8 Takeaways From Biden’s First Press Conference of 2022

Plus: Biden, Year 1: Promise Breaker in Chief January 20 2022 Good morning from Washington, where President Biden surprises critics by taking reporters’ questions for nearly two hours. He wouldn’t talk about his mental fitness, though, as Fred Lucas reports. In Virginia, parents can help a new conservative governor make good on promises, Mike Gonzalez writes. On the podcast, welfare expert Robert Rector explores the insanity of the far left’s “anti-work” movement. Plus: Deroy Murdock assesses the first year of the Biden presidency, and “Problematic Women” considers an Olympian’s take on today’s threat to women’s sports. One year ago today, the same day Joe Biden is sworn in as president, Kamala Harris takes the oath of office to become the nation’s first female vice president. NEWS [8 Takeaways From Biden’s First Press Conference of 2022]() [8 Takeaways From Biden’s First Press Conference of 2022]() By Fred Lucas President Biden took questions on the legitimacy of the upcoming midterm elections, his cognitive ability, China, Russia, and his son Hunter Biden. [More]() COMMENTARY [Biden, Year 1: Promise Breaker in Chief]() [Biden, Year 1: Promise Breaker in Chief]() By Deroy Murdock On the anniversary of President Biden’s inauguration, we look back at what promises he did (and didn’t) achieve. [More]() COMMENTARY [Youngkin Off to Good Start, but Parents Need to Keep Up Counterrevolution]() [Youngkin Off to Good Start, but Parents Need to Keep Up Counterrevolution]() By Mike Gonzalez The Virginia governor’s first executive order says he is acting “to end the use of inherently divisive concepts, including critical race theory, and to raise academic standards.” [More]() COMMENTARY [False Positives for Genetic Disorders in Prenatal Testing Unacceptably High]() [False Positives for Genetic Disorders in Prenatal Testing Unacceptably High]() By Tara Sander Lee Positive results on prenatal genetic screenings can be wrong up to 85% of the time, and yet hundreds of thousands of those tests are performed annually. [More]() ANALYSIS [What's With the Left's Attempt to Abolish Work?]() [What's With the Left's Attempt to Abolish Work?]() By Douglas Blair Robert Rector, a welfare and poverty expert at The Heritage Foundation, explains why work is crucial for a functioning and flourishing society. [More]() COMMENTARY [Asked About Transgender Swimmer, Michael Phelps Says Sports Need ‘Even Playing Field’]() [Asked About Transgender Swimmer, Michael Phelps Says Sports Need ‘Even Playing Field’]() By Virginia Allen On “Problematic Women,” we discuss the debate over biological males competing in women’s sports and how a D.C. restaurant canceled a pro-life group’s reservation. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: The Quest to Destroy Work]() [ICYMI: The Quest to Destroy Work]() By Ben Shapiro After dispensing with medical advice on COVID-19, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets down to business—or rather, to the business of avoiding doing business. [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.]()