’s $15 minimum wage is scary stuff, Rachel Greszler writes. Plus: blinding hatred of Trump; a journalist’s silly comparison; and remembering a Supreme example. On this date in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt, in a speech to the New York City Republican Club, addresses race relations by calling for gradual changes in government policy to achieve social and economic equality. Monday is Presidents Day. NEWS [7 Highlights From Trump Team’s Defense in Impeachment Trial]( [7 Highlights From Trump Team’s Defense in Impeachment Trial]( By Fred Lucas "Biden’s campaign slogan was ‘Battle for the Soul of America.’ No human being seriously believes that the use of such metaphorical terminology is incitement to political violence," says a Trump lawyer.... [More]( COMMENTARY [When the Hateful Think They Are the Virtuous]( [When the Hateful Think They Are the Virtuous]( By Ben Shapiro “Trumpites next door to our pandemic getaway … just plowed our driveway without being asked and did a great job,” wrote a columnist, launched into a journey of angst and rage by this kindness. [More]( COMMENTARY [6 Bleak Consequences From CBO’s Report on $15 Minimum Wage]( [6 Bleak Consequences From CBO’s Report on $15 Minimum Wage]( By Rachel Greszler The Congressional Budget Office estimates median job losses of 1.4 million and notes losses are “unlikely to be much lower,” but “could be much higher”—potentially 2.7 million or more lost jobs. [More]( COMMENTARY [Journalist Compares Covering Trump to Fighting Nazis]( [Journalist Compares Covering Trump to Fighting Nazis]( By Tim Graham “Covering the administration was thrilling for many journalists, in the way that I imagine storming Omaha Beach must have been for a 20-year-old fresh from the plains of Kansas,” wrote one journalist. [More]( COMMENTARY [Lessons We Can Learn From Supremes’ Mary Wilson]( [Lessons We Can Learn From Supremes’ Mary Wilson]( By Armstrong Williams Wilson’s passing is a stark reminder that America’s world influence is not solely derived from our democracy and national principles. Our global impact is also rooted in the sheer genius of our people. [More]( COMMENTARY [ICYMI: Here Are the Issues With Study CDC Used to Recommend Wearing 2 Masks]( [ICYMI: Here Are the Issues With Study CDC Used to Recommend Wearing 2 Masks]( By Kevin Pham A new push to wear two masks at once threatens to make a polarizing issue even worse. But does it even make sense? [More]( [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [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 [letters@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.](