This Legal Hurdle Could Trip Up Biden’s Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline

Plus: 4 Things to Know About Biden's Pick for Homeland Security Secretary

February 2 2021   Happy Groundhog Day from Washington, where a recent Supreme Court ruling could spell trouble for President Biden's bid to kill an oil pipeline running from Canada to Nebraska. Fred Lucas has the facts, along with key points about the likely next homeland security chief. On the podcast, a new congressional conservative says he wants to take it to the left. Plus: the real danger of debt; liberal incivility; and taking a popular racial obsession to court. On this date in 1980, the FBI reveals that six House members, one senator, and 24 other public officials are caught in an operation called Abscam in which agents posed as representatives of an Arab sheikh.      NEWS This Legal Hurdle Could Trip Up Biden's Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline By Fred Lucas In his first day in office, President Biden canceled construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, an action projected to wipe out 11,000 jobs. More NEWS 4 Things to Know About Biden's Pick for Homeland Security Secretary By Fred Lucas During the Obama era, Alejandro Mayorkas led implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which shielded from deportation illegal immigrants brought to the country as minors. More COMMENTARY Schumer Is Wrong About Debt. Congress Must Take Debt Danger Seriously, Not Spend Recklessly. By David Ditch Schumer and other leftists in Congress ignore the very real danger posed by adding to the $27.8 trillion federal debt, which is over $210,000 for every U.S. household. More ANALYSIS 'Fight Hard on Principle,' Says Freshman Republican Lawmaker By Rachel del Guidice Rep. Bob Good wants to "stop the radical, leftist, socialist agenda" of President Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and promote "conservative principles." More COMMENTARY Liberals Want a 'Return to Civility.' When Did They Practice It? By Larry Elder Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democratic National Committee chairwoman in 2011, said Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws." More NEWS Legal Coalition to Sue to Stop Feds' Critical Race Theory Training By Virginia Allen One of President Biden's new executive actions is in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to a coalition of legal foundations and lawyers that plans legal action to stop it. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: New York Times Reviews Book Advocating Blowing Up Pipelines to Combat Climate Change By Tim Graham It seems intellectually incoherent to cheer social media platforms for squashing some voices because they might lead to violence and then offer space to a book advocating property destruction. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook 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 franchmaverickk.secretwords123@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.