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The U.S. military not only is weak overall but “at growing risk of not being able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests,” according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation. On Tuesday, Heritage released its 2023 Index of U.S. Military Strength, a document of nearly 600 pages that assesses the strength of America’s armed forces. “In our index, we score or measure the status of American military power in the year that’s just passed. Over years, you can start to see trends and you can see the implications for the United States, and our foreign policy, and economic health, and those sorts of things,” says Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s multimedia news organization.) “I think it’s the easiest way to think about it, is how did the Army do? The Navy, the Air Force, and [other] military services? And what was the nature of the world?” Wood, who served for over two decades as a Marine, says. Wood joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to break down the findings of the Index of U.S. Military Strength, how America’s military compares to that of China, and what he hopes Americans will take away from the report. 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: GOP Lawmakers call to reverse the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the U.S. Coast Guard The Florida Board of Education approved a rule with a goal of protecting students’ safety, and the fundamental rights of parents Former Vice President Mike Pence called on conservative lawmakers to “flood the zone” with strong policy proposals during a speech today A Vermont school district under fire for allowing a biologically male student to use the girls’ locker room has suspended a father from his position as a soccer coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed his calls for the "reunification" of China and Taiwan on Sunday during the opening session of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. "We will continue to strive for peaceful reunification with the greatest sincerity and the utmost effort, but we will never promise to renounce the use of force, and we reserve the option of taking all measures necessary," Xi said. China is "determined to pursue reunification on a much faster timeline," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. "So, now it's sort of pretty clear that the Chinese are thinking seriously of making a move. So, why aren't we acting like it?" says Elbridge Colby, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development in the Defense Department. "Why aren't we acting on a national mobilization effort precisely to avoid a war? Because once we get into a war, it's definitely going to be far more expensive and costly in terms of lives and resources. And it may be too late if we wait that long," Colby says. Colby joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss Xi's comments, his recent article in Time magazine about why the U.S. should defend Taiwan, and what message could be sent if the U.S. is not able to successfully deter China from invading Taiwan. 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: More than 8 million people applying for student loan forgiveness President Biden’s plan to codify Roe v. Wade A new report breaking down the strength of the U.S. military A French cement company admitting to paying the Islamic Group millions of dollars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The end of October is nearing, which means Halloween is just around the corner for many American kids. The holiday, known for trick or treating and consuming copious amounts of candy, is a bit spookier than normal this year: Parents now have to worry about the possibility of so-called rainbow fentanyl ending up in their kids’ candy bags. “Because this has been a relatively new phenomenon regarding the rainbow fentanyl and as Halloween is so close, parents need to be particularly concerned about what their children are ingesting for Halloween, because it has been found in Nerds candy packaging as well as Skittles,” says Lora Ries, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s multimedia news organization.) Fentanyl, a highly lethal synthetic opioid, has plagued communities throughout the United States. Just recently, roughly 300,000 “rainbow fentanyl” pills and more than 20 pounds of powdered fentanyl were found in the Bronx, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration reported. “[Parents] need to talk to their kids, as best they can age appropriately, to look out for rainbow-colored candy and two, parents themselves should be checking packaging,” Ries advises. Ries joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about rainbow fentanyl, the ongoing crisis at the southern border, and what much of the media is missing. 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: Twenty-eight drones attacked the Ukrainian city of Kyiv. The Chinese Communist Party Congress is underway. Kanye West may be buying Parler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An astonishing 675,000 children are abused every year in America. Thousands of kids in foster care disappear in the course of a year. Some are missing for days or even weeks, and tragically, others are never found. Fortunately, there’s an organization committed to doing something about these problems and other issues related to child protection in America. The Center for the Rights of Abused Children, formerly known as Gen Justice, serves in a pro bono capacity for cases involving abuse, as well as helping kids who have been abandoned and trafficked. It’s also committed to strengthening laws that can save lives. CEO Darcy Olsen, who joins this episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast," founded the organization in 2010. She’s also the mother of four children, all adopted from foster care. 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: Virginia delegate proposes bill that would prosecute parents who don’t treat child as the opposite sex. Clinton ally testifies to lying about source in Steele dossier. 