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A Republican congresswoman from Texas succeeded in amending the annual National Defense Authorization Act to prevent the Pentagon from subsidizing abortions with taxpayer dollars. Rep. Beth Van Duyne's amendment to the $883.7 billion fiscal 2025 NDAA would block President Joe Biden’s Defense Department from using federal funds to reimburse abortion-related expenses. Van Duyne told The Daily Signal her amendment would roll back Biden's illegal Department of Defense travel policy issued in a memo on Oct. 20, 2022, which she said was "in clear violation of historic bipartisan norms and current law." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long before Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7 attack on Israel, the Jewish homeland was already a flash point of controversy on college campuses and among an increasingly anti-Israel segment of younger Americans who make up Gen Z.Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries, had taken note of the troubling trend and embarked on a trip to Israel just about 100 days after the Oct. 7 attack to meet with Jews and Arabs, peace activists, and soldiers.He’s now written a new book, “Should Christians Support Israel? Seeking a Biblical Worldview in an Impossible Situation,” which Summit Ministries is making available for free with a donation.“Jews have a physical presence in the land of their history,” Myers said. “Whether you agree with how it happened or how they are stewarding it, this is the reality. It is also a reality that Israel is under attack from every quarter in a battle between competing worldviews. The history of Palestine, the religion of Islam, and the aims of the apocalyptic rape-and-death cult called Hamas all figure in a larger struggle for truth. This is what we urgently need to understand.”Myers spoke with The Daily Signal at the Road to Majority Policy Conference last week about why he’s dedicating his time to helping Christians understand the Israel-Palestine conflict. Listen to our conversation on today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast.” 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 Supreme Court announces that it will hear a case related to a ban on gender treatments for minors in Tennessee. Pro-abortion activists use the two year anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned to announce a $100 million dollar campaign aimed at bringing a federal abortion law back.   If elected again, Former President Donald Trump says he plans to establish a task force to investigate anti-Christian bias.   The Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights Kristen Clarke is hit with three ethics complaints and a criminal referral.  Russia threatens the U.S. after Ukraine carried out strikes on Russian-occupied Crimea. Russia says the rockets used in the attack were U.S.-made.  Relevant Links: https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/22/trump-vows-task-force-investigate-anti-christian-bias/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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Erin Hawley discusses the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning Roe v. Wade. The court's landmark ruling, Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization, was a major pro-life victory. Hawley tells The Daily Signal about other court cases to watch and attacks on pro-life pregnancy centers and the unborn.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., speaks with Mary Margaret Olohan on this a bonus episode of The Daily Signal Podcast.Each year, the Faith & Freedom Coalition hosts the Road to Majority Policy Conference with political leaders and other newsmakers. Lankford delivered a speech Friday and spoke with The Daily Signal about the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. He also discussed his RESTORE Act related to in vitro fertilization (IVF).Stay tuned for more interviews from our Daily Signal team, which is on location at the Washington Hilton. And be sure to visit DailySignal.com for additional news from the conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard accused corporate media outlets of parroting “propaganda” talking points from the White House regarding controversial videos of President Joe Biden.Gabbard, who ran as a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, addressed the Biden White House's dismissing videos highlighting Biden’s declining mental acuity as “cheap fakes.”Each year, the Faith & Freedom Coalition hosts the Road to Majority Policy Conference with political leaders and other newsmakers. Gabbard delivered a speech Friday and spoke with The Daily Signal.Stay tuned for more interviews from our Daily Signal team, which is on location at the Washington Hilton. And be sure to visit DailySignal.com for additional news from the conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks with Mary Margaret Olohan on this a bonus episode of The Daily Signal Podcast.Each year, the Faith & Freedom Coalition hosts the Road to Majority Policy Conference with political leaders and other newsmakers. Hawley delivered a speech Friday and spoke with The Daily Signal about the Department of Justice's indictment of a Texas doctor who uncovered illegal child sterilization surgeries.Stay tuned for more interviews from our Daily Signal team, which is on location at the Washington Hilton. And be sure to visit DailySignal.com for additional news from the conference. 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: Trump classified documents trial begins hearings. Manhattan DA drops charges against Columbia University protesters. Supreme Court says domestic abusers can have Second Amendment rights curtailed. Pentagon has no idea how much money it sent to China for pathogen research. Job growth massively overestimated according to new report. Relevant Linkshttps://nypost.com/2024/06/02/us-news/biden-admin-offers-mass-amnesty-to-migrants-as-it-quietly-terminates-350000-asylum-cases-sources/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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newsmax announced this month that it’s planning for an initial public offering later this year or in 2025—a big leap for a media outlet that began more than 25 years ago as a website delivering news on the internet.Christopher Ruddy, Newsmax’s founder and CEO, spoke with The Daily Signal about his plans for the company and explained how eligible investors are able to take advantage of a private placement offering before the company goes public on the stock market.“Thousands of people would tell us they wanted to buy shares in Newsmax through the years,” Ruddy said. “And we thought, wouldn't it be great to have tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, of co-owners [and] partners with Newsmax that are fighting for us [and] have a stake in our success? And so that was the biggest reason.”Now more than ever, especially in this election year of 2024, America needs Newsmax, and you can join with us as an investor,” Ruddy said.After working as a journalist at the New York Post and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Ruddy started Newsmax in 1998. In the years that followed, he transformed Newsmax into a broadcasting and multimedia powerhouse reaching more than 40 million people.Newsmax’s TV channel is the fourth-highest-rated on cable news. And it’s just one of several media properties in addition to its website, Newsmax.com: There’s also a free streaming channel at Newsmax2, a smartphone app, a streaming service called Newsmax+, and Newsmax Magazine.Now, as he prepares for Newsmax’s initial public offering and eventual listing on Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange, Ruddy is seeking to raise $225 million as part of a private offering for accredited investors. More details are available at NewsmaxInvest.com.Listen to our interview with Ruddy on “The Daily Signal Podcast” to hear his vision for Newsmax, the threats and challenges facing conservative media, and why he's optimistic about the future. 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: A McKinsey & Co study shows that almost half of electrical vehicle owners want to go back to gas-powered cars.  The Biden administration threatens women’s rights on the 52nd anniversary of Title IX.  A Manhattan Institute study determines Wikipedi is biased on behalf of liberals.  An Israeli military spokesman says it is unlikely the Israeli Defense Forces can eliminate Hamas.   The New York Times reports that two judges advised the judge overseeing the Trump classified documents case to pass it on.  Relevant Links:https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/20/abuse-power-louisiana-officials-explain-legal-challenge-biden-title-ix-change/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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices