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On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Former Special Counsel John Durham testifies before Congress. Justice Samuel fires back at the news site ProPublica after it published an article raising concerns over issues related to recusal and gift disclosures. The National Assessment of Educational Progress says math and reading scores are down for 13-year-olds. Hunter Biden reportedly reaches an agreement with the mother of his daughter regarding child support payments. There are rumors in Washington D.C. that Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., is going to launch a campaign for president as a third party candidate. Relevant Links https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/21/durham-agents-were-emotional-apologized-over-fbi-conduct-in-trump-russia-probe/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican who is also running for governor, secured a pledge from JPMorgan Chase that may help protect conservatives from the threat of "debanking"—when banks cut off services over the religious or political stance of a customer, including nonprofits. Cameron slammed the "hypocrisy that we see from big businesses." Speaking with "The Daily Signal Podcast," Cameron notes that corporations "will promote the ideas and the agenda of the far Left, but they remain quiet or dismissive of protecting the First Amendment rights of religious organizations and—dare I say—the majority of Americans who firmly believe that we should have and welcome all viewpoints into the marketplace of ideas." Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: After about a 5 year investigation, it appears that Hunter Biden is not going to jail. A Florida judge has set the initial trial date for the case involving President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents. The new Pixar children’s movie "Elemental," featuring the Pixar’s first "non-binary" character, flops at the box office. Relevant Links https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/20/no-jail-time-for-hunter-biden-in-sweetheart-plea-deal/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Republican “Contract With America” is arguably one of the most influential political documents in recent history. In 1994, then-Reps. Newt Gingrich of Georgia and Dick Armey of Texas drafted the Contract With America, rallying Republicans around key policy priorities ahead of that year's midterm elections. Gingrich credits the document with leading to Republicans' historic House takeover. “To show you how historic it was, there's a 40-year period when there [was] no Republican majority,” says Gingrich, who became speaker of the House. The momentum continued, and Republicans “held the House for 12 years, but what was important was, when we lost it in 2006, Republicans knew they could be a majority,” the former Georgia lawmaker says. In his new book, “March to the Majority: The Real Story of the Republican Revolution,” Gingrich explains how the Contract With America fundamentally changed the Republican Party. He also shares stories about President Ronald Reagan and weighs in on the current political climate. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After years of teaching, Arianne Craig Jolla says parents, not just educators, need to teach their children. And as the nation celebrates Juneteenth on Monday, Craig Jolla says parents have a wonderful opportunity to educate their children on the history behind the day and the joy of freedom. Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of the last enslaved blacks after the end of the Civil War. As the author of “Teach Your OWN Kid! Schools Can’t Do It Alone,” Craig Jolla says parents play an important educational role on Juneteenth. Craig Jolla joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the history of Juneteenth and a new initiative that aims to end generational cycles of poverty. As co-founder of the Louisiana based HYPE Academy Private School & Academic Resource Center and a longtime teacher, she says students lack basic financial knowledge. "It is a cycle of poverty that will not be undone just in a classroom, but there has to be a tool that we bring online, a learning solution for those kids to undo some of the generational issues that we're seeing," she says. Through an interactive app called Cash Academy, Craig Jolla says students will be able to learn how to "earn, invest, save, spend, and give." "Just as we are fighting for education freedom in black and brown schools that serve black and brown kids, just as we, Hype Academy, is now moving into our project Cash Academy, and we're fighting for financial freedom for those same kids, it is important for them to know that historically that their ancestors ... fought for those fundamental freedoms to be able to go to school and to get the kind of assistance that many of our young people are the beneficiaries of," she says. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is pushing back against former President Barack Obama. Sen. Scott Scott defended the parental rights group Moms for Liberty and condemned the Southern Poverty Law Center for using "race as a weapon" in putting the parental rights group on a map with Ku Klux Klan chapters. The man who shot and killed 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been found guilty of federal hate crime charges. The Iowa Supreme Court has blocked a 6-week abortion ban. Iowa currently allows abortions up to 20-weeks of pregnancy. Fox News is reportedly celebrating Pride month. