What I Saw at the Kenosha Courthouse

Plus: 6 Takeaways From Hearing for Biden’s Controversial Pick for Currency November 19 2021 Happy Friday from Washington, where we too await a verdict in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse as the jury deliberates in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Our Virginia Allen is outside the courthouse with a Daily Signal video team, while Heritage Foundation legal fellow Zack Smith finds the prosecution’s case lacking. Fred Lucas covers Republicans’ tough questions for Biden’s choice for a top Treasury post, and Mary Margaret Olohan has a scoop on the administration’s secret plan to promote abortions. Plus: the media’s duplicity in an anti-Trump hoax and a Christian florist decides she is done defending her faith. On this date in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivers a celebrated address while dedicating a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. NEWS [What I Saw at the Kenosha Courthouse]() [What I Saw at the Kenosha Courthouse]() By Virginia Allen At the courthouse, there were both supporters and opponents of Kyle Rittenhouse. Plus: We hear from a woman who attended the trial. [More]() NEWS [6 Takeaways From Hearing for Biden’s Controversial Pick for Currency Chief]() [6 Takeaways From Hearing for Biden’s Controversial Pick for Currency Chief]() By Fred Lucas “There is no record of me actually ever participating in any Marxist or communist discussions of any kind,” says Saule Omarova. [More]() NEWS [EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Group Begs Lawmakers to Block Biden Administration From Stealthily Easing Access to Abortion Drugs]() [EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Life Group Begs Lawmakers to Block Biden Administration From Stealthily Easing Access to Abortion Drugs]() By Mary Margaret Olohan “You have a chance to get ahead of this extreme change in abortion policy that will rival the societal change that followed Roe v. Wade,” states a letter from Students for Life. [More]() COMMENTARY [Kyle Rittenhouse’s Prosecutors Brought Forward a Weak Case for Political Purposes]() [Kyle Rittenhouse’s Prosecutors Brought Forward a Weak Case for Political Purposes]() By Zack Smith It looks like the prosecutors were determined to bring this case forward no matter the cost, no matter the consequences, no matter what the evidence actually showed. [More]() COMMENTARY [How Do We ‘Build Back Better’ by Wasting Trillions?]() [How Do We ‘Build Back Better’ by Wasting Trillions?]() By Star Parker The 100 Democratic progressives who are pushing so hard for this $2 trillion in spending have zero personal responsibility to assure that these funds are spent effectively and responsibly. It’s all politics. [More]() COMMENTARY [Coverage of Steele Dossier Is a Dark Period for American Media]() [Coverage of Steele Dossier Is a Dark Period for American Media]() By Tim Murtaugh Now would be the time for the news media to issue their own mass “oops” and set the record straight about the details they published from the now-discredited Steele dossier. [More]() NEWS [After 8 Years, Barronelle Stutzman’s Court Fight for Religious Freedom Ends in Settlement]() [After 8 Years, Barronelle Stutzman’s Court Fight for Religious Freedom Ends in Settlement]() By Virginia Allen Stutzman, a florist, has been in court since 2013, fighting for her right to decline to provide services for same-sex weddings because of her Christian views on marriage. [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.]()