DOJ Appeared to Minimize Leftist Roll in Violent Pro-Abortion Attacks Ahead of 'Night of Rage'

Plus: DeSantis Reveals His Battle Plan to Defeat the 'Woke' 'War on Truth' in Education and Beyond April 24 2023 Good morning from Washington, where it looks like the Justice Department has avoided tying radical pro-abortion agitators to attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers. Mary Margaret Olohan reports. In a speech closing The Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlines a winning strategy against the woke Left. Elizabeth Troutman and Tyler O’Neil report. On the podcast, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, shoots straight about how Congress could force President Biden to secure the border. Plus: a playbook for a conservative president; Chicago abandons law-abiding citizens; an electric-car pipe dream; and that flimsy Trump indictment. On this date in 1980, a military mission authorized by President Jimmy Carter to rescue 52 American hostages in Iran ends in a debacle as a helicopter collides with a transport plane, killing eight U.S. servicemen. NEWS [DOJ Appeared to Minimize Leftist Roll in Violent Pro-Abortion Attacks Ahead of 'Night of Rage']() [DOJ Appeared to Minimize Leftist Roll in Violent Pro-Abortion Attacks Ahead of 'Night of Rage']() By Mary Margaret Olohan DOJ officials appeared to minimize the threat of leftist violence as they prepared for the pro-abortion "Night of Rage," an email obtained by The Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project indicates. [More]() NEWS [DeSantis Reveals His Battle Plan to Defeat the 'Woke' 'War on Truth' in Education and Beyond]() [DeSantis Reveals His Battle Plan to Defeat the 'Woke' 'War on Truth' in Education and Beyond]() By Elizabeth Troutman, Tyler O'Neil “It is wrong to teach a second grader that they may have been born in the wrong body,” says the Florida Republican governor. [More]() COMMENTARY [In Chicago, Good People Must Fend for Themselves in Heart of City]() [In Chicago, Good People Must Fend for Themselves in Heart of City]() By Jarrett Stepman Our cities don’t have to be dangerous and filled with drug addicts passed out on the street. Failure was a choice. [More]() ANALYSIS [Rep. Chip Roy’s Prescription to Secure Border: Use Power of Purse to ‘Bring the President to His Knees’]() [Rep. Chip Roy’s Prescription to Secure Border: Use Power of Purse to ‘Bring the President to His Knees’]() By Virginia Allen President Biden’s border policies are enriching China and harming the American people, says the Texas Republican. [More]() COMMENTARY [Emissions-Free Electric Vehicles Are a Fantasy]() [Emissions-Free Electric Vehicles Are a Fantasy]() By Diana Furchtgott-Roth When adding up the emissions required to produce and power the batteries of electric vehicles, EVs can create more carbon emissions than gas-powered cars. [More]() NEWS [Project 2025 Offers Road Map for Next President]() [Project 2025 Offers Road Map for Next President]() By Fred Lucas The Heritage Foundation and a small army of conservative allies launched the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, calling for reining in federal agencies and curbing political weaponization. [More]() NEWS [It's ‘Slavery’: Larry Arnn Explains Why DEI Fails]() [It's ‘Slavery’: Larry Arnn Explains Why DEI Fails]() By Tony Kinnett The emphasis on DEI rips away the natural curiosity and potential of every student by tying his soul to the projected realities of skin color, says the Hillsdale College president. [More]() COMMENTARY [Even Trump-Hating Liberal Lawyers Are Trashing Alvin Bragg’s Feeble Indictment Attempt]() [Even Trump-Hating Liberal Lawyers Are Trashing Alvin Bragg’s Feeble Indictment Attempt]() By Allan Ryskind Numerous potential liberal prosecutors looked at the Trump case but turned it down on the grounds that it couldn’t be won, including Bragg’s predecessor: Cyrus Vance Jr. [More]() NEWS [ICYMI: More Americans Need to Stand Up to the Left’s Insanity, Tucker Carlson Says at Heritage Foundation Gala]() [ICYMI: More Americans Need to Stand Up to the Left’s Insanity, Tucker Carlson Says at Heritage Foundation Gala]() By Elizabeth Troutman, Ken McIntyre “The second you decide to tell the truth about something, you are filled with this power from somewhere else,” says the Fox News host. “The more you tell the truth, the stronger you become.” [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.]() -