2023 March for Life theme announced. British climate activists deface Vincent Van Gogh painting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday that the consumer price index rose 0.4% in September, showing that inflation remained at a near four-decade high of 8.2%. "Today’s report shows some progress in the fight against higher prices, even as we have more work to do. Inflation over the last three months has averaged 2%, at an annualized rate," President Joe Biden said in a statement. EJ Antoni, a research fellow for regional economics in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation, couldn't disagree more. "This is just the latest example of how Americans are being absolutely crushed right now by these higher prices. And it's not yachts and caviar that are driving these increases. It's necessities. It's the basic staples," Antoni says. "It's eggs, bread, milk. We're not talking about filet mignon here. We're talking about ground beef. And sadly, Americans are really paying the price for what has been going on the last two years in terms of the government just spending, borrowing, and printing trillions and trillions of dollars," says Antoni. Antoni joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to take a deeper dive into what the consumer price index means, how it compares to the producer price index, and even offer some spending advice ahead of the holiday season. 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 Labor Department released the September consumer price index Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz gets a life sentence The Jan. 6 committee plans to vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine. How serious are those threats? Is the United States prepared to respond in the face of a nuclear attack? And what role do China and North Korea play in the discussion of nuclear war? “We've been hearing threat after threat, nuclear threat after nuclear threat against Ukraine,” Patty-Jane Geller, a Heritage Foundation senior policy analyst in nuclear deterrence and missile defense, says. “Is the threat likely? Probably not. I don't see how using a nuclear weapon against Ukraine would really help [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and help his war aims. The Ukrainians aren't going to surrender. But that doesn't mean that the chances that he'll use a nuclear weapon are zero, either," she says. Geller joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain the true threat of Russia’s nuclear arsenal, and why North Korea is testing its missile capabilities. 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: Secretary Mayorkas was aware Border Patrol agents didn’t “whip” migrants before White House press briefing President Biden issues a warning to Saudi Arabia and addresses criminal charge allegations against his son, Hunter September’s producer price index ACT scores drop to a historic low Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Laura Allen and her family, illegal aliens crossing through their ranch is one of the “unique aspects” of living on the border, she said. The illegal aliens who cross through her ranch are “criminals, they've got criminal histories, they're not good people, and they are to be feared,” said Allen, who is not related to this reporter. The Allen ranch, located about 170 miles west of San Antonio in Val Verde County, has been in the family for over 100 years. “It was bought in 1920 by [my husband’s] great-grandfather and the family has been actively ranching it all that time,” Allen, 54, said. Allen, the former judge of Val Verde County, says that over the years, her husband's family has watched the situation with illegal immigration change. “Years ago, when my mother-in-law and my father-in-law built their home out here, which was in the ’50s, it was not uncommon for [illegal aliens] to come up to the house and be looking for work or looking for a meal or something like that,” Allen said. “Generally, they didn't have issues. They didn't have problems with anybody.” “Nowadays, the people that we see crossing, they don't want to come anywhere near us. They don't want to be seen, they don't want to be detected. We catch them on game cameras with big, huge backpacks that you could almost carry a person in, which we're sure are drugs,” she said, adding: “They come through in the cover of darkness and they want to get out undetected.” Allen joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain the realities of life on the southern border. 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: Tulsi Gabbard announces she’s leaving the Democratic Party. University of Florida students protest the school’s presidential candidate Ben Sasse. Uvalde school district superintendent announces plan to resign. Nissan sells assets in Russia to the Russian government for one Euro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American corporations are increasingly taking sides on political issues—and it seems they’re often embracing socialist ideas rather than the free market. That’s led former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and others to create the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce. The group launched earlier this year to put the focus back on pro-business policies and limited government—rather than woke ideas pushed by activists on the left. Gentry Collins, CEO of the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, comes to the job after serving as the national political director at both the Republican Governors Association and the Republican National Committee. He spoke to "The Daily Signal Podcast" about the organization. A lightly edited transcript is below. 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 Mayor of New York City declares a state of emergency. Mayor Eric Adams announced Friday that there is a “humanitarian crisis” of asylum seekers in the Big Apple. Exactly how serious is Russia’s nuclear threat right now? Accoring to President Joe Biden, it’s very serious. Republican Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio and Mike Johnson of Louisiana are launching a congressional inquiry into the Justice Department. Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse is reportedly retiring soon. Kanye West says he is pro-life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mollie Hemingway, editor in chief of The Federalist, joins the “Kevin Roberts Show” to discuss the state of the conservative movement, foreign policy, the threat of the growing administrative state, and more. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts interviews Hemingway in front of a live audience. 