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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:  ·       The death of legendary country music star Toby Keith ·       Biden’s speech in support of the Senate immigration bill. ·       White House pressure on Amazon to suppress books that questioned the Covid-19 vaccines ·       Trump blasts DC court over executive immunity decision. 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 Senate released the text of a 370-page spending bill Sunday that includes about $20 billion for border-related provisions and $60 billion for Ukraine.  The bill was originally intended to be a bipartisan compromise giving Democrats the Ukraine funding they have advocated for, and Republicans the border-security measure they have called for. But border policy experts say the bill does nothing to stop the flow of illegal immigration.  Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for the Immigration Accountability Project, and Mike Howell, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project, join "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain what is, and is not, in the Senate’s bill. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: House Speaker Mike Johnson has called the Senate’s border bill “worse than expected” and says it is dead on arrival in the House.  Truckers hold peaceful rally in Texas to demand border security.  A therapist says she was told she had to affirm all teens who were struggling with gender dysphoria. Terrorists are threatening Italy.  Over 70 policy experts, activists, and former lawmakers are demanding the U.S. permanently withdraw all funding to a U.N. aid organization that operates in Palestine. 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

Katelynn Perry sat in her bathtub doing Google searches on her phone. Was there a way to save her unborn baby? She had taken the first chemical abortion pill that day and had decided she was not going to take the rest.  After visiting Planned Parenthood, Perry says, she “knew that taking that first pill was wrong,” adding, “I shouldn't have let them influence me.”   Perry already had four kids when she found out she was pregnant with her fifth child, and given the financial struggles she and her husband were facing, she had decided to visit Planned Parenthood to discuss her options.  “When I tried to ask questions, they were kind of shot down. They weren't really answered in full,” Perry said of her trip to the clinic. “They used a lot of medical terms that I didn't understand.”  After taking the first abortion pill at Planned Parenthood, Perry was instructed to go to her local pharmacy to pick up the other pills to complete the abortion, but she decided she wouldn't do that. Her Google searches led Perry to

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Fulton County DA Investigating Trump subpoenaed by Congress over claims of misusing federal funds. Chinese nationals attempt to infiltrate Pearl Harbor. A surprisingly good January jobs report. 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

As students across the United States struggle to master basic reading and math skills coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, some schools are dedicating the first week of February to "Black Lives Matter at School" in a "Week of Action." Tina Descovich, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, urges parents to see whether their school district is engaging in that program and to speak out against it if it is. "I think most Americans are starting to tune in and understand that we are in a crisis in America in public education," Descovich tells Tyler O'Neil on "The Daily Signal Podcast." Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The House passes a Child Tax Credit bill on Wednesday Conservatives in Congress blast the Biden administration for siccing SPLC on Moms for Liberty.  Capitol Police say there will be no charges for Senate staffer who filmed sex tape. The House passes bill that would allow immediate deportation of illegal immigrants convicted of DUIs. 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

After seeing the needs in his community, Pastor Chris Avell made the decision to keep the doors of his church open 24/7.  “We're called to reach the lost 24/7,” Avell says, adding that this includes the “the hurting, the broken, the least of these.”  Pastor Chris Avell opened the doors of his church, called Dad’s Place in Bryan, Ohio, to the needy in the community so they know they have a place to find help 24/7. Dad's Place is “a place they can come if they're weary and burdened and find rest and true rest for their souls,” the pastor says.  Some people in the community, whether those struggling with mental health, addiction, or with physical needs, began frequenting the church and even sleeping there if they needed a place to stay. But several months after the church opened its doors wide with round the clock help for the needy, the city told Avell he had to stop.  “According to the city,” First Liberty attorney Jeremy Dys explains, “Dad's Place has converted itself from being a church and into a homeless s

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:  ·       Sen. Lindsay Graham blasts Big Tech companies. ·       FBI director warns of China hacking threat. ·       House impeachment of DHS Secretary Mayorkas continues. ·       Denver mayor says city is nearing the breaking point in regard to asylum seekers. ·       Oregon declares state of emergency over fentanyl. 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 Father Paul Sullins, senior research associate at the Ruth Institute and a former sociology professor at Catholic University, to discuss his research into "sexual orientation change efforts." Sullins analyzes the best data on how people who identify as homosexual have fared after undergoing therapies to address psychological issues that might underlie their same-sex attraction. While many U.S. states and health organizations claim that these efforts, often branded "conversion therapy," increase the risk of suicide, Sullins finds the exact opposite. LGB people who underwent SOCE were actually less likely to have suicidal thoughts AFTER the therapy. This finding turns the literature on its head and suggests that therapy to resolve issues underlying same-sex attraction may help LGB people, even if such therapy does not lead them to reject homosexuality. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:  Hearings begin to discuss Mayorkas impeachment. Illinois board rules that Trump will stay on the ballot. Rep. Cori Bush under investigation. Montana family says that the state “kidnapped” their daughter for not doing a gender transition.   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

