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Progressive activists seek to expand sex education in schools across America to include topics such as sexual orientation and gender identity. Their proposed curriculum also promotes abortion.

On today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast," we listen in on The Heritage Foundation's virtual event Wednesday, the Protecting Children in Education Summit. Participants break down proposed leftist curriculum and addresses how Americans can stand against the sexualization of children.

We'll hear from Irene H. Ericksen, senior research analyst at the Institute for Research & Evaluation; Monica Cline, a former sex educator with Planned Parenthood who founded the group It Takes a Family; and Mary Hasson, the Kate O'Beirne fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Serving as moderator for the discussion is Jonathan Butcher, senior policy analyst at Heritage's Center for Education Policy.

We also cover these stories:

• President Trump announces a historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
• Unemployment claims fell below 1 million for the first time since March, according to the Labor Department.
• Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says we could see the worst fall in history if Americans don't continue to follow CDC guidelines to fight COVID-19. 

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Janice Dean is Fox News' senior meteorologist. She lost both of her in-laws to COVID-19, and then was pulled from testifying at hearings on New York nursing home deaths. Why was she prevented from testifying, and what does she think of how New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has handled COVID-19? Dean joins the podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned of China’s growing threat to the free world. 
• The United Kingdom's GDP went down by 20.4%, which is the sharpest decline any major economy has ever seen. 
• Hoboken, New Jersey is considering implementing a $250 fine for not wearing a mask outside.

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Hundreds of vandals looted Chicago businesses Sunday night and into Monday morning. The images of shattered storefronts in and around the city's Loop look more like a war zone than an American city. 

John Tillman, chairman and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, joins the podcast to offer insight into how the streets of Chicago so quickly fell into chaos, and what must be done to prevent further violence and looting. 

Tillman also explains how Illinois' economy may be affected by the city’s surge in criminal activity and spike in murders this year. 

We also cover these stories:

• The police chief of Seattle resigns after the City Council votes to cut the department's budget by almost $4 million.
• The Chicago man accused of firing shots at police officers Sunday afternoon is now charged with two counts of attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that his nation has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine.

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It’s not just statues and American history that are under attack. The most essential ideas from America’s founding are under siege and on trial.

Robert R. Reilly, the director of the Westminster Institute and widely published author, joined “The Right Side of History” podcast to discuss his new book “America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding.”

Reilly discusses the deeper origins of the American Revolution—rooted in Western thought, philosophy, and religion—and explains why America’s current success and survival depends on embracing those ideas rather than abandoning them.

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A battle is raging for the future of our nation as "extremists and criminals literally try to rip out [statues and other monuments] to destroy the history of America," Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says.

Bernhardt joins the podcast to explain how he is working alongside President Donald Trump to protect monuments that tell the story of America. The interior secretary also discusses the president’s signing of the Great American Outdoors Act and how the administration is preserving our national parks.

We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about an 8-year-old boy who started an organization to serve veterans, seniors, and others in need. 

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At the end of June, the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to "defund" the city's police. Now crime is on the rise. 

John Hinderaker, president of the Minnesota policy organization Center of the American Experiment, joins the show to explain what the future may hold for the Minneapolis Police Department and what his organization is doing to support local law enforcement. 

We also cover these stories: 

• New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, moves to shut down the National Rifle Association. 
• The votes of more than 84,000 New York City residents weren't counted during the summer’s Democratic primary. 
• A Secret Service report reveals that many shootings are carried out with illegal guns. 

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A large explosion Tuesday in Beirut, Lebanon, killed at least 100 and wounded 4,000 others, authorities say. The president of Lebanon said the explosion was caused by 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that was not safely stored.

Was foul play involved? How should Lebanon respond? Are there likely to be any shifts of power because of what happened? Jim Phillips, senior research fellow for Middle Eastern affairs at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• Sally Yates, deputy attorney general in the Obama administration, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee about investigating the 2016 Trump campaign. 
• Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., asks Attorney General William Barr to investigate the vandalism of Catholic churches across the country in recent weeks. 
• New York City cracks down on out-of-state travelers by setting up checkpoints at the main entries to all five boroughs. 

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Climate activists continue to sound the alarm over carbon dioxide emissions and climate change. Caleb Rossiter, the executive director of CO2 Coalition, an organization of climate scientists and experts who research and report the facts of climate change, joins the show to explain just how worried we really should or should not be about the planet's warming. 

Rossiter also explains “a long campaign to … cancel climate voices in the mainstream media,” including his own. 

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We also cover these stories: 

• The New York City health commissioner has left her job, reportedly over New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio’s handling of the coronavirus. 
• The Trump administration announced Tuesday that the Justice Department is giving $35 million in grant money to help survivors of human trafficking. 
• Ariana Pekary resigned from her position as a producer at MSNBC and has released an open letter describing mainstream cable news networks as a "cancer.”

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Do police unions protect bad cops? How do collective bargaining agreements keep bad cops on the job? Where is there room for reform in this aspect of police departments? Charlyce Bozzello, communications director at the Center for Union Facts, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to break it down. 

We also cover these stories:

• President Trump says he will challenge Nevada’s decision to send mail-in ballots to every resident in the state before the November election. 
• The president signs an executive order that will put green card holders and U.S. citizens ahead of foreign workers for high-skilled contract work.
• House Democrats subpoena four of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s top aides. 

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A cybersecurity battle is raging. In recent weeks, Chinese hackers stole, or attempted to steal, terabytes of data from the U.S. government, businesses, and private individuals. Digital predators gained access to the Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, former President Barack Obama, and other high-profile individuals. And President Donald Trump says he is considering banning the Chinese-made app TikTok over security concerns. 

Klon Kitchen, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Technology Policy, joins the podcast to explain the severity of America’s cybersecurity threats, what actions the government should take, and how you can keep your personal information safe from hackers. 

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a mom who won a little money playing the lottery but decided to give it all to a police officer in Kansas City, Missouri, who recently was shot in the line of duty. 

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