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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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

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 monthHunter 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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The House of Representatives will vote on the debt ceiling bill this eveningUtah 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 LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

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 LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

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 LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

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.

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 defaultThe 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 LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

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 Linkshttps://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.

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.

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 LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

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 LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

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.

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 LinksColorado 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/podcastsSign 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.

The chief executive officer of the State Financial Officers Foundation says "we never really saw the [environmental, social, and governance] movement weaponized in a way that this White House and administration [have] weaponized it.""Certainly, fund managers like BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard have weaponized it, and so it's really just been in the last two years that we've seen them use funds, like pension retirement funds, in a way that leverages those dollars to push these social agendas," Derek Kreifels says of the so-called ESG movement."And so, our simple premise and argument has been, if most Americans knew how their pension fund dollars were being invested, they would probably be appalled and shocked," Kreifels says. "And so, we launched a campaign called 'Our Money, Our Values.'"Kreifels adds: It's available at our website OurMoneyOurValues.com, where we're trying to educate Main Street America on the dangers of ESG investing and what they can do specifically at the retail level to go to their neighborhood financial adviser and ask certain questions about the kind of fund managers that are managing their dollars and how to change that if there are companies that are managing dollars that they don't necessarily agree with their actions.Kreifels joins today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to further discuss environmental, social, and governance policies, some of the ways that the State Financial Officers Foundation is helping states navigate the ESG issues and what resources are available to them, and what the media are missing in its coverage of ESG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Our colleague Rob Bluey is reporting that the cavalry is coming to help Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Rob's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/16/exclusive-3000-military-veterans-reject-pentagons-left-wing-social-agenda-support-tubervilles-senate-fight/Our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan is reporting that Republican lawmakers on the House Judiciary Subcommittee spent Tuesday morning highlighting President Joe Biden's administration's apparently selective use of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances, or FACE, Act.Our colleague Fred Lucas is reporting that House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, announced that he would like Durham to testify to Congress.Fred's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/15/7-key-takeaways-from-release-of-durham-report-on-origin-of-trump-probe/The IRS removed the “entire investigative team” dealing with its tax fraud probe into Hunter Biden, the New York Post is reporting. 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.

A bipartisan bill “would give parents that toolbox that they need to help monitor what their children are seeing in the virtual space,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn says.“Kids are being exposed to things in the virtual space that we would never expose them to in the physical space, so it's important for parents to have that toolbox, and it's important to put the responsibility on these social mediaplatforms,” says Blackburn, R-Tenn., who on May 2 reintroduced the Kids Online Safety Act with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. “That is what this legislation does,” Blackburn says. “It requires these platforms to open up those algorithms and make them available not only to parents, but also to researchers, so that there can be a monitoring of the harms that children are exposed to.”The legislation was initially introduced in February 2022 and unanimously passed the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in July, according to the Tennessee senator's office. However, “the clock ran out before we got it off the floor,” Blackburn says.Blackburn joins today's episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the legislation and how its requirements would be implemented. She also discusses the end of the public health measure known as Title 42, and how that will affect illegal immigration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Pro-life groups are pushing back against former President Donald Trump‘s claim that the movement against abortion finds Florida's new pro-life legislation “too harsh.”Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has signed legislation targeting “diversity, equity, and inclusion” or DEI.Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, signed legislation banning porn for minors.Turkey's election is heading to a runoff on May 28.Relevant LinksListen 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/podcastsSign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Americans needn't worry about the safety of their money at the bank, financial and investment expert David Bahnsen says.Three large American banks have collapsed since the beginning of the year, but “there's almost nothing in common at all with these three banks closing, relative to all the 2008 closings,” says Bahnsen, founder and chief investment officer of the wealth management company The Bahnsen Group. When banks fail, as they did in 2008, it's usually because of “people not paying back something they owe,” Bahnsen says, adding that's not the case with the recent bank failures. Bahnsen, whose company manages more than $4 billion in client assets, says Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank were “totally ill-prepared for the idea of interest rates flying higher, as they have.” Bahnsen joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain the effect the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hikes have had on America's banks and what it means for the financial health of the country. Bahnsen also explains why he, as a JPMorgan Chase shareholder, has proposed a resolution calling on the bank to investigate whether it is discriminating against clients because of their religious or political views. Relevant LinksColorado 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.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: As reporters at the border in El Paso, Texas, sought to document the illegal immigrants' entrance into the U.S. Border Patrol authorities positioned buses so that the media could not properly see or film the scene. Mary Margaret's reporting: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/12/border-patrol-blocks-media-documenting-illegal-immigrant-entry-us/Twitter has a new CEO. The Congressional Budget office says the U.S. could default on its debt in the “first two weeks of June.” Daniel Penny, the man accused of choking a homeless man on the New York City subway has surrendered to police. The Washington Post appears to have written an article highlighting that ‘Zuckbucks' were used to influence the 2020 election. Relevant LinksColorado 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/podcastsSign 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.

Republican Congressmen from across the country voted to pass H.R. 2, a massive border bill, in the House of Representatives Thursday. Many of them who represent states far removed from the border told The Daily Signal how the crisis impacts their states. Wisconsin's Derrick Van Orden, Alabama's Barry Moore, and Virginia's Bob Good discussed the fentanyl crisis, murders at the hands of illegal immigrants, and what they'd tell Senate Democrats who refuse to consider the bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Daily Signal's Tyler O'Neil sat down with Congressmen Tom McClintock and John Rutherford to talk about H.R. 2, the border security bill the House passed Thursday. McClintock, who helped write the bill, said Democrats intentionally engineered the border crisis. Rutherford shared a horrifying story about a man in his district who got murdered by an illegal alien.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.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Reporter Mary Margaret Olohan and Tim Kennedy breakdown the border chaos from El Paso, Texas hours before Title 42 ends Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican, once again stymied his Democrat colleagues from approving nearly 200 promotions for military generals and flag officers—while also picking up an ally in his ongoing dispute with the Pentagon over its new abortion policy. Rob Bluey's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/11/tuberville-keeps-pressure-on-pentagon-to-rescind-illegal-immoral-abortion-policy/Disney's shares drop Former President Donald Trump joined CNN for a town hall in New Hampshire Wednesday night Relevant LinksColorado 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/podcastsSign 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.

An estimated 13,000 illegal aliens are expected to cross America's southern border every day beginning Thursday. That's more than double the daily average in March. This expected spike in the number of migrants crossing the border illegally is the direct result of the end of Title 42, a public health measure set in place under the Trump administration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Title 42 has allowed Border Patrol to quickly expel some illegal aliens from the country. Without the measure, Border Patrol has little power under the policies of the Biden administration to turn illegal aliens away. With illegal alien encounters expected to rise with the end of Title 42, the Biden administration has announced a new asylum rule effective once Title 42 expires. The new rule requires illegal aliens to first seek asylum in another country they travel through and be denied before they seek asylum in the U.S. “If individuals do not access their lawful pathways, the pathways that we have made available to them, they will face a rebuttable presumption, but a presumption of ineligibility,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said of the new rule during a press conference Wednesday. Mayorkas' reference to “lawful pathways” includes use of the CBP One mobile app, which allows illegal aliens to schedule an appointment at a port of entry to seek asylum. But Biden's new rule is already drawing criticism. “The asylum rule simply directs everyone towards using the made-up, illegal mass parole programs that the Biden Administration erroneously labels 'lawful pathways' by using the CBP One mobile app to get a parole appointment at an interior airport,” Simon Hankinson, a senior research fellow in The Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center, told The Daily Signal. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Daily Signal.) “In the long run,” Hankinson continued, “this won't discourage anyone. Those who can use the parole app process will, those who can't will just come anyway and cross illegally. The best we can hope for is that the new asylum rule reduces flows about as much as Title 42 did, and things remain status quo – a poorly managed disaster.” Lora Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain what the end of Title 42 means for the security of America's border, and why Biden's new asylum rule won't solve the current crisis. Enjoy the show!And watch the new Daily Signal documentary here: https://youtu.be/nfk1q-EXNDE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Joe Biden's family received more than $10 million from foreign entities—mostly while he was vice president, according to information released Wednesday, Fred Lucas reports. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/10/house-oversight-committee-details-china-romania-money-biden-family/An economist says “families' incomes are not keeping up with inflation” after the latest consumer price index showed inflation rose 0.4% in April, up 4.9% compared with April 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. New York Rep. George Santos, a Republican, was arrested this morning. Some updates on the station at the southern border.Relevant LinksColorado 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/podcastsSign 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.

The clock is ticking on America's debt, and Republicans lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden to agree to their plan to raise the debt ceiling and rein in government spending.Under the leadership of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., House Republicans issued a plan to raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion, or until the end of March 2024, whichever comes first, provided that Congress and the president agree to significant cuts in government spending.Biden, however, has continued to argue that Congress should raise the debt ceiling without conditions.“If we default on our debt, it will be 100% Joe Biden's responsibility,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., says, adding that it is the president's job to “figure out how to raise the debt ceiling.”Biden's other option, Scott says, is to “figure out how to not have to raise the debt ceiling by living within our means.”The U.S. already has hit the debt limit of $31.4 trillion, but the Treasury Department is using “extraordinary measures” to prevent defaulting on loans to the government. The Treasury Department says lawmakers have to act to raise the debt ceiling by the beginning of June to prevent risk of default.Scott joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why Republicans and Democrats are so divided in the debt ceiling debate and what will happen if Congress can't reach an agreement with the president.Also on today's show, Scott talks about his recent trip to the southern border and what's going to happen when Title 42 expires as scheduled Thursday.Enjoy the show!Please use this link to watch the 303 Creative documentary:https://youtu.be/nfk1q-EXNDE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Fifteen Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate sent a letter to the National Institutes of Health Tuesday, demanding answers about a study on experimental medical interventions for youth who claim to identify as transgender, our colleague Tyler O'Neil reports. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/09/exclusive-republicans-demand-answers-nih-transgender-youth-experiments-study-left-2-dead-others-sterilized/Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have requested wealthy real estate developer and Republican donor Harlan Crow to give a list of both trips and gifts he gave to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed three bills into law on Monday aimed at combating “the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party” in the Sunshine State. Former President Donald Trump has been found liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll's civil lawsuit against him.Relevant LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

Marking 50 years as a journalist and commentator, popular syndicated columnist Cal Thomas says America's future is closely tied to the education of our children. “My hope, again, goes back to educating our children and grandchildren in ways that our parents and grandparents educated us,” Thomas says. "And if you don't rescue the next generation, you're not going to have much of a country anymore.” Born in the District of Columbia, Thomas began his career at age 16 working as a disc jockey at a radio station in suburban Maryland. He later landed a job as a copy boy at NBC News' Washington bureau and became a reporter. He began to write a column in 1984.Today, Thomas is one of America's best-known and most popular syndicated columnists, despite being a conservative. A longtime fixture on Fox News Channel, he is the author of 14 books, including “A Watchman in the Night: What I've Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America,” which is just out. Thomas joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the changes he has witnessed in America over 50 years and what he foresees the future may hold for the nation. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: It was a sober weekend in Texas. Two violent incidents leave 16 people dead. Charges could be coming soon against President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden.CIA did not follow protocol with Hunter Biden laptop story. The family of deceased Jordan Neely speaks out. Anheuser-Busch CEO Michel Doukeris calls the work with Dylan Mulvaney just “one post” and “not an advertisement.” Relevant LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

