7 Highlights From National Conservatism Conference

Plus: 'Outrageous': GOP Lawmakers Slam DOJ Official for Smearing Legal Defense Organization as ‘Hate Group’ September 14 2022 Good morning from Washington, where GOP lawmakers say a Justice Department official maligned a respected legal defense organization as a “hate group.” Samantha Renck reports. What happened at the third National Conservatism Conference? We’ve got a roundup from Miami. On the podcast, our Doug Blair talks with “canceled” D.C. journalist Amber Athey about whether turnabout is fair play. Plus: the fallout from a Twitter whistleblower; a new bill would ban abortion after 15 weeks; the first lady defends inappropriate children’s books; and an old leftist group spawns new PACs. On this date in 1901, President William McKinley, 58, dies after being shot nine days earlier by a deranged anarchist at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. NEWS [7 Highlights From National Conservatism Conference]() [7 Highlights From National Conservatism Conference]() By Jarrett Stepman, Douglas Blair, Katrina Trinko Sens. Josh Hawley and Marco Rubio, Rep. Ken Buck, and author Yoram Hazony were among those who spoke at National Conservatism Conference. [More]() NEWS ['Outrageous': GOP Lawmakers Slam DOJ Official for Smearing Legal Defense Organization as ‘Hate Group’]() ['Outrageous': GOP Lawmakers Slam DOJ Official for Smearing Legal Defense Organization as ‘Hate Group’]() By Samantha Renck Attorney General Merrick Garland "should investigate this incident" of a staffer calling Alliance Defending Freedom, a religious freedom legal group, a "hate group," says Sen. Ted Cruz. [More]() COMMENTARY [Twitter Whistleblower: Chinese Spy Worked at Tech Giant and 4,000 Employees Had Access to Spy on Users]() [ Twitter Whistleblower: Chinese Spy Worked at Tech Giant and 4,000 Employees Had Access to Spy on Users]() By Will Thibeau Four thousand unvetted employees could observe private messages, “hijack” accounts, and observe every scroll or click on Twitter’s platform. [More]() NEWS [‘Troubling’: Justice Department Hides Biden’s Voter Registration Plan]() [‘Troubling’: Justice Department Hides Biden’s Voter Registration Plan]() By Trevor Schakohl The Justice Department has refused to release its mandated strategic plan about ways to champion voter registration and participation. [More]() ANALYSIS [Should Conservatives Fight Fire With Fire, Seek to Cancel the Left?]() [Should Conservatives Fight Fire With Fire, Seek to Cancel the Left?]() By Douglas Blair After Amber Athey made a joke about Vice President Kamala Harris’ outfit at last year’s State of the Union address, enraged leftists harassed her employer, a talk radio station, into firing her. [More]() NEWS [Sen. Lindsey Graham Introduces Bill to Prohibit Abortion After Baby Can Feel Pain]() [Sen. Lindsey Graham Introduces Bill to Prohibit Abortion After Baby Can Feel Pain]() By Virginia Allen If passed, the bill would prohibit abortion across America after 15 weeks in most cases. [More]() NEWS [Jill Biden Dismisses Parental Control of Books in School Libraries: ‘This Is America. We Don’t Ban Books.’]() [Jill Biden Dismisses Parental Control of Books in School Libraries: ‘This Is America. We Don’t Ban Books.’]() By Gillian Richards First lady Jill Biden says parents should not be able to exclude any books from school libraries. [More]() NEWS [Southern Poverty Law Center Takes Aim at School Boards, Local Elections With New PACs]() [Southern Poverty Law Center Takes Aim at School Boards, Local Elections With New PACs]() By Tyler O'Neil The Southern Poverty Law Center, notorious for branding mainstream conservatives and Christians as “hate groups," is taking aim at school boards and local elections. [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.]()