President Joe Biden says the U.S. “shall respond” after a drone attack Sunday left three U.S. Army soldiers dead and more than 30 others wounded at a base in Jordan.  Iran-backed militias were reported to be responsible for the deadly drone attack, and in response, Robert Greenway says, the U.S. needs to make Iran “feel the cost” of its actions. (Iran denied any responsibility for the attack.) Greenway, director of the Allison Center for National Security at The Heritage Foundation, says the attacks will continue if Iran does not feel swift and certain consequences. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) Greenway, who served on the National Security Council in the Trump administration, says he would advise Biden, first, to “stop paying them [Iran] money. Two, we need to stop paying other governments money that ends up in the hands of perpetrators like Kataib Hezbollah.” And finally, Greenways says, the "[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] serving officers, the arm of the Iranian gov

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Joe Biden says the U.S. will respond after an attack in Jordan left three soldiers dead.  A trucker convoy is headed to the southern border to demand the Biden administration secure the border.  Multiple nations have joined the U.S. in suspending funding to a U.N. aid organization in the Middle East.  A transgender affirming abortion doula gave a lecture to nursing students at Catholic University last week.  Kansas City Chiefs fans and Taylor Swift fans alike scored a win on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the investment and financial services industry, companies like BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard are dominate players. But they’re also increasingly beholden to stakeholder activism. That’s resulted in a greater focus on leftist ideas like DEI—diversity, equity, and inclusion—and ESG—environmental, social, and corporate governance. Strive takes a different approach. It’s focused on maximizing value for investors—and it’s having great success. Today, Strive has over $1 billion in assets—just two years after its founding. On today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast," Strive's CEO and chief investment officer explains the company's mission and why it's thriving. Listen to the interview with Matt Cole or read a lightly edited transcript at DailySignal.com. Learn more and sign up for The Fiduciary Focus at Strive.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Joe Biden tells Israel’s prime minister he is not in it for a year of war, according to reporting from Axios.  The Biden administration temporarily pushes pause on approvals of liquefied natural gas exports.  Trump abruptly gets up and leaves the courtroom during closing arguments in the  E. Jean Carroll defamation case.  Findings are released from an investigation into “domestic violent extremism” in the U.S. military. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie Reed, the former clinician who blew the whistle last year on a gender clinic in St. Louis, tells "The Daily Signal Podcast" that there are more whistleblowers out there, and she raises the alarm about the "totalitarian" mentality of large LGBTQ organizations that seek to silence those who disagree with them. She also warns leaders on the Left that most Americans oppose rushing kids to medical “treatments” that will likely harm them. Read the story here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Description:  TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: GOP governors are voicing support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after a Supreme Court order gives the federal government permission to remove razor wire along Texas’ border with Mexico.  Tucker Carlson delivers two speeches in Canada.  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the border compromise bill is on rocky ground.  Trump was back in court today for the E. Jean Carroll's defamation case. What is China hiding? That is the big question asked and answered in a new Heritage Foundation report on China.  Relevant Links https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1750496966063079921  https://www.heritage.org/CTP?_ga=2.58773485.1741618674.1705933050-1079473681.1653400923&_gl=1*17188ew*_ga*MTA3OTQ3MzY4MS4xNjUzNDAwOTIz*_ga_W14BT6YQ87*MTcwNjIwODE1My4xNjY5LjAuMTcwNjIwODE1My42MC4wLjA.  Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell new

Bullet holes and toppled furniture bear witness to what happened in the home of one young couple living in Israel close to the border with Gaza on Oct. 7. Their home still partially stands, but they—and about 100 other members of their small community—are dead.  Walking through the streets of the small village, Joel Griffith says, “You could tell it once was a very beautiful place.”  Griffith, who is Jewish and serves as a research fellow in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, recently returned from a trip to Israel. His mission was both to “support, but also bear witness to the evil” that took place in Israel on Oct. 7 when Hamas carried out a brutal terrorist attack that killed about 1,200 people.  Walking out of the home of the slain couple, Griffith says, he saw two “Jewish men playing guitar and singing, and gathered around them were others—soldiers, non-soldiers, Israelis, non-Israelis (such as myself), people who were religious, people who visibly weren't

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:  ·         Trump won the New Hampshire primary by double digits on Tuesday. ·         Oregon Democrats propose bill to pull back from drug decriminalization ·         Sen. Ted Cruz, blasts Biden administration for use of SPLC. ·         Congresswoman blasts Harvard for lack of effort on antisemitism investigation.   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

Navy SEAL deployments are often long and grueling, and leaving school-age children behind only adds to the challenge, especially if the children are struggling in school.  If a father is “getting ready to go on mission, and there's Timmy failing in second grade, that's all he's going to think about,” says Gretchen McIntosh, the executive director of SEALKIDS.  And for the mothers at home with a husband deployed and a child struggling academically, McIntosh says, Mom is often “stressed out” by the task of meeting the needs of a “child at home that has a learning disability.”  Out of seeing an immense need for additional educational support for many Navy SEAL families, the organization SEALKIDS was born.  “SEALKIDS steps in so that Dad can concentrate on his mission ahead, because we're handling the mission at home,” McIntosh explains.  SEALKIDS not only connects families to tutors and other education resources in their area, but also raises funds to help the families pay for those additional resources.  SEALKI