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: DOJ charges 11 pro-life activists with violating FACE Act Michigan state board approves a $175 million tax exemption request for Chinese Communist Party-affiliated Gotion, Inc. Former police officer opens fire on a daycare in Thailand, killing at least 36 Study finds 66 clinics across 15 states stopped offering abortions 100 days after Roe reversal New York judge temporarily blocks part of a state gun law at Gun Owners of America request Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court is back. The nine justices will be hearing several blockbuster cases this term and weighing in on everything from affirmative action to election districts, and even a case that involves Californian’s access to bacon. “Last term was certainly a very big term with big cases,” Zack Smith, Heritage Foundation legal fellow, says, adding he suspects this “term will shape up to be an equally as important term in many ways.” Smith and GianCarlo Canaparo, Heritage Foundation senior legal fellow, join the show to discuss the big Supreme Court cases to watch this term. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Biden visits Florida, meets with Gov. DeSantis OPEC to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day FBI report shows rise in murder rates Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs a bill gender transition services for children Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than half of all abortions are medication, rather than surgical, abortions, according to research by the nonprofit group Support After Abortion. Medication abortions are performed with pills that women usually take at home. According to a new study by Support After Abortion, a Florida-based organization that provides post-abortion resources to women across America and the world, many women who have medication abortions struggle with their decision weeks—or even years—later. The suffering of abortion goes “beyond the physical suffering,” Janine Marrone, the group's founder, says, adding that many women experience “grief, regret, shame, [and] remorse” after having an abortion. Marrone joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the findings of its new study and the work of Support After Abortion. 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: President Biden is heading to Florida on Wednesday to assess damage from Hurricane Ian North Korea launches its first ballistic missile over Japan since 2017 The Supreme Court hears oral arguments about an Alabama voting case Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Children now are inundated from a young age with messages about sexuality and gender, the founders of the CHANGED Movement say, but those messages aren't always positive. "What [society is] doing is not allowing children to really explore their sexuality before labeling them as LGBT or Q or anything else, and suggesting that at 7 or 8 you could know precisely something about your identity that really takes years to develop and understand," Elizabeth Woning, co-founder of the CHANGED Movement says. The CHANGED Movement, founded by Woning and Ken Williams, is a Christian organization based in California that works with people who are seeking to leave a homosexual lifestyle or who are struggling with gender identity or same-sex attraction. Woning and Williams recently released a new booklet called “Self-Discovery: How Childhood Shaped Our Sexual Identity.” The resource is intended to help the church, and society as a whole, understand how gender identity is often influenced by childhood experiences and beliefs. "In this booklet, what I sought to do was call into question why we're trying to push children into this LGBT identity, and then disclose or clarify what it looks like to rediscover your childhood so that you realize you weren't just born this way," Woning says. Woning and Williams join “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about their work, and how to help those struggling with gender identity. 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 Supreme Court justices begin their new term. Ukraine forces gain new ground against Russia. Two high school girls in Vermont ask a biological male to leave their locker room. Now, the girls are a part of a harassment investigation. The death toll from hurricane Ian has risen to 88 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wes Martin is the lead pastor at Grace Church in St. Louis, where he’s led his congregation through the turbulent times of COVID-19 and some of the political debates that have shaped our society over the last couple of years. Martin spoke to The Daily Signal about his church’s mission and why he’s boldly confronting the progressive culture that’s undermining traditional American values. 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: Vladimir Putin to annex almost one-fifth of Ukraine. Biden calls Nord Stream pipeline leaks an “act of sabotage.” Gavin Newsom signs bill making California an official “sanctuary state” for minors seeking gender transition. Judge vows to stop hiring Yale Law School clerks. New York governor to ban sale of new gas cars by 2035. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the basis for the current aggressive transgender treatment for kids? Dr. Miriam Grossman, a child psychiatrist and author, says it's rooted in a study done of 55 children in the Netherlands who suffered from gender dysphoria, and were given puberty blockers. But there's problems with how American doctors are using that study, and Grossman explains why. She also discusses what psychiatrists think behind closed doors about the current transgender treatment, and resources for parents with a child with gender dysphoria. 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: Six Republican-led states sue the Biden administration over the student loan cancellation plan. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito tells The Wall Street Journal that implying the Court is an illegitimate institution “crosses an important line.” President Biden says Hurricane Ian could be the deadliest storm in Florida’s history. Kamala Harris says the U.S. shares an alliance with North Korea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is there so much division in America, and how is our society breaking down? R.R. Reno, editor of First Things and author of "Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West," joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the obligations of the elites, marijuana, and the future of religion in the United States. 