EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Hope to Block Biden's Use of Government to Get Out Vote

Plus: 6 Scandal-Plagued Senate Democrats Attack Clarence Thomas Over Ethics May 2 2023 Good morning from Washington, where an FBI operation to monitor Catholic Americans apparently gained traction in neighboring Virginia. Our Tyler O’Neil reports. In Texas, a rally for border security underlines the fatal consequences of Biden administration policies. Virginia Allen has details. On the podcast, find out how one state is protecting children from TikTok and the transgender agenda. Plus: the Left’s campaign to capture the Supreme Court; winners and losers in the House’s plan to cut deficit spending; states defend taxpayers from woke investments; and school moms take on a teachers union. Sixty years ago today, the first half of feminist writer Gloria Steinem’s account of her degrading undercover stint as a Playboy bunny in Manhattan is published in Show magazine. NEWS [EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Hope to Block Biden's Use of Government to Get Out Vote]() [EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Hope to Block Biden's Use of Government to Get Out Vote]() By Fred Lucas Her bill would ensure that federal agencies “are not engaging in partisan voter registration and mobilization efforts on the taxpayer’s dime,” says Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y. [More]() ANALYSIS [6 Scandal-Plagued Senate Democrats Attack Clarence Thomas Over Ethics]() [6 Scandal-Plagued Senate Democrats Attack Clarence Thomas Over Ethics]() By Fred Lucas Some of the Democrats leading the charge against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have faced ethical problems of their own. [More]() NEWS [Kiss, Twisted Sister Rock Stars Slam ‘Rash’ Push to Trans Children]() [Kiss, Twisted Sister Rock Stars Slam ‘Rash’ Push to Trans Children]() By Mary Margaret Olohan Two prominent rock stars voice their opposition to the activist push to normalize and transition children who say they identify as transgender. [More]() COMMENTARY [11 Instances of Defensive Gun Use Dramatize Wisdom of Second Amendment]() [11 Instances of Defensive Gun Use Dramatize Wisdom of Second Amendment]() By Amy Swearer, Lauren Grace Niesent The reality is that today ordinary Americans are as reliant on their Second Amendment rights as they’ve ever been. [More]() COMMENTARY [Did the Pill and the Digital World Fuel Transgenderism?]() [Did the Pill and the Digital World Fuel Transgenderism?]() By Katrina Trinko Author Mary Harrington argues that the ability of young adults to be whoever they want in the nonphysical confines of the internet is affecting how they view reality. [More]() ANALYSIS [‘We're Not Doing That Here,’ State School Superintendent Says of DEI Instruction]() [‘We're Not Doing That Here,’ State School Superintendent Says of DEI Instruction]() By Virginia Allen Oklahoma is taking a lead on school choice programs and resisting far-left ideology in classrooms across the state. [More]() COMMENTARY [Republicans Need to Stop Being Cowards on Abortion]() [Republicans Need to Stop Being Cowards on Abortion]() By David Harsanyi How many voters know that Democrats want to pass a federal law banning states from stopping sex-selective abortions or the dismembering of the post-viable unborn? [More]() NEWS [ICYMI: 'Disaster': State Financial Officers Slam Biden Admin's 'Upside Down' Mortgage Policy]() [ICYMI: 'Disaster': State Financial Officers Slam Biden Admin's 'Upside Down' Mortgage Policy]() By Samantha Aschieris “The policy will take money away from the people who played by the rules and did things right,” state auditors warn. [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.]() -