Author: The Daily Signal

The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez says he came face to face with the fear and anxiety created by COVID-19 when his own daughter contracted the virus over the summer after giving birth to a beautiful baby girl. The pastor's daughter, 29, ended up in an intensive care unit fighting for her life.

The challenging lessons learned by Rodriguez, founder and president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, are part of his new book “From Survive to Thrive: Live a Holy, Healed, Healthy, Happy, Humble, Hungry, and Honoring Life.” 

Rodriguez, who pastors a church in California, joins the show to explain that all of us are “failing, surviving, or thriving.” He says he hopes his book will serve as a practical guide for anyone who desires to thrive in this season, even as government lockdowns close church buildings and the virus continues to affect our lives. 

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a generous young man who is using his dog treat business to fight canine cancer. (You may purchase Lily’s Barkery treats here.) 

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Today, we’re featuring an interview with our colleagues at The Daily Signal, Jarrett Stepman and Fred Lucas, who co-host "The Right Side of History Podcast." Lucas and Stepman will be discussing Lucas’ book, “Tainted by Suspicion: The Secret Deals and Electoral Chaos of Disputed Presidential Elections.”

We also cover these stories:

• President Donald Trump’s legal team held a press conference Thursday afternoon asserting that Trump won the Nov. 3 presidential election and said that they’re intent on proving that vote fraud stole it.
• House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom “lost a lot of credibility” when he chose to dine at an exclusive French restaurant, the French Laundry on Nov. 6 without a mask. 
• Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are asking the panel's chairwoman, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., to hold hearings to investigate violence carried out against Trump supporters during the Million MAGA March in Washington on Nov. 14. 

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At the beginning of the Trump presidency, Sean Spicer was White House press secretary. But on election night 2020, Spicer was host of his own show, "Spicer and Co." on Newsmax TV. He joins the podcast to discuss his journey from press secretary to TV host, how he thinks the media covered the election, and how he thinks the media changed during the past four years.

Plus, we discuss whether President Donald Trump could really end up running his own network, how conservative lawmakers should treat the media, and what Newsmax TV's approach is.

We also cover these stories:

• The Trump campaign announced Wednesday that it is filing a petition for a recount in two areas in Wisconsin. 
• President Donald Trump fired Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• House Democrats have once again nominated Nancy Pelosi to be speaker of the House for another two years. 

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Georgia is on America's mind. At 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, the state is supposed to complete its recount of votes in the presidential election.

Brant Frost V, second vice chairman of Georgia’s Republican Party, joins the show to explain the state’s recount process and why he is suspicious of the recount in Fulton County, which includes the city of Atlanta. Frost also describes his own experience as a poll watcher and why Georgia appears to be turning a little more blue with each election.

We also cover these stories:

• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Scott Atlas, a top adviser to President Donald Trump on the coronavirus, counsels families to gather for Thanksgiving if they can.
• Joe Biden identifies who some of his top White House officials would be if he is inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. 

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The deadline for the Georgia recount is 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday. What is happening with the recount, is there a threat of voter fraud, and how that is being addressed?

Additionally, former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has also begun a voting rights organization, Fair Fight. What are the big players in the state’s politics and elections? 

Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories: 

• Massachusetts biotech company Moderna says their coronavirus vaccine is 94.5 percent effective. 
• Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, is firing back against President Trump’s claims of a lack of voter integrity in Georgia.
• Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin say they are going to continue investigating Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden. 

“The Daily Signal Podcast” is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Pippa, Google Play, and Stitcher. All of our podcasts may be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You also can leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. 

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The House of Representatives will welcome new conservative members in January. Rep.-elect Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., is one such member, and today she joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss how she plans to further and protect American’s founding principles in Washington. 

As a former business owner, Herrell, who is of Cherokee descent, says her top policy priorities in representing New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District include protecting American jobs, expanding the economy, and securing the southern border. 

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a young athlete with Down syndrome who just set a record in Guinness World Records.  

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Foster parents offer hope and critical support to children facing tremendous challenges. But the city of Philadelphia has threatened that hope by telling longtime foster parents that they can't work with Catholic Social Services because of the religious organization's belief in marriage as the union of one man and one woman. 

The case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia went before the Supreme Court last week. Heritage Foundation scholar Ryan T. Anderson recently hosted a panel discussion breaking down the case and why it is a critical battle for thousands of foster children and religious liberty in America.

Today, we share that discussion with you on “The Daily Signal Podcast.” We also cover these stories:

• Amid a GOP push to investigate voter fraud claims, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., attacks Republican leaders for “poisoning the well of our democracy.”
• Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., says he will get involved if the Trump administration doesn't allow Joe Biden to begin receiving intelligence briefings that address situations such as national security threats.
• The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Harvard University may continue to use race as a consideration in its admissions process. 

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The 2020 election was a major win for conservative women in the House of Representatives. Come January, more women will have seats in Congress than ever before in the history of the nation. 

Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action for America, the grassroots partner organization of The Heritage Foundation, joins the show to discuss the 13 newly elected Republican female representatives and how their leadership will affect America. Anderson also breaks down what might happen next in the presidential election as claims of voter fraud and litigation both continue. 

We also chat with the editor-in-chief of The Daily Signal, Kate Trinko, about what she saw on her trip to Philadelphia last weekend as voters reacted to the election news. 

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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito ordered county election boards in Pennsylvania to comply with guidance requiring them to keep ballots received after 8 p.m. Election Day "in a safe, secure, and sealed container separate from other voted ballots,” as Newsweek and other outlets reported Friday. How could Alito's directive affect returns for the presidential election?

Additionally, The Associated Press reported that 24 Wisconsin counties had completed canvassing of election results as of Monday morning, but that "all 72 must be in before President Donald Trump could call for a recount.” How long will that take, and will other states besides Georgia recount?

Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project, joins the podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• The Supreme Court hears arguments about ending Obamacare, but some conservative justices apparently don't see a need for the health care law to be repealed in its entirety.
• Attorney General William Barr announces that prosecutors at the Justice Department can look into evidence of voting irregularities. 
• Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., pledges that he will not support packing the Supreme Court with more justices or ending the Senate filibuster. 

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Even though former vice President Joe Biden has claimed victory in the presidential election, the Trump campaign has filed lawsuits contesting the results with current litigation in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona.

In Pennsylvania alone, there are at least 21,000 dead people on the voter rolls. Is there a possibility that some of these ballots that went to dead people were used fraudulently? We’ve also heard a lot of people talk about how we largely know the results of all the House and Senate races but still don’t have all the ballots counted for the presidential race. Why is this the case?  Hans von Spakovsky, manager of The Heritage Foundation’s Election Law Reform Initiative and and a senior legal fellow at the think tank's Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• Former Vice President Joe Biden is saying that the 2020 race for the White House is finished and that people need to be wearing masks. 
• President Trump fired defense secretary Mark Esper.
• Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that its coronavirus vaccine is 90% effective.

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