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: Hurricane Ian strikes Florida, on the brink of a category 5 storm. U.S. Embassy in Russia tells American citizens to leave Russia as soon as possible after Putin deploys backup troops to Ukraine. Kamala Harris says China’s actions in the Pacific are ‘disturbing’ while on board the USS Howard at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. President Biden calls on the recently deceased representative, Jackie Walorski, during a White House Hunger Caucus speech. Virgin Atlantic airline rolls out new gender identity policy for uniforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Herbie Newell and his staff at Lifeline Children’s Services journey with many women through unplanned pregnancies. Over the years, Newell has come to see that “abortion isn’t about liberating women." "It is the sexual ‘liberation’ of men,” he recently wrote for The Washington Stand. For too long, the role of men has been ignored or minimized in the conversation about abortion, Newell says. Men can play a critical role in furthering a culture of life in America. In fact, their role is irreplaceable. Newell joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the negative effects abortion has on men, and to explain how men can become empowered to support women facing crisis pregnancies. 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: Biden administration asks Congress for billions in additional spending ahead of continuing resolution vote Another round of busses carrying illegal immigrants arrive in New York City today Pro-life leader Mark Houck pleads not guilty on two counts Pacific Legal Foundation sues Department of Education over Biden’s student loan cancellation policy. Cardinals Blase Cupich and Timothy Dolan oppose Biden administration’s proposed rule forcing hospitals to provide “gender transition” procedures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Libby Emmons, editor-in-chief of The Post Millenial, talks to The Daily Signal about how her article that questioned some elements of transgender ideology led to her cancellation in the theater industry. Emmons talks about how ideology is hurting genuine art, how artists can find success despite the corruption of big institutions, and the success of her new publication. 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: Lawmakers speak out after a team of FBI agents raided the home of a pro-life advocate, Mark Houck, Friday and arrested him in front of his wife and children. Edward Snowden, who leaked scores of classified documents, has been given Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin. Sunday exit polls show Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy party, is set to win Italy’s general election for prime minister. Eighty-percent of Democrat voters oppose Republican governors sending migrants to Democratic areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Wiese knows from firsthand experience what life is like behind bars—and what it takes to reenter society. He served seven-and-a-half years in prison for robbery before joining the organization Prison Fellowship and later graduating from law school. Today, he is vice president of program design and evaluation at Prison Fellowship, where he oversees the Good Citizenship Model, a new approach that makes human flourishing the goal after serving time in prison. Wiese joined "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the steps policymakers can take to improve America's prisons and reduce the recidivism that's contributing to today's crime problems. Listen to the interview or read a lightly edited transcript below. 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 Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks about the “Commitment to America” agenda in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, this Friday. Sen. Josh Hawley asks Google to explain its “throttling” of crisis pregnancy centers’ online outreach. Sen. Ron Johnson sends a letter to YouTube’s CEO demanding an explanation for the company’s “troubling track record” of censorship. Planned Parenthood updates its website to match Stacey Abrams’s Thursday comments about fetal heartbeats “not existing” at six weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: House Republicans release their “Commitment to America” policy agenda this Thursday. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise calls on President Biden to condemn 'leftist violence' after murder of North Dakota teen. President Trump says presidents can declassify documents “even by thinking about it” in a Fox News interview on Wednesday. “Dilbert” comic pulled from 77 newspapers this week for anti-ESG messaging. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Latinos are becoming an increasingly important part of building a coalition. Shifts in allegiance in places like the Rio Grande Valley of Texas indicate that they aren't a group that has become totally beholden to the Left. The question is, how do conservatives best court Latinos, and what is the voting bloc most concerned with? Jorge Martinez, spokesperson and director of coalitions for The LIBRE Initiative, says that Latinos are concerned about many of the same things as most other Americans. "The message doesn't change [for Latinos]," he said. "It's the messages of freedom, of family, and values of life, and God. And so, that is a message that is the same." Martinez joins the show to discuss how conservatives can keep Latinos in their coalition. 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: President Biden speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City and rebukes Russian President Vladimir Putin for his aggression against Ukraine. A federal judge strikes down a Biden administration mandate that would have required Head Start staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear masks at work. The New York attorney general files a civil suit against former President Trump and his three adult children. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley calls on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to step down. House democrats have introduced a bill that would require the military to give service members leave to obtain abortions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Russia continues its unprovoked war against Ukraine, the situation on the ground becomes more dire. Ukraine has managed to push Russian troops back from many of its cities, but the mass graves and buildings reduced to rubble are indications that the conflict is far from over. How do the Ukrainian people feel? And what do they want from us? Jim Carafano, a Heritage Foundation vice president who oversees the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, visited Ukraine last week and he has answers to those questions. