Bill McMorris is senior editor for the Washington Free Beacon. He joins the Beacon from the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, where he was managing editor of Old Dominion Watchdog. He was a 2010 Robert Novak Fellow with the Phillips Foundation, where he studied state pension shortfalls. His work has been featured on CNN, Fox News, The Economist, Colbert Report, and numerous print publications and radio stations. He lives in Alexandria, Va, with his wife and three daughters. His Twitter handle is @FBillMcMorris. His email address is mcmorris@freebeacon.com.

Bailed-Out Kennedy Center Violated Union Contract, National Symphony Orchestra Musicians Say

Bill McMorris
April 1, 2020 3:45 PM

National Symphony Orchestra members are accusing the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts of "leading the race to the bottom" for cutting off musicians hours after President Trump signed a $25 million bailout for the institution.

Kennedy Center Axes National Symphony Orchestra Staff After Receiving $25 Million in Stimulus Funds

Staff laid off days after musicians were informed bailout wouldn't cover their paychecks

Bill McMorris and Collin Anderson
March 31, 2020 1:50 PM

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday laid off approximately 20 administrative staffers who support the National Symphony Orchestra. The announcement comes just four days after President Donald Trump signed a stimulus bill that provided $25 million in relief funds for the cultural institution.

Kennedy Center Tells Musicians It Will Stop Paying Them Hours After $25 Million Bailout Is Signed

National Symphony Orchestra will stop receiving paychecks on April 3

Bill McMorris
March 28, 2020 12:00 PM

The Kennedy Center informed members of the National Symphony Orchestra that they would no longer be paid just hours after President Trump signed a $25 million taxpayer bailout to the cultural center, according to an email obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Nearly 100 musicians will no longer receive paychecks after April 3

Twitter Attaches Warning to Trump Campaign’s Pro-Life Video

Montage of babies receives same label as violent and sexual content

Bill McMorris
January 24, 2020 11:10 AM

Twitter attached a warning reserved for graphic, gory, or violent content to a pro-life video from the Trump campaign, prompting accusations of censorship against the social media giant.

Sanders Chooses Environmentalists Over Unions

Bill McMorris
January 14, 2020 11:00 PM

Socialist senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) chose to support the interests of environmentalists over the nation’s largest labor union at Tuesday’s debate, saying he will vote against the Trump administration’s renegotiation of NAFTA.

Update: Buttigieg Supports Opening Clinic Linked to Former Employee of Disgraced Abortionist

Thousands of baby remains found in South Bend abortion doc's home

Bill McMorris
September 16, 2019 12:10 PM

South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has thrown his support behind an abortion clinic tied to the late-Ulrich Klopfer, who was discovered to have stored more than 2,000 babies in his home.

Dutch Euthanasia Case Ignites Assisted Suicide Debate

Doctor acquitted after drugging and euthanizing dementia patient

Bill McMorris
September 14, 2019 5:00 AM

The acquittal of a Dutch doctor who drugged and euthanized a dementia patient against her will sparked outrage in the United States as assisted suicide bills spread.

CAP Scraps ThinkProgress Relaunch After Firing Union Staffers

Center for American Progress accused of union busting

Bill McMorris
September 10, 2019 10:50 AM

The Center for American Progress scuttled plans to relaunch ThinkProgress after recently fired staffers accused the liberal think tank of union busting.

Union Pledged ‘Bloody’ Contract Fight Before Alleged Sabotage

Tech told investigators he sabotaged plane because he was upset with negotiations

Bill McMorris
September 9, 2019 12:00 PM

An airline union president promised there would be blood in a contract dispute with American Airlines just weeks before a member allegedly sabotaged a plane.

Pro-BDS Union Backs Bernie

Sanders 'humbled' by endorsement

Bill McMorris
August 27, 2019 5:00 AM

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders welcomed the endorsement of a union that has embraced the anti-Israel BDS movement.