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Huerta says it's not uncommon for fathers to tell him they're worried that they're “messing up” their kids. Huerta, vice president of Parenting and Youth at Focus on the Family, says may of the fathers he works with have “fears around the gender issues [and] sexuality issues” in today's culture, and says dads “don't know where to start and how to counter the messages that are out there." Fathers today are also having to navigate heightened levels of anxiety among kids and teens, says Huerta, a licensed clinical social worker. “And then there are dads that have [a] tremendous amount of ... demands on their life, from work and from the home, with multiple kids and just a variety of things that are surrounding them, and they just find themselves tired, worn out, and distracted,” he says. Fortunately, there are practical tools, such as asking simple questions, that Huerta says can help fathers connect with their children in a significant way. With Father’s Day around the corner, Huerta joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to offer dads a practical road map for how they can move toward having stronger relationships with their children and navigate the parental challenges of the current culture. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is going to vote on whether to amend its directives to Catholic health care institutions in America, mandating Catholic facilities not provide transgender treatments. Republicans in the House stand up in defense of parents’ rights. The Biden family allegedly “coerced” a foreign national to pay them $10 million in bribes. The Supreme Court issues a ruling affecting some hopeful adoptive parents. An organization aimed at protecting children from gender treatment has a message for Congress. Relevant Links https://donoharmmedicine.org/2023/06/14/do-no-harm-expert-testifies-at-congress/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Supreme Court is nearing the end of its 2022-2023 term with a number of controversial cases awaiting decisions, including ones dealing with affirmative action, student loans, free speech, and immigration. The cases include Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, which relate to affirmative action; Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown, which relate to student loan forgiveness; and 303 Creative v. Elenis, which relates to free speech. GianCarlo Canaparo, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss some of the cases in more detail, some likely outcomes for the cases, and the podcast that he co-hosts, "SCOTUS 101." (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Former President Donald Trump denounced the federal case against him as “the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country” during a primetime speech from his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Modelo Especial, a Mexican beer, took the top spot as the U.S.’ #1 selling beer in May, replacing BudLight, which has held the spot for over two decades. Former Secretary of State and failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is criticizing Republicans defending Trump over his indictment. Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance announced a new step Tuesday that will make it harder for judicial nominees to get confirmed, criticizing Attorney General Merrick Garland for “going after his political opponents.” Reuters is reporting that the president of Belarus said that his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons. Relevant Links https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/13/vance-announces-new-step-to-halt-judicial-nominees/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show, Tyler O'Neil sits down with Richard Gamble, founder of the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer, at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. Gamble speaks about his project to erect an immense monument to prayers that God has answered, both in history and recently, in England. The structure will consist of one million bricks, each tied to an answered prayer. Visitors can look up the prayers on their phones by scanning each brick. He has the land and 90% of the funding for the project. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Former President Donald Trump is arraigned and enters a not guilty plea. The Biden administration asks Congress for $76 million to fund diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, says there are audio recordings between President Joe Biden and a top Burisma executive. The White House bans tansgender activists from future White House events after they went topless at a White House event. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strong communities and families, well-paying jobs, and industrial power—those are three key foundations to America’s success, according to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. America was at its best when it had all three, but “all of them have been undermined,” the Florida Republican says. According to Rubio, after the Cold War, America's leaders thought all nations were moving toward democracy and being "consumers and investors in a global market." But things have not gone as anticipated, and the result has been “the deindustrialization of America, the Rust Belt, [and] the loss of good-paying jobs,” he says. In his new book “Decades of Decadence: How Our Spoiled Elites Blew America's Inheritance of Liberty, Security, and Prosperity," Rubio explains a path forward to restoring America’s key foundations. Rubio joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the moment in history in which America finds itself and how we can begin to decrease dependence on China. