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The Los Angeles school board keeps moving the goal post for when students will be allowed to return to the classroom for in-person learning, says the founder of L.A. School Uprising.

Ross Novie, the father of two school-age children, founded the coalition of parents and students calling for Los Angeles schools to reopen for optional, in-person instruction. He launched the grassroots movement after watching his own kids struggle with remote learning.

Novie joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why he has lost confidence in the Los Angeles Unified School District's Board of Education and other local and state leaders to put the needs of children above politics. 

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a couple who opened up their home to a stranded delivery driver during the winter storm in Texas.

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Louis Reed spent nearly 14 years in prison on bank fraud and other charges.

Since then, he has become an advocate for criminal justice reform and supported the First Step Act, a bipartisan measure to improve criminal justice outcomes, which was signed into law by then-President Donald Trump in December 2018.

Reed joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to share his story and his vision for how Democrats and Republicans can work together on criminal justice reform, despite the toxic political climate.

We also cover these stories:

• The Senate votes 64-35 to confirm Jennifer Granholm, the former governor of Michigan, to head the Department of Energy.
• Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral in name! Hasbro, the company that makes the beloved potato shaped toy, is removing the “Mr.” from the toys' packaging.
• Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., at a Senate committee hearing Thursday, questions Rachel Levine, President Joe Biden’s nominee to be assistant health secretary, on medical treatment for children with gender dysphoria.

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The narrative that a child only needs love and safety to thrive is being challenged by Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us, a nonprofit organization that promotes social policies to protect the rights of children.

In her new book, “Them Before Us: Why We Need a Global Children's Rights Movement,” Faust argues that a child needs a stable home with love from both a mother and a father. 

Faust joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to share her story and why it's critical that the needs of the child play a key role in debates about same-sex parenting, divorce, sperm- or egg-donor children, and so on. 

We also cover these stories:

• The Biden administration announces that the government will distribute 25 million masks.
• A federal judge in Texas blocks President Joe Biden’s deportation pause in a nationwide order. 
• Lindsay Boylan, a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, details sexual harassment allegations against the governor.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., was raised in a Democrat household and was on welfare before her journey to becoming a conservative member of Congress.

"I was raised in a Democrat household. I was stuck under failed policies that put us into a cycle of poverty with no incentive to get out. At 11 years old, I stood in bread lines. I waited for government cheese, and that's not America's best," Boebert says.

She's also a wife, mom, and entrepreneur , with her own restaurant, Shooters Grill. How does she juggle all these different aspects of life, and what's her advice to other women in similar life situations? 

Boebert, who is freshman lawmaker, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss all this and more, as well as her trip on a recent congressional delegation to the U.S. -Mexico border.

We also cover these stories:

• Security officials testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and said they believed the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6th was a coordinated attack. 
• Republican senators grilled President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, Xavier Becerra, on his vote against banning partial birth abortion.
• The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield to the position of ambassador to the United Nations. 

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The cover-up may be worse than the crime, Joel Zinberg, a medical doctor and contributor to the Manhattan Institute's City Journal, says of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s inaccurate reporting of COVID-19 nursing home deaths in his state. 

Zinberg, who is also a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a professor, and a former member of the Trump administration, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain what is known about Cuomo’s mismanagement of New York nursing homes during the pandemic and whether or not he sees Cuomo’s actions as an impeachable offense. 

We also cover these stories:

• The Senate holds confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general.
• The Supreme Court announces that it will not shield former President Donald Trump from having to turn over his tax returns to a New York grand jury.
• The Supreme Court says it won’t look at lawsuits from Pennsylvania Republicans regarding the state’s vote by mail policy. 

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Racial tensions, the ongoing pandemic, and fierce political discord have left many Americans asking how the nation can move forward in unity. Bishop Garland Hunt seeks to answer that question in his new book, “Crisis in America: A Christian Response.” 

Hunt, pastor of a nondenominational church in Atlanta, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain practical steps Americans can take to be voices of hope and truth. 

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about the fifth annual Medal of Honor Mail Call. For National Medal of Honor Day, which is March 25, you can say thank you to one or more of 69 Medal of Honor recipients by writing a letter of gratitude. To participate, visit here. 

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America said goodbye Wednesday to conservative talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh, who revolutionized talk radio, will be remembered for his intellect, sense of humor, and bold rhetoric. 

Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center, was good friends with Limbaugh. Bozell joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to share stories about how the talk show host often frustrated those on the left and challenged conservatives to stand firm in their beliefs. 

We also cover these stories: 

• President Joe Biden unveils a bill that would give at least 11 million illegal immigrants a path to U.S. citizenship.
• Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot launches a review of 41 statues and monuments in an effort to confront the “hard truths of Chicago’s racial history."
• The president says he is willing to give reparations for slavery to black Americans. 

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President Joe Biden already has taken action to undo some of the pro-life policies set in place by his predecessor, Donald Trump. It appears likely that Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress will continue to press a progressive abortion agenda that endangers the unborn, mothers, and American freedoms. 

Melanie Israel, a Heritage Foundation research associate in the Institute for Family, Community, and Opportunity, joins “Problematic Women” to explain the key pieces of abortion legislation we likely will see debated in the coming months and years. 

If you, or someone you love, is struggling to overcome the pain of an abortion, check out this resource from Focus on the Family.

We also cover these stories:

• Conservative talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh dies at age 70.
• “I will not make that happen,” President Biden says of paying off $50,000 in student loan debt.
• Three North Korean military hackers have been indicted.

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Three actions by the Biden administration could put nearly 10 million American jobs at risk, says Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of the Job Creators Network. 

Ortiz joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the economic implications of the Biden White House's canceling the Keystone XL oil pipeline, rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change, and raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. 

We also cover these stories: 

• Some fellow New York Democrats have harsh words for Gov. Andrew Cuomo with the news that over 15,000 residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities died from COVID-19.
• The House of Representatives moves ahead with President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 "stimulus" package now that former President Donald Trump’s second Senate impeachment trial is over.
• Mainstream fact-check operations fail to correct Vice President Kamala Harris for saying the Biden administration had to "start from scratch" with a vaccine distribution plan.

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All parents want their children to receive a good education and in Fort Worth, Texas, John Pritchett is working hard to ensure that desire becomes a reality. 

Pritchett has helped organize the Focus on Students PAC, a group of parents who are working to bring more accountability to their local school board. Pritchett joins the podcast to discuss the PAC’s work to ensure school board members are qualified to hold office, and to push back against the far left policies the school board is promoting. 

We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a school curriculum called “Why America is Free,” which promotes American values and historical truth.

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