31 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 Independent Vote Against Debt Ceiling Bill in the Senate

Plus: Vermont School Agrees to Pay $125K to Father, Daughter Punished for Speaking Out Against Trans Student

June 2 2023   Happy Friday from Washington, where most Senate Republicans voted against the debt ceiling bill, even as it passed. Sen. Rand Paul offered a strong amendment, even though it failed, Samantha Aschieris reports. In Vermont, a school settles a case involving free speech about transgenderism, Mary Margaret Olohan reports. On the podcast, the reality of the nuclear threat posed by Iran. Plus: China's questionable interest in missile research at a U.S. university; the tax consequences of runaway spending; and Biden's strategy to fight antisemitism involves strange bedfellows. On this date in 1924,  Congress passes legislation conferring citizenship on all Native Americans born within the nation's territorial limits.     NEWS 31 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 Independent Vote Against Debt Ceiling Bill in the Senate By Samantha Aschieris The Senate votes to pass the debt ceiling bill, 63-36. Most Republicans vote against it. More NEWS Vermont School Agrees to Pay $125K to Father, Daughter Punished for Speaking Out Against Trans Student By Mary Margaret Olohan The settlement requires that a Vermont school board insurer pay $125,000 in damages and attorneys' fees and costs to the parents of Blake Allen and their lawyers with Alliance Defending Freedom. More NEWS Sen. Rand Paul Unveils 'Conservative Alternative' to Cap Spending in Debt Ceiling Bill By Samantha Aschieris "Bold actions must be taken to defeat our mounting national debt," the Kentucky Republican says in announcing a "conservative alternative to the Biden-McCarthy deal." More NEWS 'George Soros Is a Destructive Civilizational Force,' Co-Founder of 'Jews Against Soros' Says By Virginia Allen, Samantha Aschieris Critics of left-wing billionaire George Soros, who notoriously has funded soft-on-crime prosecutors, often get branded antisemitic. A new Jewish group aims to end this "gaslighting." More COMMENTARY Chinese Communist Party Infiltrates New York University at the Cutting Edge of Army Missile Technology By Peter Wood, Ian Oxnevad The Chinese Communist Party infiltrates a small, upstate New York college that receives funding to develop "ultra-high temperature ceramic material" for the Army's hypersonic missiles. More NEWS Americans 'Cannot Afford Joe Biden With an Unlimited Credit Card,' Sen. Tim Scott Says By Samantha Aschieris "The biggest detail for me is the fact that Joe Biden, who we cannot trust on spending, has an unlimited credit card until the end of his term," Scott says of the House's debt ceiling bill. More NEWS Senate Votes to Block Biden's Student Loan Handout, But There's a Catch By Samantha Aschieris "This Biden proposal undermines these programs and forces hardworking taxpayers who already paid off their loans or did not go to college to shoulder the cost," Sen. Joe Manchin says. More ANALYSIS 'Their Aspiration Is World Domination': Retired Israeli General Breaks Down the Threat of a Nuclear Iran By Tyler O'Neil China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran "feel they can pretty much do whatever they want" because the West has "zero willingness" to use its power, a retired Israeli general warns. More COMMENTARY European-Level Taxes Coming to America If US Keeps Up Unsustainable Spending By Preston Brashers Unless Washington changes its big-spending ways, the U.S. middle class soon will face astronomical taxes similar to Europe. More NEWS DISTORTED PICTURE: Biden Antisemitism Push Celebrates CAIR, SPLC, Ignores Left-Wing Jew-Hatred By Tyler O'Neil President Biden's strategy to fight antisemitism uses a definition of Jew-hatred that fails to account for the demonization of Israel, critics claim. It also touts pro-Palestinian groups as allies. 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.

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