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Former President Donald Trump arrives in Florida ahead of his arrangement. The White House confirms that a Chinese spy station already exists in Cuba. A new Gallup poll reports a shift in American’s view of men competing in women’s sports. Fox News sends a cease-and-desist letter to Tucker Carlson. Relevant Links Find out more about the female athletes who have taken a stand against men competing in women’s sports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuwn-ozO-ZE&t=42s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIlq85dL0C4&t=3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rTx92A4WJE&t=331s Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to the Council on Foreign Relations, “the United States imports more from China than from any other country." The total volume of imports in 2022 from China into the U.S. amounted to more than $536 billion, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported. The Group of Seven leaders in May issued a statement about "de-risking and diversifying" from China, while also acknowledging that they would not be "decoupling or turning inwards." What does "de-risking" and "diversifying" look like? "Well, I think the imbalance of trade is extremely concerning, particularly when we're talking about a regime that is now credibly accused of a genocide against the Uyghur people. It has totally broken an international treaty in regard to Hong Kong and dismantled completely the promised freedoms and autonomy for Hong Kong," says Benedict Rogers, co-founder and chief executive of Hong Kong Watch. Hong Kong Watch is a "registered charity" based in the United Kingdom that "researches and monitors threats to Hong Kong’s basic freedoms, the rule of law and autonomy as promised under the ‘one country, two systems’ principle, which is enshrined in the Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration," according to its website. "And it's committing other very serious atrocity crimes against other groups within China, but also it's complicit with atrocities in other regimes, particularly North Korea and Burma," Rogers says. "And of course, it's increasingly threatening Taiwan. And plus, it's a regime that hid and lied to the world over the virus, which became the COVID-19 global pandemic." Rogers adds: So, to have such a high dependency on that one country for imports I think is a very dangerous situation to be in. And I hope that the United States and other countries as well will diversify, and that means producing more at home, but also investing in other countries that are less risky.Rogers joins today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the difference between "de-coupling" and "de-risking and diversifying"; how the U.S. can ethically trade with China; and his book, published late last year, "China Nexus: Thirty Years In and Around the Chinese Communist Party’s Tyranny." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that a federal court in Miami has indicted him. Sen. Rubio’s reaction: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/09/new-trump-indictment-harms-america-in-2-ways-sen-marco-rubio-says/ Republicans react to Trump’s indictment: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/republicans-decry-doj-weaponization-call-trump-indictment-a-witch-hunt/ President Joe Biden was given $5 million by an executive of the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings according to a Fox News report on Thursday. A spa has been ordered to admit biological men who identified as women that have not undergone transition surgery into their spa that requires nudity Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Christian group that sends Bibles to Eastern European countries has a report from the field: the war in Ukraine is a "spiritual war," and the Bible is bridging divides between groups that have hated one another for centuries. On today's show, Dirk Smith, vice president of Eastern European Mission, explains how the gospel is being spread in Ukraine. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Supreme Court rules against Alabama in major voting district case. Cuba agrees to allow China to build an eavesdropping station on the Island. A smoky haze still hangs over much of the East Coast. Fox News says Tucker Carson may have violated his contract. Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., has proposed a 28th Amendment aimed at limiting gun rights. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Courtney made his mark in Memphis as the volunteer football coach of the Manassas Tigers and successful businessman. Now, he’s taking his message to a much larger audience with the launch of a new podcast called “An Army of Normal Folks.” Courtney’s inspirational message to an underrated high school football team in North Memphis became the subject of Oscar-winner documentary called “Undefeated.” He followed that with a book called “Against the Grain: A Coach’s Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love.” On today’s edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast,” Courtney explains why he decided to take action in his local community—and why he’s encouraging you to do the same. His new podcast features stories of normal people who are doing their part to change lives and our country. Listen to the full interview or read a lightly edited transcript at DailySignal.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Tyler O’Neil is reporting that The Southern Poverty Law Center, which brands mainstream conservative and Christian organizations as “hate groups,” placing them on a map with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan, added a slew of parental rights organizations to that “hate map” for 2022 and labeled them “antigovernment groups.” Tyler’s report: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/06/breaking-southern-poverty-law-center-adds-parental-rights-groups-hate-map/ Former Vice President Mike Pence and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has officially jumped into the race for the White House. Tony Kinnett reports that several fights broke out between Antifa and parental rights activists Tuesday night outside the Glendale Unified School District’s administration building in Glendale, California, during a school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ curriculum. House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer has filed a resolution to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The greatest tool for fighting antisemitism is the Bible, and Jew-hatred is on the rise in the U.S. because Americans are less and less familiar with the holy text, a Christian leader warns. Antisemitism "is on the rise in general," Luke Moon, deputy director at The Philos Project and leader of Philos Action League, told The Daily Signal. Philos Action League mobilizes Christians to fight antisemitism. Speaking with "The Daily Signal Podcast" late last month at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, Moon said Jew-hatred is "on the rise because we as an American society are becoming less biblically literate, less connected to the Bible." Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Chris Christie is expected to launch his bid for the White House on Tuesday during a town hall in New Hampshire. Authorities have charged a man with intimidating and harassing a United States congressman after the man threatened the lives of Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, his wife, and his daughters. Mary Margaret Olohan’s article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/06/boom-boom-you-pick-authorities-arrest-man-who-threatened-gop-congressman-young-daughters/ Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan is seeking a Justice Department memo that outlines the investigation into former President Donald Trump. The PGA Tour announced Tuesday morning that it reached an agreement with DP World Tour and the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund “a landmark agreement to unify the game of golf, on a global basis,” according to the PGA Tour. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Biden administration is using a Department of Homeland Security anti-terrorism grant program to target Americans with conservative and Christian beliefs. It's a shocking discovery that came to light in recent weeks thanks to the Media Research Center. The Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program provided $352,000 to the PREVENTS-OH initiative at the University of Dayton. Included in the grant application was a chart, "The Pyramid of Far-Right Radicalization," which links well-known conservative organizations to neo-Nazis. Dan Schneider, vice president of the Media Research Center's Free Speech America, MRC Business, and the external affairs division, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain what his organization discovered. "They held a conference even before grant funding was provided, where they specifically used this chart and additional charts to train people on how to subvert organizations like The Heritage Foundation," Schneider said. "And this sounds like such a conspiracy theory. It sounds crazy that this is happening, but it really is." Listen to the full interview on "The Daily Signal Podcast" or read the lightly edited transcript at DailySignal.com. The Daily Signal's Ken McIntyre previously covered the MRC report, "Biden Admin’s Grants to Left-Wing Projects Aim to ‘Destroy’ Conservatives, Watchdog Says." https://dailysign.al/42bzgj4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer pledges to hold the FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. The U.S. Capitol put on alert when a small private business airplane flew into restricted airspace. A Chinese Warship comes dangerously close to colliding with a U.S. ship and a Canadian ship in the waters of the Taiwan Strait. Three GOP candidates are expected to announce their bids for the presidency this week. Billionaire and Twitter CEO Elon Musk weighs in on a Daily Signal story involving the protection of women’s sports. A group of school children were interrupted while singing the national anthem in the U.S. Capitol. Relevant Links https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/03/elon-musk-supports-girls-who-spoke-out-against-trans-identifying-student/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujwHyvDSi1A Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Star Parker, founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, says more conservatives can learn how to reach the nation's black community, which so often views the Right with suspicion. She sat down with The Daily Signal Podcast at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention and discussed her decades of work on welfare reform, her efforts to help inner cities during the Trump administration, and why the Right needs to fight the environmental, social, and governance movement, or ESG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The Senate passes the debt ceiling legislation, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to sign it into law. Judge appears skeptical over the Biden administration’s position on social media and free speech. A top Twitter employee resigns following the situation with the documentary “What is a Woman.” Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has lost the endorsement of the New Hampshire GOP over Trump’s attack on former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks clearly on Russia’s unprovoked invasion into Ukraine. Relevant Links: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/06/02/judge-likens-biden-big-tech-censorship-orwells-1984-admins-answers-free-speech-prove-right/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, and many Jews and Christians see the state's existence as a fulfillment of biblical prophecy, but a former Israeli general also raised the alarm about the growing threats from Iran and its allies in the East. "Things have changed dramatically in the last year," Amir Avivi, a retired brigadier general in the Israeli Defense Forces, told The Daily Signal in an interview at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention last week. "We've seen the East moving towards adapting to the sanctions the West is imposing in the last year, especially on Russia and rightly so. But China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, all of these countries are getting closer and closer together. It enables them to overcome sanctions." In April, China brokered a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, signaling a new balance of