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) Carafano joins the show to share what he knows about what's going on 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: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claims migrants voluntarily chose to board the flights to Martha’s Vineyard, and that reports to the contrary were untrue. Montana’s health department announces it will allow transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates, backing down after months of pushback. Sexually transmitted diseases like syphalis and HIV are on the rise across the country, a situation some experts are calling “out of control.” Forty-seven people in Minnesota face federal fraud charges and accusations they stole $250 million from a federal child nutrition program enacted during the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CNN, MSNBC, and ABC News all have ratings in the toilet. Public trust in mainstream media outlets has plumbed new lows as Americans realize they’re being fed a steady diet of propaganda. So what’s going to fill that hole in the information ecosystem? Programs such as “Counterpoints,” a new digital talk show hosted by Ryan Grim from The Intercept and Emily Jashinsky from The Federalist, hope to cut past the politics and strike straight at the truth. Jashinsky joins this episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the rise of independent media outlets and how they’re taking on the giants in the industry. 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: Senate Republicans call on Attorney General Merrick Garland for more transparency in the investigation of Hunter Biden. An illegal migrant took her own life on Sunday at a shelter in New York City and Mayor Eric Adams says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is to blame. The life of Queen Elizabeth II was grieved and honored during her funeral Monday. A Jewish College in New York City will not be pressured into having an LGBTQ club on campus. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservatism has existed as a philosophy since the founding of the Republic. As the country has evolved and grown, so too has the political ideology that has guided America through its toughest trials. Conservatism again stands at a possible point of evolution. Much has been said about national conservatism, both for and against. Nate Hochman, a staff writer at National Review, says that national conservatism is both the future of the movement, and its past. “You can point to any number of issues, whether it’s a more sort of assertive social conservatism, immigration restriction, a sort of rethinking of conservatism’s relationship to big business, a kind of two cheers for capitalism approach to free markets,” he says. “All of those things have been aspects of conservatism since the modern American conservative movement was founded.” Hochman joins the show to discuss what national conservatism is, and why he feels it represents the future of the movement. 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: A Special Master is selected to view the materials and documents obtained by the FBI during last month's raid at former President Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon rejects a request by the Justice Department that would have allowed the department to review documents marked classified. Elon Musk accuses Twitter of fraud and claims the platform is concealing flaws in its data security. According to a new report released by the US National Defense University, China and Russia share certain military weaknesses that could be exploited by American forces in a potential conflict with the two countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked the passing of an era in British and world history. Elizabeth II, who first became queen when Winston Churchill was prime minister in 1952, carried the British monarchy through the turbulent twentieth and early twenty-first centuries until her death on Sept. 8. Not only that, Elizabeth II provided a critical link to the past with dignity and grace that was respected and admired, even by many outside the U.K. She provided the best example of what an “elite” can be. “A lot of elite in other societies, they are elites, when they dictate the polity of a country, but they don't really actively take part,” said Sumantra Maitra, a national security fellow at the Center for the National Interest and associate fellow at the Royal Historical Society in the U.K. “But the royals have to serve. The queen served in the Second World War. All her sons, our current king, essentially, he served as well in the Navy. William and Harry, they served.” It is notable that while so many pay their respects to Elizabeth II, there is a general trend in the West to reject its own history, its own traditions in the name of purifying the past. False narratives based on faulty history are now used to diminish what many in America, the U.K., and the West once paid tribute to in their history. Ultimately, Maitra said, this “breaks the love for the future generations to come and feel anything traditional or anything that's connected to their own past.” Maitra joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to talk about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the war on history, and more. 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: A plane with 50 migrants lands in Martha’s Vineyard from Florida, as migrants also arrive outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ Washington D.C. residence Union rail workers and railroad companies reach a tentative agreement to avoid a strike The Supreme Court rules against a Jewish university over its decision not to recognize an LGBT student club Republicans plan to investigate Gen. Mark Milley if they take back the House President Biden signs an executive order aimed at countering China in the tech industry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Georgia and other states began passing new election laws, the political left called it voter suppression. But is voter suppression actually taking place in America? Do safeguards such as voter ID requirements discourage voting? In his new book “The Myth of Voter Suppression: The Left's Assault on Clean Elections,” Fred Lucas dives into the way the Left has used the narrative of voter suppression to further its political agenda. Lucas, chief news correspondent for The Daily Signal and chief news correspondent and manager of its Investigative Reporting Project, joins the show to discuss what he learned as he dug into who is funding the "voter suppression" narrative and the effects that new voting laws have had on voter turnout. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description: On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: DOJ charges Iranian nationals over alleged cyber attacks FBI seizes MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s phone Possible railroad strike this Friday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices