Author: The Daily Signal

Father and daughter Mat and Savanna Shaw began singing duets together from their kitchen table at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. After they posted their first song on social media, the pair were shocked by the response they received.

Ten months later, they have recorded two albums and gained international attention, making two appearances on the Kelly Clarkson Show, receiving a write-up in The New York Times, and performing at their first arena concert. Today, Mat and Savanna join the show to share about their journey of success and how it has impacted their relationship as father and daughter. 

You can support Mat and Savanna's music here: https://www.patreon.com/matandsavanna.

We also cover these stories:

• America surpasses 18 million coronavirus cases.
• Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar receives the COVID-19 vaccine.
• Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., rails against the latest $2.3 trillion dollar Congressional spending bill. 

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Six months ago, William Jacobson, a professor at Cornell Law School and founder and publisher of Legal Insurrection, wrote two blog posts detailing the honest, but negative, history of Black Lives Matter. Students and faculty immediately called upon the school to take action against Jacobson for writing the posts. 

Jacobson joined the show on July 1 to explain why students and faculty were actively speaking out against him. He returns to the show today to share what transpired after more than a dozen student groups tried to mobilize a campus-wide boycott of his class and faculty quickly denounced him for his posts.

We also cover these stories:

• Attorney General William Barr says he believes Russia is behind last week’s hack into several federal agencies. 
• A massive spending bill, likely to be signed into law by President Trump soon, is poised to result in most Americans getting $600 from the federal government. 
• Trump’s campaign files a new petition with the Supreme Court asking that the court reverse several cases having to do with Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots.  

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If you invest in an index fund, a mutual fund, or an exchange-traded fund, you probably have holdings in hundreds of different companies, some of which may be promoting an agenda at odd with conservative values. 

After 25 years of experience in the field of investments, Bill Flaig decided to create Ridgeline Research to provide conservatives with investment options that align with their beliefs. American Conservative Values ETF (NYSE ticker: ACVF) is a fund to do just that. It currently boycotts the 20 politically active companies for taking positions at odds with conservative beliefs.

Flaig joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain how conservatives can begin investing in companies that uphold their values and keep their hard-earned money out of the hands of companies that lean to the left.

Also on today's show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a new children’s book series called "Buck the Chuck" that aims to teach kids about the value of freedom.

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Visa and Mastercard are reportedly blocking payments on Pornhub due to allegations of child pornography on Pornhub. What is going on here? 

Nicholas Kristof, an opinion columnist for the New York Times recently wrote a heartbreaking column on the children of PornHub, telling some of the stories of the children of PornHub. What are some of those stories?

How can people stand up to PornHub and their aiding and abetting of child porn?

Haley McNamara, the director of the International Centre on Sexual Exploitation in the UK, and a Vice President at the U.S. based National Center on Sexual Exploitation, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss. 

We also cover these stories:

• Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to receive the Coronavirus vaccine on TV on Friday morning.
• Google is under fire from more than a third of America’s states for operation as a monopoly. 
• Jobless claims have reached 885,000 due to a coronavirus spike. 

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Christine Fang is a Chinese national who is suspected of being a spy and has had ties to American mayors and other politicians, including Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.

Swalwell has said he has cooperated with law enforcement and cut off all ties to Fang once he knew there were concerns she was a spy.

However, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has said Swalwell shouldn’t serve on the House Intelligence Committee, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has defended her fellow California Democrat.

What questions should Swalwell face about his relationship with Fang? Does it raise any national security concerns?

What is China’s strategy here, and does it have a “long-term” approach?

Dean Cheng, senior research fellow in the Asian Studies Center in the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• Former Vice President Joe Biden says his cabinet will look like and represent the people of America. 
• President Trump is not pleased with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to refer to Joe Biden as "president-elect."
• A new poll reports 62% of Americans are concerned that government leaders will hold onto their “pandemic powers” even after the virus subsides. 

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Dec. 18 will mark one year since the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump.

Looking back, what happened "behind the scenes" of the impeachment proceedings? Fred Lucas, the chief national affairs correspondent for The Daily Signal and author of “Abuse of Power: Inside the Three-Year Campaign to Impeach Donald Trump,” joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss it.

We also cover these stories:

• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell referred to former Vice President Joe Biden as “president-elect” for the first time on Tuesday. 
• The Supreme Court voted to protect religious groups on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by faith-based organizations in New Jersey and Colorado that sought relief from coronavirus restrictions. 
• After review of Federal Election Commission records, Fox News reported that Facebook and Twitter executives donated tens of thousands of dollars to Biden’s campaign, many of them giving the legal maximum of $2,800. 

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Between policy debates and competing political agendas, Congress is not exactly known for being a place of peace, except when members pause for a moment of prayer before each session.

Today, Howard Mortman, director for communications at C-SPAN and the author of the book “When Rabbis Bless Congress: The Great American Story of Jewish Prayers on Capitol Hill,” joins the show to discuss the rich tradition and history of prayer—specifically, the prayer of rabbis—on the floor of Congress. 

We also cover these stories:

• The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects a case filed by the Trump campaign, which contested 20,000 ballots cast in the state.
• An intensive care unit nurse in New York became one of the first people to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
• New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio says the city should be prepared for another COVID-19 lockdown. 

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It is no secret that the mainstream media leans left. From the ways in which they choose to report on critical issues, to the questions they decide to ask political leaders on different sides of the aisle, media bias is undeniable. 

CNN contributor Mary Katherine Ham and Fox New contributor and radio host Guy Benson were recently interviewed about media bias during The Heritage Foundation’s annual President’s Club Meeting. Today, we are excited to share their perspectives with you on the podcast. 

Plus, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about the ways in which Americans are stepping up to help small businesses as COVID related lockdowns continue. 

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Texas this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its complaint that the states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin unconstitutionally changed the rules in the run-up to the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Does the Texas lawsuit make a legally sound argument, and how likely is it that the Supreme Court will hear it? 

President Donald Trump also asked Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to argue the case since he is a former solicitor general of the state. How likely is it that to happen, and what could it mean?

Hans von Spakovsky, manager of The Heritage Foundation’s Election Law Reform Initiative and senior legal fellow in Heritage's Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to answer these and other questions about Texas/ complaint.

We also cover these stories:

• President Trump announced Thursday that diplomatic relations are being restored between Israel and Morocco. 
• Former Vice President Joe Biden has chosen Susan Rice, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former United States National Security Advisor in the Obama administration  to be his director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. 
• Senator Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, is calling for a special counsel to be assembled to investigate nefarious business dealings made by Hunter Biden, former vice president Joe Biden’s son. 

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The United Kingdom has long been on the progressive end of the transgender issue, so when they pump the brakes, America should pay attention, says Nicole Russell, a contributor to The Daily Signal.

A high court in the United Kingdom recently ruled that children 16 years old and younger cannot be treated with puberty blocking hormone drugs, unless a court specifically rules otherwise.

Russell reports extensively on the transgender issue and joins the show to discuss her recent piece breaking down the U.K. court decision. She also explains the media's response to actor Ellen Page, who now wishes to be called Elliot, coming out as transgender, and how the internet plays a big role in encouraging young people to transition.

We also cover these stories:

• President Trump speaks out in support of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the motion he filed with the Supreme Court against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin.
• Just one fourth of all Republicans are accepting of the November 3rd election results.
• YouTube announces they will remove videos that claim there was widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.

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