power in the Middle East. Avivi, who currently serves as founder and chairman of the Israeli Defense and Security Forum, suggested the U.S. should engage more in the Middle East. "The other option is the U.S. stepping forward, building a coalition in the Middle East, posing a credible military threat on Iran, and by doing so, stabilizing the region," the retired general said. "Bringing peace agreements—because the Saudis are willing to do peace with Israel. They're willing to expand this peace also to Pakistan and Indonesia and Oman." "But they will not go forward with a peace agreement without American commitment to stand strong with Israel and the Sunni world," Avivi said. The retired general, who also served as aide-de-camp to the chief of the General Staff of the IDF, said that Israel can defend itself by itself and has extremely strong capabilities, which he cannot reveal. Avivi also shared the story of how a visit to Jerusalem's holy sites inspired his men to fight harder on the front lines against Palestinian terrorism. Rabbi Dov Lipman, a former Knesset member and CEO of Yad L'Olim, also joined the podcast. He spoke about "this incredible miracle called Israel" that he views as the fulfillment of Bible prophecy. His organization has helped over 30,000 Jewish families from over 41 different countries to move to Israel and adjust to life in the Holy Land. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The debt ceiling bill heads to the Senate after passing through the House. Princeton professor Robert P. George has declared June Fidelity month Hunter Biden appears to be in the middle of a debate on the Second Amendment, and is on the side of protecting gun rights. An audio recording of former President Donald Trump indicates Trump was aware of the fact that he took classified documents from the White House. Two conservative activists launch a Jewish coalition against leftist billionaire George Soros. Elon Musk says Twitter made a mistake when the social media platform informed The Daily Wire it would not support streaming of the movie “What Is a Woman.” Relevant Links: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/31/return-fidelity-princeton-professors-brilliant-move-flip-pride-month-head/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emilee Carpenter, a Christian wedding photographer, had to turn to her lawyer when asked about her religious beliefs about marriage because New York law prevents her from speaking about those beliefs in conjunction with her business. Carpenter and her lawyer, Kellie Fiedorek, sat down last week with The Daily Signal at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando to discuss the wedding photographer's lawsuit challenging a New York law compelling her to speak in favor of same-sex weddings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The House of Representatives will vote on the debt ceiling bill this evening Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart has announced he’s resigning from Congress due to his wife’s health concerns. Our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan is reporting that an athletic organization beloved by legendary Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully is condemning the Dodgers’ decision to promote an anti-Catholic group posing as transgender and queer nuns. Mary Margaret’s story: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/31/athletic-org-tied-legendary-dodgers-announcer-condemns-anti-catholic-move/ Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Christian former professor who almost got fired for ostensibly creating a "suicidal environment" for LGBT students in the classroom is now running an organization dedicated to helping college students maintain their faith in a hostile environment. "We've moved beyond, in this country and especially at universities, free speech," Corey Miller, president and CEO of Ratio Christi, told The Daily Signal in an interview last week at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando. "This is talking about free thought, cognitive liberty, and if you even think the wrong things, if your organization or individual members in the organization think the wrong things apart from the Gestapo viewpoint, the politically correct viewpoint, then you could be targeted." Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus said on Tuesday that the debt ceiling deal brokered by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy "fails completely." Ryan Walker of Heritage Action discusses the latest updates on the debt ceiling debate. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Fox News this morning that he’ll move to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt if he doesn’t provide a document subpoenaed by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. The Carter Center announced on Tuesday that the former first lady, Rosalynn Carter, has dementia. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Farris, founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association, warns that the Left's redefinition of words leads to totalitarianism. Farris, who also founded the Convention of States, spoke with The Daily Signal Podcast at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention, along with Convention of States President Mark Meckler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The return to civilian life can be an extreme challenge for men and women who have served in the military, says veteran Jim Lorraine, president of America's Warrior Partnership. America's Warrior Partnership works to build relationships with veterans and provide them with the tools and support they need to succeed after their military service. The veteran organization uses a four-step plan to connect, educate, advocate, and collaborate with veterans and prevent veteran suicide. Lorraine joins the podcast today to share his own journey of adjusting back to civilian life after over 20 years of military service, and to explain how America's Warrior Partnership is working to prevent veteran suicide. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley said parents have confirmed transgender horror stories from the St. Louis gender clinic in the wake of a shocking whistleblower report. Hawley spoke about the gender clinic probe, the debt ceiling fight, and his new book on Manhood in an interview with The Daily Signal Podcast shortly before his speech at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando, Florida. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A “doctrine of demons” is invading Christian churches across America, twisting the Bible to advance leftist ideologies that divide people, warns a pastor and author of the book “Woke Jesus: The False Messiah Destroying Christianity.” “I think it is a doctrine of demons,” Lucas Miles, pastor of Nfluence church, tells The Daily Signal Podcast at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Orlando Monday. “I mean, its intention is to divide people.” He warns that “woke Christianity” or “progressive Christianity” or “the Christian Left” boils down to a false version of the faith tracing back to a Marxist sub-structure” that reframes the faith in terms of oppressors and oppressed. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Two House Democrats vote with Republicans to pass a resolution aimed at overturning President Joe Biden’s Student loan forgiveness plan. The Supreme Court issues a unanimous 9-0 decision. The ruling limits the power of the federal government to regulate bodies of water. Lawmakers pass a bill aimed at stopping the alarming number of fentanyl deaths happening across the country. Tennessee is sending 100 National Guard troops to the southern border. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The American Left's tendency to enforce its ideological speech codes reminds Dennis Prager of the Soviet oppression of Jews that he studied in his youth. He called this phenomenon totalitarian and "nightmarish." "You can ask almost any person who lived in a communist country and they will say to you, 'I can't believe what I fled is now happening in America,'" he added. Prager joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his bid for the oval office this evening during a conversation with Elon Musk. Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida had filed a resolution to fine Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff of California $16 million. Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is criticizing Target’s CEO Brian Cornell after the company decided to remove some LGBTQ and Pride Month merchandise from its store shelves. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rabbi Tuly Weisz, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi who left Ohio for Israel in 2011 and who founded Israel365, tells The Daily Signal what America should learn from the Jewish State when it comes to socialism and confronting the radical Left. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Rubin, former mayor of Shilo, the modern settlement close to the ancient site of Israel's Tabernacle Tel Shiloh, survived a Palestinian terror attack and urges the U.S. to take the axis between radical Islam and the American Left seriously. He sits down with The Daily Signal's Tyler O'Neil at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Our colleague Tony Kinnett is reporting that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who is a Democrat, declared a state of emergency Monday because the state Legislature is expected to override his veto of a school choice bill. Tony’s article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/22/nc-governor-declares-emergency-over-school-choice-bill/ The FBI has reportedly failed to provide a document subpoenaed by the House Oversight and Accountability committee. Debt ceiling negotiations continue as the clock ticks closer to a potential default The Chinese-owned app TikTok has filed a lawsuit on Monday against Montana following the state’s ban of the app last week. The driver of a U-Haul truck who slammed into security barriers near the White House on Monday evening is facing charges. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, says that the next president might have the opportunity to appoint two Supreme Court Justices. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel Penton first made his mark on the football field as a national champion for the Ohio State University. Now he’s the founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy. On this episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast," we talk about how his organization is transforming the lives of children by offering a Bible-based education to public school students during school hours. LifeWise is reaching students at more than 100 schools across the United States. As a result, a remarkable 14,000 students are receiving a Bible class as part of their public school day. How is that possible? You’ll want to listen to my interview with Joel Penton to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., meet again to talk about raising the debt ceiling. The transgender policies of Fox News are leaked to the public. