Government Expands List of Unvaccinated, Now Tracking Both Medical and Religious Exemptions

Plus: Grappling With DC Vaccine Mandate, Capitol Hill Restaurant Owner Pleads for Decency January 27 2022 Good morning from Washington, where the Biden administration is busy figuring out how to track federal employees with religious or medical reasons for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Fred Lucas has an update on our exclusive reporting. With the news of another imminent Supreme Court vacancy, John Malcolm assesses what Stephen Breyer stands for. On the podcast, it’s West Virginia v. China, sort of. Plus: tailoring education to children’s needs; YouTube bounces Dan Bongino; and “Problematic Women” wades into the masks-at-school debate. Fifty-five years ago today, a launch pad fire during tests at Cape Canaveral, Florida, kills Apollo I astronauts “Gus” Grissom, Edward White II, and Roger Chaffee, all trapped inside the command module. COMMENTARY [Mask Mandates in School: Should Parents Have That Choice?]() [Mask Mandates in School: Should Parents Have That Choice?]() By Virginia Allen Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says parents have a right to decide whether their child wears a mask to school, local mandates notwithstanding. [More]() NEWS [EXCLUSIVE: Government Expands List of Unvaccinated, Now Tracking Both Medical and Religious Exemptions]() [EXCLUSIVE: Government Expands List of Unvaccinated, Now Tracking Both Medical and Religious Exemptions]() By Fred Lucas "This is just the latest addition to the ever-growing list of abuses from an administration hellbent on imposing medical tyranny on the American people," says Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. [More]() NEWS [Grappling With DC Vaccine Mandate, Capitol Hill Restaurant Owner Pleads for Decency]() [Grappling With DC Vaccine Mandate, Capitol Hill Restaurant Owner Pleads for Decency]() By Mary Margaret Olohan Noe Landini put up a sign promising that his restaurant would not “discriminate against any customer based on sex, gender, race, creed, age, vaccinated or unvaccinated.” [More]() COMMENTARY [What Justice Stephen Breyer Brought to the Supreme Court]() [What Justice Stephen Breyer Brought to the Supreme Court]() By John G. Malcolm A reliable vote with the liberal wing of the court—especially on issues such as same-sex marriage, abortion, and campaign finance issues—Breyer values consensus and compromise. [More]() COMMENTARY [Education Is Not One-Size-Fits-All]() [Education Is Not One-Size-Fits-All]() By Susan Kay Moses It is imperative that we preserve our rights as parents to choose the best option for each of our children. [More]() NEWS [Talk Show Host Bongino Permanently Banned From YouTube]() [Talk Show Host Bongino Permanently Banned From YouTube]() By Ailan Evans Dan Bongino’s channel was initially suspended and demonetized for seven days after Bongino posted a video in which he said masks were “useless” in stopping the spread of the coronavirus, [More]() ANALYSIS [How West Virginia Is Standing Up to China-Friendly BlackRock]() [How West Virginia Is Standing Up to China-Friendly BlackRock]() By Douglas Blair "It's like we're paying [China] with our own money to destroy us," says Riley Moore, the state treasurer of West Virginia. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: McConnell Deconstructs Biden]() [ICYMI: McConnell Deconstructs Biden]() By Cal Thomas Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell responds to some of the president’s outlandish claims over his first year, saying the Biden on display wasn’t the one he’s known for decades. [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.]()