Jeff Sessions Warns Sanctuary Cities About Missing Out on Help to Fight Crime

[The Daily Signal] Aug. 4, 2017 Happy Friday from Washington, where Attorney General Jeff Sessions signals his seriousness about sanctuary cities by excluding them from crime-fighting resources. Fred Lucas reports. As President Trump's national security adviser takes some incoming, six Heritage Foundation experts make the case for his indispensability. Is the "unmasking" scandal about to envelop Obama aides? Richard Pollack has the latest. Plus: Alden Abbott on what’s wrong with Democrats' post-Trump promises, Scott Yenor on the transgender movement's challenge of parents, and Melissa Quinn on the latest governor to switch to Republican. Enjoy the weekend. NEWS [Jeff Sessions Warns Sanctuary Cities About Missing Out on Help to Fight Crime]( The attorney general cites a sexual assault in Oregon in saying local jurisdictions will need to show cooperation with federal immigration officials if they want access to public safety training resources. [Read More]( Commentary [5 Reasons H.R. McMaster Is the Right Leader for a Tough President]( H.R. McMaster is a seasoned military leader who can give President Trump sound options and make the tough calls as national security adviser, six Heritage Foundation experts write. [Read More]( COMMENTARY [Democrats' 'Better Deal' Proposals Would Make Americans Worse Off]( The Democrats’ new initiative flunks basic truth-in-labeling standards. More accurately, it constitutes “a worse deal” for Americans. [Read More]( News [New Calls for Criminal Investigation of Obama Aides in 'Unmasking' Scandal]( "When you’re dealing with the political use of intelligence methods and capabilities with regards to unmasking, you have suspected criminal activity," a retired intelligence officer says of allegations surrounding Obama NSA aide Ben Rhodes, pictured. [Read More]( COMMENTARY [Transgender Activists Seek to Undermine Parental Rights]( Transgender rights activists hope to abridge parental rights by elevating the independent choices of young children who don’t know better. [Read More]( NEWS [Fact Check: Do You Have to Speak English to Be Naturalized?]( Find out who's right: a senior presidential aide or the CNN reporter who kept interrupting him at a White House briefing on a Senate immigration bill. [Read More]( FLASHBACK [How a Billionaire Democrat Running for Governor Won in Trump Country]( West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is switching from Democrat to Republican. Last year, The Daily Signal profiled the governor, who has some things in common with President Trump. [Read More]( [The Daily Signal] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [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 [comments@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.]( -