House to Investigate IRS Retaliation, Removal of Team Probing Hunter Biden

Plus: Are School Libraries Banning Thousands of Books? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Left’s Narrative May 17 2023 Good morning from Washington, where House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says lawmakers will look into alleged IRS retaliation in the agency’s probe of presidential son Hunter Biden. Fred Lucas reports. Reports of libraries’ book bans are greatly exaggerated, Jay Greene and Madison Marino write. On the podcast, hear why the head of an association of state financial officers accuses the Biden administration of weaponizing so-called ESG investing. Plus: progress toward a debt ceiling deal; spotlighting attacks on the pro-life movement; a loss for religious freedom at America’s biggest bank; and DeSantis and Trump clash over abortion. Fifty years ago today, a Senate select committee begins televised hearings looking into the growing Watergate scandal that will lead to President Richard Nixon’s resignation a little over two years later. NEWS [House to Investigate IRS Retaliation, Removal of Team Probing Hunter Biden]() [House to Investigate IRS Retaliation, Removal of Team Probing Hunter Biden]() By Fred Lucas “The repeated weaponization of the federal government to attack one political party and protect the other is un-American,” says House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. [More]() ANALYSIS [Are School Libraries Banning Thousands of Books? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Left’s Narrative]() [Are School Libraries Banning Thousands of Books? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Trust the Left’s Narrative]() By Jay Greene, Madison Marino It is simply false that 2,532 books were removed from schools during the 2021-2022 school year. Here’s how we know. [More]() NEWS [GOP Highlights Attacks on Pregnancy Centers, Pro-Lifers Under Biden Admin]() [GOP Highlights Attacks on Pregnancy Centers, Pro-Lifers Under Biden Admin]() By Mary Margaret Olohan Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, tells pro-life dad Mark Houck that federal authorities selected him as an “example.” [More]() NEWS [Conservatives Lose Round on Alleged Viewpoint Discrimination at JPMorgan Chase]() [Conservatives Lose Round on Alleged Viewpoint Discrimination at JPMorgan Chase]() By Fred Lucas Shareholders of JPMorgan Chase & Co. reject a proposed inquiry into “debanking” by the financial giant that may be targeting account holders based on politics or religion. [More]() ANALYSIS [White House 'Weaponized' ESG Movement, State Financial Officers Foundation CEO Says]() [White House 'Weaponized' ESG Movement, State Financial Officers Foundation CEO Says]() By Samantha Aschieris “If most Americans knew how their pension fund dollars were being invested, they would probably be appalled and shocked,” says Derek Kreifels of the State Financial Officers Foundation. [More]() NEWS ['It Is Possible to Get Deal by End of Week,' McCarthy Says of Debt Limit Talks]() ['It Is Possible to Get Deal by End of Week,' McCarthy Says of Debt Limit Talks]() By Samantha Aschieris Under the GOP legislation, "no longer do we borrow money from China to pay people not to work," says House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. [More]() NEWS [DeSantis Slams Trump for Failing to Cite Position on Heartbeat Abortion Ban]() [DeSantis Slams Trump for Failing to Cite Position on Heartbeat Abortion Ban]() By Mary Margaret Olohan “Protecting an unborn child when there’s a detectable heartbeat is something that probably 99% of pro-lifers support,” says Gov. Ron DeSantis. [More]() ANALYSIS [ICYMI: Tuberville’s Army: 3,000 Veterans Take Aim at Pentagon’s ‘Politicized Agenda’]() [ICYMI: Tuberville’s Army: 3,000 Veterans Take Aim at Pentagon’s ‘Politicized Agenda’]() By Rob Bluey “This policy is not just illegal, it shamefully politicizes the military, circumvents the authority of Congress, and exceeds the authority of the Department of Defense,” states the letter. [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.]() -