Author: The Daily Signal

Today on the podcast, The Daily Signal's executive editor, Rob Bluey, interviews Brian Morganstern, the White House's deputy communications director. They discuss President Donald Trump's health; the COVID-19 pandemic; liberals' threat to pack the Supreme Court; and next week's Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president's third nominee to the high court.

We also cover these stories:

• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes a curious comment that "we’re going to be talking about the 25th Amendment"--which addresses what happens when the president is incapacitated.
• The FBI charges six men for plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. 
• What do voters think of adding more justices to the nine-member Supreme Court? A new poll suggests that almost half aren’t fans. 

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Today's Daily Signal Podcast features an interview from the great “Problematic Women” podcast.  As Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett prepares for Senate hearings next week, many are wondering whether she’ll again face harsh questions about her Catholic faith.

Mary Vought, executive director of the Senate Conservatives Fund and wife of Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, joins us to explain why this line of questioning is unconstitutional. Her husband, she recalls, faced similar scrutiny in his own Senate confirmation hearing.

We also cover these stories:

• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is speaking out against attacks on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
• President Donald Trump says he no longer feels any symptoms of COVID, according to his doctor, Sean Conley. 
• Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck, has been released from jail after posting a million dollar bail.

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joins the "Daily Signal News" podcast to talk about the committee's confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Barrett, set to begin next week.

Senate Democrats, who generally have supported virtual hearings during the pandemic, now demand in-person hearings to consider Barrett. How is the Judiciary Committee's Republican leadership responding? What kind of questions will Barrett face? Blackburn breaks it down.

We also cover these stories:

• The White House physician, Sean Conley, announces that President Trump no longer has symptoms of COVID-19.
• President Trump tweets: “Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu."
• The president breaks off negotiations with congressional Democrats over a new coronavirus relief bill.

The "Daily Signal News” 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 may leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!

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Today's "Daily Signal News" podcast features a panel discussion on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett sponsored by The Heritage Foundation. (To tune into more Heritage Foundation events, subscribe to the "Heritage Events" podcast wherever you get your podcasts.)

We also cover these stories:

• President Donald Trump returns to the White House on Wednesday evening after his hospitalization Friday with COVID-19.
• White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and two of her aides test positive for the coronavirus. 
• The Supreme Court will not take up the case of Kim Davis, the Kentucky court clerk who was embroiled in legal trials after refusing to issue marriage licenses for same-sex weddings. 

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Disturbing parallels can be drawn between the United States and the Soviet bloc of Eastern Europe, commentator and bestselling author Rod Dreher says.

Dreher, a senior editor at The American Conservative, received a phone call in 2015 that sent him on a journey to investigate whether America is losing its freedoms in the same way that Eastern Europe lost its liberty to the Soviet Union. What he found inspired his latest book, “Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents.”

Dreher joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss the book and what the future may hold if Americans do not stand against the agenda of the radical left. 

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a Coast Guard veteran who saved multiple people from a fire in Washington state.

“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 may leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!

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Former Navy Secretary J. William Middendorf says America has entered a new cold war with China. 

Middendorf, author of the new book “The Great Nightfall: How We Win the New Cold War,” joins the show to explain the threat that China poses to America's interests. Middendorf, a member of The Heritage Foundation's Board of Trustees since 1989, also outlines what the U.S. military must do to be prepared to stand against our adversaries. 

We also cover these stories: 

• Senate Democrats led by Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California formally ask Senate Republicans to postpone confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett until after the presidential inauguration. 
• The Trump administration proposes lowering the number of refugees allowed to settle in the U.S. to 15,000 during the next fiscal year.
• California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes a bill requiring ethnic studies for high school students. 

Enjoy the show!

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Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., is a powerful voice for conservative women across America.

Lesko, the only female member of the House Freedom Caucus, joins “Problematic Women” to explain how she is working to defend women’s sports from the agenda of radical LGBTQ groups.

Lesko also share her own journey into the pro-life movement and why she fights to protect the lives of the unborn. 

We also cover these stories: 

• The Senate Judiciary Committee questions James Comey, the former FBI director, about his knowledge of the beginning stages of the Russia investigation. 
• Senator Tim Scott says he believes the President misspoke when he did not directly condemn white supremacists during Tuesday night’s first presidential debate. 
• Daniel Cameron, the attorney general of Kentucky, asks for more time before releasing the recordings of the grand jury during the Breonna Taylor hearing. 

Enjoy the show!

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The principles of patriotism and the history of America’s founding are not being taught in schools as they once were. Now, many parents are taking it upon themselves to instill national pride in their children. 

Rachel Gerli is one such parent. Gerli, along with friends Alli Pillinger Choi and Britt Riner, founded the online platform Primerrily to offer families the resources to help raise the next generation of American patriots. 

Gerli joins the show to discuss Primerrily's mission and how you can take advantage of those resources.

Visit Primerrily's website here: https://www.primerrily.com/.

We also cover these stories: 

• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he won't meet with Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the president’s Supreme Court nominee. 
• Voters in New York receive ballots in the mail with incorrect addresses, voter ID numbers, and names. 
• The Justice Department says San Francisco Mayor London Breed, a Democrat, may be violating First Amendment rights by limiting church meetings to one person.

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Conservatives who make up the House Freedom Caucus last week forced a meeting of the House's entire Republican conference to discuss a motion "to vacate the chair," which is a push to force Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to step down.

The Freedom Caucus has worked on this effort to remove Pelosi since July. What was the deciding factor in going ahead now? How does the motion to vacate work, especially given the House's Democrat majority? Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., chairman of the Freedom Caucus, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• The New York Times publishes an article detailing President’s Trump's income tax returns. 
•  Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham says that confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will begin Oct. 12. 
• Chris Wallace, host of “Fox News Sunday,” will moderate tonight's first presidential debate tonight, but doesn't plan to fact-check either Donald Trump or Joe Biden. 

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The Black Lives Matter movement is promoting a communist agenda, says investigative journalist James Simpson.

Simpson has done extensive research on the founders of Black Lives Matter and joins the show to explain how the movement is being used to further the goals of the radical progressive left.

To learn more about Simpson and read his articles, click here. And click here to learn more about his books.

Also on today's show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about how Heritage Action, the grassroots organization of The Heritage Foundation, is backing the blue and rallying all Americans in support of law enforcement. 

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