Month: April 2024

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The Daily Signal - Tennessee Bill Allows Teachers to Carry a Gun, New EEOC Guidelines Require Prefered Pronouns, Supreme Court Rejects Peter Navarro Request | April 29

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issues new guidelines that direct employers to allow men and women to use the bathroom of their preference. 
  • Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro asked the Supreme Court to allow him to stay out of prison while he challenged his conviction related to Jan. 6. The Supreme Court has denied this request. 
  • A newly passed bill in Tennessee will allow some teachers and school administrators to carry a gun. 
  • Columbia University gives students a deadline to leave the pro-Palestine encampment. 


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The Indicator from Planet Money - Taxing the final frontier

Launches by commercial space companies are becoming more frequent. Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration licensed 117, an all-time high. But these spaceflight companies aren't paying for all of the FAA's services that they use.

Today, we explore why the government is looking to change that and dig into the larger debate over whether human activity in space is a public or private project.

Related episodes:
Economics in space
Planet Money goes to space
Space economics

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The Bulwark Podcast - Christians and Political Power

Political power often changes the church more than the church changes those in power—the most glaring example is the damage Trump has done to the credibility of the white evangelical world. Plus, Bill Barr is a liar, and the evolution of Mike Johnson. Peter Wehner joins Tim Miller.

show notes:

AP story on Bill Barr and the Mueller Report
Pete's piece on the forgotten radicalism of Jesus Christ 

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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Trump, SCOTUS, and Immunity

Today Adam J. White joins the podcast, and first we discuss whether the pro-Hamas cry-bullies will have the ability to function in life beyond the campus. Then we take up the Supreme Court's response to arguments over Donald Trump's immunity and presidential immunity in general. The justices seem warmer to immunity than the liberal commentariat would like. And after the Court rules, how will the lower courts respond? Give a listen.

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SCOTUScast - Devillier v. Texas – Post-Decision SCOTUScast

On April 16th, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Devillier v. Texas. At issue was whether owners of property north of U. S. Interstate Highway 10 adversely affected by the flood evacuation barrier constructed by Texas should be permitted on remand to pursue their takings clause claims through the cause of action available under Texas law.

Join us to hear Prof. Ilya Somin break down the decision and discuss its potential ramifications.

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Prof. Ilya Somin, Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School and B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute
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Up First from NPR - Mideast Latest, Campus Protests, Spain’s Prime Minister

The International Criminal Court is reportedly weighing arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Student protests over Israel's war in Gaza are spreading to new campuses, but at Columbia, the university and protesters both appear to be working to de-escalate. And Spain's prime minister says he's staying in office — despite allegations of corruption against his wife.

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CBS News Roundup - 04/29/2024 | World News Roundup

Widespread destruction from weekend tornadoes, with Oklahoma being hardest hit. Gaza air strikes ahead of a possible ground offensive. Tight race in Battleground states. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.

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