‘Abuse of Power’: Lawmakers Tear Into DOJ for Arrest of Pro-Life Father in Front of Screaming Children

Plus: Republicans Must Fight Continuing Resolution Funding of Third Year of Biden-Pelosi Priorities September 27 2022 Good morning from Washington, where Republican lawmakers skewer the Justice Department for harassing a pro-life activist over an incident outside an abortion clinic a year ago. Mary Margaret Olohan and Gillian Richards report. It’s a clear abuse of power, Hans von Spakovsky and Cully Stimson write. On the podcast, Jarrett Stepman talks with a playwright who was “canceled” for not embracing transgenderism. Plus: Heritage Action’s Jessica Anderson on rejecting Democrats’ spending and Derrick Morgan on what’s behind gas prices. Sixty years ago today, Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring,” credited with sparking the modern U.S. environmental movement, is published. NEWS [‘Abuse of Power’: Lawmakers Tear Into DOJ for Arrest of Pro-Life Father in Front of Screaming Children]() [‘Abuse of Power’: Lawmakers Tear Into DOJ for Arrest of Pro-Life Father in Front of Screaming Children]() By Mary Margaret Olohan, Gillian Richards “This appears to be nothing less than a brazen continuation of the abuse of power by federal authorities against average American citizens that must stop,” says Rep. Chip Roy. [More]() COMMENTARY [Republicans Must Fight Continuing Resolution Funding of Third Year of Biden-Pelosi Priorities]() [Republicans Must Fight Continuing Resolution Funding of Third Year of Biden-Pelosi Priorities]() By Jessica Anderson If conservatives don’t block Democrats’ latest spending gambit, Democrats still will control the power of the purse through September 2023, regardless of election results. [More]() COMMENTARY [FBI, Justice Department Twist Federal Law to Arrest, Charge Pro-Life Activist]() [FBI, Justice Department Twist Federal Law to Arrest, Charge Pro-Life Activist ]() By Hans von Spakovsky, Cully Stimson The FBI’s raid of Mark Houck’s home was designed to send a warning to pro-life activists engaging in activities protected by the First Amendment. [More]() ANALYSIS [After Being Canceled, She Pivoted to Journalism]() [After Being Canceled, She Pivoted to Journalism]() By Jarrett Stepman Libby Emmons, the editor-in-chief of The Post Millennial, explains how she was canceled in the theater industry for making even mild critiques of transgender ideology. [More]() ANALYSIS [Growing Up in Foster Care, Tori Petersen Just Wanted the World to Know She Was 'Not a Bad Kid']() [Growing Up in Foster Care, Tori Petersen Just Wanted the World to Know She Was 'Not a Bad Kid']() By Virginia Allen During her childhood, Tori Hope Petersen lived in 12 different foster care homes. Yet she went on to be one of the 3% of foster care children who graduate from college. [More]() COMMENTARY [Here Are the Factors That Affect Gas Prices]() [Here Are the Factors That Affect Gas Prices]() By Derrick Morgan At the gas station, more than 50 cents per gallon is added on average in the form of gasoline taxes. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: AOC Tweet Shows She Doesn’t Know the Meaning of Oppression. Iranian Women Could Tell Her.]() [ICYMI: AOC Tweet Shows She Doesn’t Know the Meaning of Oppression. Iranian Women Could Tell Her.]() By Joy Stockbauer Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sees the recent wave of American pro-life legislation protecting unborn lives as comparable to the oppression of women living under radical Islam. [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.]() -