A 10-year-old girl from Honduras arrived at the southern border unaccompanied by adults. She told Sheena Rodriguez that she hoped to stay in America, and wanted to “color and get to know my father.” The Honduras girl is like so many other unaccompanied alien children, says Rodriguez, founder and president of Alliance for a Safe Texas.These kids arrive at the border with “pieces of paper with handwritten numbers on it," she says, "and these children are going to people that they have never even spoken to."About 85,000 migrant children have entered the U.S. and been placed with a sponsor, but the federal U.S. government now doesn't know the children's location or status. Through her work at Alliance for a Safe Texas, Rodriguez seeks to raise awareness about how the border crisis has led to the exploitation of children, and to offer solutions to lawmakers who are trying to fix policies that led to the current situation. Rodriguez's desire to find out what was really going on at the southern border began about three years ago. She says she needed to see the situation for herself, so she planned a trip. Rodriguez left her home in North Texas and arrived around midnight in Laredo, about 160 miles south of San Antonio on the Mexican border. “We encountered about 60 different men, all young men, to the one Border Patrol agent,” Rodriguez says, adding: “And he looked at me, didn't know me from anywhere, and said, ‘I need help. We're being invaded.'"At that moment, Rodriguez says she committed to doing something to address the border crisis. Since that first trip, Rodriguez says, she has taken nearly three dozen trips to the border and spoken with many illegal aliens, including unaccompanied migrant children. Rodriguez joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to share stories of these unaccompanied children and explain what we know about how minors are arriving alone at the border. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The COVID-19 emergency is over, according to the World Health Organization. The U.S. economy added 253,000 jobs in April while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. A 7th grade student is not backing down after receiving pushback for wearing a t-shirt that said “There are only two genders.” More than a year after the leaked opinion of the Dobbs decision showed Roe v. Wade would be overturned, illegal protests outside the Supreme Court Justices' homes continue. Mary Margaret Olohan's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/05/illegal-protesting-continues-homes-supreme-court-justices/ The Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded its effective demand that a Catholic hospital snuff out a candle it keeps burning in the chapel, a candle that HHS called a threat to hospital safety.Tyler O'Neil's article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/05/breaking-biden-administration-drops-bid-snuff-religious-freedom-catholic-hospital/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/podcastsSign 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.

The American College of Pediatricians scored a major victory last month when a federal judge ruled in its favor and halted the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone, a drug used in chemical abortions.Just weeks later, the organization endured a cyberattack carried out by hackers intending to cause major damage. As if that wasn't enough, news of the hack was then leaked to a hostile journalist in a fleeting attempt to damage the organization's reputation.Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, pro-life institutions and individuals have faced sustained attacks. The militant group Jane's Revenge vandalized pregnancy resource centers, the FBI arrested a pro-life father in Pennsylvania, and a deranged pro-abortion man plotted an assassination attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh.These unrelenting attacks show no sign of abating. Look no further than the latest assault on the American College of Pediatricians, also known as ACPeds.Dr. Jill Simons, executive director of the American College of Pediatricians, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain what happened and why she's not backing down from her mission to defend life and protect the most vulnerable in our society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody Analytics, says the U.S. “will run out of cash to pay all the government's bills on time” by June 8th. Russia accuses America for being responsible for the attack on the Kremlin. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. calls out New York City Mayor Eric Adams over the death of 30 year old Jordan Neely. The Labor Department finds more than 300 kids working in various McDonald's restaurants.Religious liberty group threatens lawsuit to protect Catholic hospital's sacred candle.Four members of the Proud Boys convicted of multiple felonies in relation to the riot at the Capitol on January 6th. Relevant LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

The test results are in, and America's children are failing history and civics.According to the “Nation's Report Card,” just 13% of eighth graders are proficient in U.S. history, and only 22% are proficient in civics.Every four years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress captures how well America's students are performing in major subjects. The latest scores, released this week, are “the lowest numbers ever recorded for the NAEP scores in civics and in history over the past 25 years,” says Adam Kissel, a visiting fellow in higher education reform at The Heritage Foundation.Kissel says there is no doubt that school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in the learning loss. As for the drop in proficiency in history and civics, he says, "I would guess that after the Black Lives Matter movement got popular in 2020, a lot of teachers changed their curriculum around and taught less of the basics and more activism-type topics, and that might have been a factor as well.”In response to the troublingly low test scores, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona issued a written statement.“We need to provide every student with rich opportunities to learn about America's history and understand the U.S. Constitution and how our system of government works,” Cardona said.He added: “Banning history books and censoring educators from teaching these important subjects does our students a disservice and will move America in the wrong direction.”“He's wrong on both of those points,” Kissel says of President Joe Biden's education secretary. “His solution is really the opposite of what schools need to do.” Kissel joins this episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why America's kids are floundering in history and civics classes, and to offer practical solutions to repair America's failing education system.Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: New York has officially banned gas stoves in some new buildings, making it the first ban of its kind in the U.S. A Heritage Foundation economist called out Democrat Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island for his membership in a white-only club in response to the senator's attack on the conservative think tank, our colleague Fred Lucas is reporting. Fred Lucas' article: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/03/heritage-scholar-gives-masterclass-responding-sheldon-whitehouses-attacks/Senate Republicans denounced Democratic senators' attempt to leverage the Supreme Court budget in exchange for an enforceable ethics code, our colleague Mary Margaret Olohan reports. The U.S. Navy hired an active-duty drag queen as a “Digital Ambassador.”Russia is accusing Ukraine of trying to assassinate President Vladimir Putin during a drone attack overnight. The illegal alien accused of killing five people has been arrested. So has a woman who claims to be his wife.Relevant LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

The U.S. may "potentially" default on its debt "as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that time," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a letter Monday to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.Alfredo Ortiz, president and chief executive officer of the nonpartisan Job Creators Network, says he's "honestly not surprised" by Yellen's letter, sent just days after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Republican-led Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023.The legislation, which McCarthy introduced on April 19, would “limit federal spending, save taxpayer dollars,” and “grow the economy.” The legislation passed 217-215 in the House, but did not get a single vote from Democrats. Given Democrats' control of the Senate, it is unlikely the bill will pass in its current form. "Putting this now on June 1st, I think, basically, is to kind of try to force the hand of the Republicans," Ortiz says. "But quite frankly, I mean, the Republicans, from my perspective, did what they had to do.""They passed the bill. That I think showed a lot of fiscal responsibility and hard choices that we have to make, and still allowed for $1.5 trillion of the debt to be raised," he says. Ortiz joins today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the debt ceiling, President Joe Biden's upcoming meeting on the issue with top Republican and Democratic congressional leaders, and why he thinks the Environmental Protection Agency "is out of control." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Treasurer Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that the U.S. could default on its debt as early as June 1. President Joe Biden has authorized 1,500 active-duty U.S. Army troops to be deployed at the border for 90 daysRepublican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill into law today “banning all irreversible gender transition surgeries and hormone therapies for children under the age of 18,” according to a press release. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will not be launching a bid for the White House this year.The adult website PornHub has prevented people living in Utah from accessing its site. The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today about Supreme Court Ethics Reform. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/02/disgraceful-gop-senators-accuse-dems-threatening-yank-supreme-court-justices-security-funding/Relevant LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

Oklahoma is taking a lead on school choice programs and resisting far-left ideology in classrooms across the state. “It is amazing how aggressive the Biden administration is with this radical agenda towards our schools,” Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's state superintendent of public instruction, says. When he came into office, Walters says he told staffers there, “We're not doing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We're not doing that here."The leftist agenda in schools has gone well beyond DEI instruction, and now the Biden administration is considering changing the definition of sex in Title IX to include gender identity and sexual orientation, opening the door wide for biological boys and men to compete in girls and women's sports and to use their restrooms and locker rooms. “We've already submitted comment to the Biden administration and told them, 'We're suing you if you move down this road,'” Walters said. Walters joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain the ways Oklahoma is fighting against the Left's efforts to influence the next generation in the classroom and to discuss the state's aggressive action to implement school choice programs. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The Supreme Court will reconsider a 1980s case that could scale back the authority of federal agencies.First Republic Bank fails in the second largest bank failure in American history. Authorities search for an illegal alien who killed 5 people in Texas.Hunter Biden is in court for a child support case.The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District counter sues Disney after Disney sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Relevant LinksListen 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/podcastsSign 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.

Montana recently passed a bill banning transgender treatments on minors.“It's very important that we protect our children, especially physically, from these treatments that are permanent,” Montana state Rep. Kerri Seekins-Crowe says.“There's not been a lot of studies done on the long-term effects of these [treatments],” the Republican lawmaker said, adding "but we also see a lot of detransitioners, or people who have regretted it because they were not given the adequate help that they needed and the treatment that they needed. They were just told to have surgery."The Montana legislation, banning treatments such as cross-sex hormones and gender-reassignment surgeries, passed late last month, was signed into law Friday. Seekins-Crowe joins "The Daily Signal" podcast to discuss the legislation and the state's action to ban TikTok. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.