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For the past 60 years, America has faced political fumble after fumble, costing the American people energy security and independence. Affordable and reliable electricity and transportation are vital to high standards of living around the globe, and new proposed EPA regulations will lead to higher electricity bills and more blackouts for families, small businesses, and farmers.Join us as Harold Hamm, Continental Resources Executive Chairman and author of Game Changer: Our Fifty-Year Mission to Secure America's Energy Independence, due out on August 1, and Heritage President Kevin Roberts discuss the solution to securing a safe and prosperous energy future for our country and the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since President Biden took office, over two million illegal immigrants have been released into the United States. More than 1.5 million more “gotaways” snuck in without even encountering border agents. Though monthly border encounters averaged well over 150,000, and often above 200,000, the Department of Homeland Security detained fewer than 30,000 at a time. They assign “Alternatives to Detention” (ATD) to a small number but with insignificant tracking and follow-through.The risks for American society from recidivist criminals are significant. The logistical challenge for an enforcement-minded president in 2025 will take our best expertise and devotion to duty. Immigration policy experts Tom Homan, Andrew Arthur, and Don Rosenberg join Heritage’s Simon Hankinson to share recommendations on how America can recover from the current border crisis and its nation-wide negative impact.Listen to other 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/agendaListen to 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ambassador Joseph Y. Yun, the lead U.S. negotiator for the Compact of Free Association (COFA), and Victoria Coates, a Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, shed light on the urgent need to renew crucial security agreements with Pacific Island nations. They discuss the rising Chinese influence and its implications on regional sovereignty. The conversation highlights the intricacies of ongoing negotiations, the historical context of U.S.-Pacific relations, and the critical importance of bipartisan support to secure funding for these vital agreements.

ESG, debanking, bailouts are just some of the tools that the administrative state uses to undermine the rule of law to force financial companies to become the equivalent of government agencies doing the federal government’s bidding. Professor Todd Zywicki draws heavily from his new Heritage First Principles essay “Restoring the Rule of Law in Finance” in this wide-ranging interview.Listen to other 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. Listen to 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. In this week’s episode, hosts Jack Spencer and Travis Fisher host Alex Gage, Research Assistant at the Heritage Foundation, to talk about an upcoming report on the interplay between population growth, energy, and the environment. When today’s politicians claim the world is becoming an unlivable place, how does that impact the families of the future? Report co-authors Alex and Travis discuss their research, including the many ways climate alarmists try to scare us into shrinking our economies and our families. As always, don’t forget to shoot us an email at thepowerhour@heritage.org to let us know your thoughts about the podcast, what you want to hear about, and who you’d like us to have as a guest!Listen to other 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/agendaListen to 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Supreme Court’s 2022-2023 term has almost concluded. There were major cases involving voting rights (Merrill v. Milligan and Moore v. Harper), racial preferences (Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC), religious speech (303 Creative LLC v. Elenis), racial gerrymandering (Allen v. Milligan), property rights (Sackett v. EPA), the legality of the President’s student debt forgiveness (Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown), immigration (United States v. Texas), and much more.Our all-star panel of scholars and scribes will break down what you need to know from the landmark cases, thoughts on recent pushes by the Senate for ethics oversight of the Court, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s first full term. Join us for our annual expert analysis of everything involving the U.S. Supreme Court.Listen to 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/agendaListen to 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Catsimatidis’ story is the American Dream: At six months old, John and his family emigrated from Greece and settled in Harlem. Decades later, he dropped out of college to work in a grocery store full-time, and by age 25, he owned 10 stores of his own.Fifty years later, John’s sharing his lessons learned from a massively successful business career in his new book, How Far Do You Want to Go? Don’t miss hearing his inspirational rags-to-riches story firsthand as he sits down with Heritage President Kevin Roberts.Listen to other 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/agendaListen to 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The “Secure the Border Act,” the country’s most consequential border security bill to ever have passed the House of Representatives, did so in large part due to the efforts of the House Committee on Homeland Security, led by its new chairman, Mark Green, M.D. Join us as he and Heritage Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan discuss the policies needed to secure the border, next steps for this critical legislation and other border security measures, and the Committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.”Listen to other 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/agendaListen to 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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Heritage Foundation is honored to host H.E. Ambassador Hyundong Cho, U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Representative Young Kim (R-CA) for our signature event on U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific. This year’s event celebrates the 70th anniversary of the U.S.-South Korea alliance while looking forward to future challenges and opportunities in the relationship and the Indo-Pacific region.Heritage’s annual B.C. Lee Lecture on international affairs was endowed by the Samsung Group in honor of its founder, the late B.C. Lee, to focus on the U.S. relationship with the Indo-Pacific.Listen to other 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/agendaListen to 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  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. In this episode, hosts Jack Spencer and Travis Fisher invite Michelle Bloodworth, President and CEO of America’s Power, to discuss the future of coal and the impact of energy policy on coal-fired power plants in the U.S. Coal provides low-cost and reliable electricity, but new federal regulations threaten to shut down America’s coal plants. Find out more by tuning in! As always, don’t forget to drop us an email at thepowerhour@heritage.org to let us know your thoughts about the podcast, what you want to hear, and who you’d like us to have as a guest!Here is link to the new video, Dependable Power First, part of an initiative to draw attention to the pressing issue of power grid reliability in the United States:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xau28WrUg8 Here also is a link to the Dependable Power First website: https://dependablepowerfirst.com.Listen to other 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.