Long Before Neil Gorsuch, Judges Had to Be Liberal Enough for Chuck Schumer

[The Daily Signal] March 17, 2017 Top o' the mornin' from Washington to ya lads and lassies this St. Patrick's Day. Senate Democrats are gunning for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, led by a New Yorker who long has argued that liberal means good in a judge. Fred Lucas reports. Conservatives are more optimistic about Republicans' Obamacare repeal plans. Melissa Quinn has an update. Plus: Josh Siegel on the future of populism in Europe, Romina Boccia on prospects for small government in Trump's budget, and Hans von Spakovsky on wrongheaded rulings about travel restrictions. News [Long Before Neil Gorsuch, Judges Had to Be Liberal Enough for Chuck Schumer]( Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer arguably telegraphed his opposition to Neil Gorsuch as the next Supreme Court justice almost 16 years ago when he wrote that the Senate publicly should make ideology a factor in confirming judges. [Read More]( Commentary [What 2 Obama Judges Got Wrong in Striking Down Travel Executive Order]( The logical extension of this reasoning about the supposed "motive" behind the executive order is that the order is unlawful because Trump signed it. Yet the same exact order would not be unlawful if Obama had signed it. [Read More]( Commentary [Trump's 'Skinny' Budget Paves Way for a Leaner Government]( Trump's proposal would cut nondefense programs in most agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (31 percent), the Department of State (29 percent), and the Department of Agriculture (21 percent). [Read More]( News [European Populism Not 'Going Away' Despite Dutch Election Result]( A far-right nationalist party in the Netherlands led by Geert Wilders failed to score a decisive victory in what was billed as the first electoral test for European populism since last year's "Brexit" referendum and Trump's election as president. [Read More]( News [After Paul Ryan Admits Obamacare Plan Needs Changes, Conservatives Hope to Strike Deal Uniting Party]( Members of the House Freedom Caucus are drafting an amendment to the House GOP's Obamacare replacement plan they say is designed to "find reasonable middle ground." [Read More]( News [Sharyl Attkisson on Trump Surveillance Claims: 'I Don't Think It's Outside Realm of Possibility']( While Trump's surveillance claims have been met with some skepticism, veteran journalist Sharyl Attkisson has reason to believe the Obama administration was watching her. [Read More]( Commentary [It's Not Fake News: Predators Are Taking Advantage of Target's Fitting Room Policy]( In one instance, a newspaper reported that a "man dressed as a woman" was caught filming a young woman removing her clothes in the dressing room of a Target. [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.]( -