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., officially announces he is running for president in 2024. The NAACP issues a travel advisory for black Americans visiting Florida. Relevant Links https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/22/exclusive-leaked-policy-exposes-fox-news-stances-on-woke-ideology/ Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An organization called America First Legal has filed at least two dozen lawsuits against the Biden administration. "We need to fight for the American people, advance conservative principles, and be there to really make a difference," Gene Hamilton, vice president and legal counsel for America First Legal, says. Hamilton served as counselor to the attorney general at the Justice Department during the Trump administration and he recalls growing weary of various leftist groups filing lawsuits to block President Donald Trump's agenda. “It's a little bit of an exaggeration …," Hamilton says, "but it's almost close to the truth that every time we'd have a press conference, there would be some organization that would file a lawsuit representing somebody to get us enjoined before we could even get done with the press conference to get things off the ground." When President Joe Biden came to office in January 2021, Hamilton and Stephen Miller, who was a senior advisor in the Trump administration, decided to “do what they do.” “Let's take the fight to them,” Hamilton says of America First Legal’s approach to fighting the policies of the Left. “Let's be equipped and ready to bring the battles to the Left, wherever it may be, whether that's in the government, whether that's in big business, big education, wherever.” Hamilton joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss how America First Legal is fighting the Biden administration'seffort to redefine sex. He also explains how the legal group is looking into Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s prosecution of Trump. Colorado Wants to Force Her To Create LGBTQ Wedding Websites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfk1q-EXNDE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a Republican, is gearing up to officially launch his presidential bid. Discussions about the debt ceiling have been paused by Republicans on Friday. Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee have sent a letter to the chairman and senior director of the Beer Institute requesting its "Code Compliance Review Board open an investigation to review Anheuser-Busch’s recent and ongoing marketing partnership with Dylan Mulvaney." Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sen. Josh Hawley believes that masculine, strong, virtuous men are needed more than ever in today’s society. That’s part of the reason that the Missouri Republican wrote his new book, “Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs,” the senator said in an interview with The Daily Signal. “The masculine virtues are the virtues of a husband and a father, of a warrior and a builder, of a priest and a king,” Hawley explained, citing the chapters included in his book. “I really wrote the book for my boys. I’ve got two little boys at home, who are 10 and 8. I say ‘little’; I mean, they’re getting older now, but they’re 10 and 8. And I’ve got a baby girl.” The premise is simple, the senator said: “America needs strong men. It needs good men, and we should call men to be those things.” Corporate media, the entertainment industry, and leftist ideologues are all pushing the same message to young men, Hawley said—namely, that if you are a man, you are “toxic.” “To be a man is to somehow, in and of itself, to contribute to the systemic injustice of America, so-called,” he said. “And I think this message is relentlessly driven at men today.” Colorado Wants to Force Her To Create LGBTQ Wedding Websites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfk1q-EXNDE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Our colleague Fred Lucas is reporting that three FBI whistleblowers told a congressional panel stories about punishments, revoked security clearances and firings after informing supervisors of things they didn’t want to hear. Fred's story: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/18/4-big-moments-as-house-democrats-attack-fbi-whistleblowers-at-weaponization-hearing/ Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican, announced Thursday that she will file articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden. Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican, filed a motion yesterday to kick California Rep. Adam Schiff, a Democrat, out of Congress. Missouri Rep. Cori Bush, a Democrat, introduced a bill yesterday that aims to provide $14 trillion in reparations for black Americans. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Josefczyk, the co-founder and president of the Forge Leadership Network, says the network, which was founded in 2015, "exists to mentor, train, and connect the next generation of conservative leaders" who are 18 to 25 years old. "We equip them in timeless principles, practical skills, and the legislative process in order to help them become the next statesmen and stateswomen in office, defenders of the Constitution and law, culture-shapers in ministry, and innovators in the marketplace," Josefczyk adds. The Forge Leadership Network has also "trained 500 young conservatives, ages 18 to 25," and has also "mentored the top 250 of those," according to Josefczyk. Josefczyk joins today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to further discuss the Forge Leadership Network, two upcoming leadership summits in Nashville, Tennessee, and Columbus, Ohio, and how many students and young professionals the network has worked with since its founding. Colorado Wants to Force Her To Create LGBTQ Wedding Websites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfk1q-EXNDE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed numerous bills today “to protect Florida’s children from permanent mutilating surgical procedures, gender identity politics in schools, and attending sexually explicit adult performances,” according to the governor’s office. The Supreme Court has allowed an assault weapons ban to temporarily take effect in Illinois. Former President Donald Trump is claiming that the Democrats and the Biden administration is already engaging in election interference for the 2024 cycle. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss raising the debt ceiling as the U.S. inches closer to a potential default on the national debt in the coming weeks. Relevant Links Colorado Wants to Force Her To Create LGBTQ Wedding Websites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfk1q-EXNDE Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices