EXCLUSIVE: Detransitioners Back Florida Medicaid Rule Amid LGBT Legal Challenge

Plus: In California, Parents May Soon Effectively Lose Custody of Kids 12 and Older April 11 2023 Good Friday greetings from Washington, where the FBI wields a glossary to help agents identify violent extremists online. Fred Lucas reports. With Easter Sunday in view, our Katrina Trinko ponders Americans’ growing absence from the pews. On a bonus edition of the podcast, meet a crowdfunded Christian movie that put major contenders on the ropes. Plus: how the U.S. can counter China; churches come under escalating attack; CBS News flaunts its pro-Democrat bias; and a disturbing addiction to mobile devices. On this date in 1970, American icon John Wayne wins his first and only Academy Award for acting when he claims the Oscar for playing dissolute U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in the Western “True Grit.” Morning Bell returns Monday. Have a blessed Easter. NEWS [EXCLUSIVE: Detransitioners Back Florida Medicaid Rule Amid LGBT Legal Challenge]() [EXCLUSIVE: Detransitioners Back Florida Medicaid Rule Amid LGBT Legal Challenge]() By Tyler O'Neil Three “detransitioners” support a Florida health agency’s rule preventing Medicaid from reimbursing for transgender medical interventions. [More]() COMMENTARY [In California, Parents May Soon Effectively Lose Custody of Kids 12 and Older]() [In California, Parents May Soon Effectively Lose Custody of Kids 12 and Older]() By Katrina Trinko “This bill gives a stranger, a school psychologist, power to decide whether a sixth or seventh grader comes home from school that day,” says Erin Friday, a California mom. [More]() COMMENTARY [Germany’s Green Energy Debacle Should Be Warning to US]() [Germany’s Green Energy Debacle Should Be Warning to US]() By Mackenzie Fries, Diana Furchtgott-Roth Germany has been phasing out conventional fuels and phasing in less reliable, less abundant renewable energy sources, resulting in higher prices, shortages, and a greater reliance on adversarial nations. [More]() NEWS [Florida’s Election Crimes Unit a National Model, Watchdog Says]() [Florida’s Election Crimes Unit a National Model, Watchdog Says]() By Fred Lucas “Florida’s election crimes unit has received more than 2,000 complaints and initiated nearly 1,000 independent investigations,” a Foundation for Government Accountability report says. [More]() ANALYSIS [7 Ways to Counter Threat of Chinese Communist Party]() [7 Ways to Counter Threat of Chinese Communist Party]() By Samantha Aschieris No. 4: Ask your school or alma mater if they’re protecting students from Chinese Communist Party repression or influence. [More]() ANALYSIS [Jane’s Revenge ‘Will Be Held Accountable’ for Attacks on Pro-Life Centers, Lawyer Says]() [Jane’s Revenge ‘Will Be Held Accountable’ for Attacks on Pro-Life Centers, Lawyer Says]() By Virginia Allen Florida’s attorney general, together with a religious liberty legal group, is suing Jane’s Revenge for targeting and attacking pro-life pregnancy resource centers. [More]() COMMENTARY [Parents Scrub Toilets So Their Kids Can Attend This Christian School]() [Parents Scrub Toilets So Their Kids Can Attend This Christian School]() By Tony Kinnett One Christian school in Texas provides such a great education opportunity for children that parents are cleaning toilets at the school to help pay tuition. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: Our French Revolution]() [ICYMI: Our French Revolution]() By Victor Davis Hanson We are in a Jacobin revolution of the sort that in 1793-94 nearly destroyed France. And things are getting scary. [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.]() -