Author: The Daily Signal

COVID-19 is a great equalizer in many ways. Almost everyone is susceptible to the new coronavirus, no matter race or socioeconomic status. But some, including African Americans, the elderly, and the recently incarcerated, are more at risk.

Clovia Lawrence, co-founder of Project Give Back to Community, a non-profit based in Richmond, Virginia, joins The Daily Signal podcast to explain how she is stepping up to serve African Americans affected by the pandemic. Lawrence, or “Miss Community” as some call her, says it’s critical to “go back and give to the community that has so freely given to us.” 

Also on today’s show, we share your letters to the editor and a good news story about Fainting Goat Spirits, a family owned and operated distillery that has shifted their operation from whisky and vodka to hand sanitizer during COVID-19. 

And be sure to check out all The Heritage Foundation webinars here: https://www.heritage.org/events.

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Facebook recently announced the first 20 members of its new Oversight Board. The role of the board is to guide Facebook through decisions on what controversial content should be allowed to stay up or be deleted.

 

Michael McConnell, professor and director of the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law School and a co-chair of Facebook’s Oversight Board, joins the podcast to discuss what the institution of the board may mean for conservatives and how he plans to work alongside the liberal members of the group. 

 

We also discuss these stories: 

 

• President Trump is critical of Obama administration officials who unmasked his former national security advisor, Michael Flynn.
• Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina is stepping down from his chairmanship of the Senate Intelligence Committee due to his stock sales being investigated. 
• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticizes Democrats’ $3 trillion coronavirus package. 

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The Supreme Court is hearing some major cases this term that could have longstanding implications. The cases span a variety of issues: President Donald Trump’s financial records, the Electoral College, and religious liberty. and more. Tom Jipping, deputy director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies and senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to break these cases down.

We also cover these stories:

• The Trump administration is calling out the Chinese for trying to “illicitly obtain” research related to COVID-19. 
• Paul Manafort, a former campaign chairman for Trump, was released Wednesday from prison. 
• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., says the the protests in her state are “racist and misogynistic.”

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The U.S. Postal Service is feeling the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. It recently asked for $75 billion in taxpayer funding. President Donald Trump said that any bailout must be conditioned on reform.

Romina Boccia, a fiscal and economic expert at The Heritage Foundation who focuses on government spending and the national debt, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss why a bailout of the USPS isn't the way to go, what reforms the USPS should adopt, House Democrats' request for $25 billion for the USPS in their fourth coronavirus package, and more.\

We also cover these stories:

• House Democrats release details about their $3 trillion Coronavirus relief package, the fourth major spending proposal amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
• Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning of the potential dangerous consequences of reopening America too soon. 
• Trump tweets his support for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who opened his factory again this week against local lockdown orders. 

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Medical practices have been forced to quickly adjust the way they care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In just one week, Dede Chism, the co-founder of Bella Health and Wellness in Englewood, Colorado, successfully shifted her practice to see half of patients using telemedicine in an effort to keep patients and doctors safe during COVID-19. 

Chism joins the podcast to explain how telemedicine works, whether or not it is here to stay, and the benefits of antibody testing.

Also on today's show:

• President Trump speaks out in support of Pennsylvania reopening. 
• The Department of Justice is examining if hate crime charges should be filed in the shooting of Amhaud Arbery. 
• China threatens to retaliate as the Department of Homeland Security tightens guidelines for Chinese journalists.

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Only about 20% to 30% of America’s churchgoers practice their constitutional right to vote, according Sean Feucht, the founder of Hold the Line. 

The mission of Hold the Line is to engage and educate both the church and young people on policy issues, encouraging them to vote their values and become politically active in their communities.

Feucht joins The Daily Signal Podcast to explain how a missionary and worship leader came to launch a political organization, and why it’s important for people of faith to be engaged citizens.

Also on today’s show, FarmLink, a grassroots organization founded by college students, has created a link between farmers with surplus goods and crops and food banks in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

And be sure to check out all the recommendations from The Heritage Foundation's National Coronavirus Recovery Commission!

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American workers are more than ready to get back to work, according to Rep. Trey Hollingsworth.

The Indiana Republican joins The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about how his state is handling the impact of the coronavirus, state bailouts, sheltering in place, what the economic effects of the coronavirus shutdown will be, and much more.

We also cover these stories:

• The Texas Supreme Court ordered the release of a Dallas hair salon owner who was put in jail for contempt of court after refusing to keep her business closed due to the coronavirus. 
• Over the past seven weeks, 33.5 million Americans have filed for unemployment. That is roughly 10% of our nation's population. 
• New video footage has emerged of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, an African American who was shot twice by Travis McMichael. 

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Contact tracing is seen as one way to fight COVID-19. But does the tracing, which would mean tracking who a person had been physically near in recent days, involve giving up too much privacy?

Klon Kitchen, a senior research fellow in technology at The Heritage Foundation, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to how contact tracing how works, and whether it be used to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. He also discusses who would have access to the resulting information, privacy concerns, and more.

We also cover these stories:

• The Little Sisters of the Poor were back at the Supreme Court.
• Vice President Mike Pence is pleased with the Justice Department's decision to side with a Virginia church in a lawsuit against Gov. Ralph Northam. 
• The Michigan legislature has sued Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in an effort to put a stop to her coronavirus emergency orders. 

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The coronavirus crisis has taken a particular toll on the homeless community. Christopher Rufo, a documentary filmmaker and director of Discovery Institute's Center on Wealth and Poverty, joins the podcast to talk about how West Coast progressives have failed the homeless. He also discusses which, if any, areas in the country are handling the homeless crisis during coronavirus pandemic well, and what might happen if there is no change in policies on the west coast for the homeless.

We also cover these stories:

• President Donald Trump sounds a warning note about state bailouts.
• Trump says an internal document from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that says coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 3,000 daily by June 1 didn't take mitigation efforts into account.
• Rep. John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick to be the next director of national intelligence, said in his Senate hearing Tuesday that he will be independent in his work if confirmed. 

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest thinks his state is ready to reopen. "I believe right now many of our counties could start to open back up and you could start to do that in a safe and healthy way," Forest, a Republican, says.

The lieutenant governor joins The Daily Signal Podcast to propose how America can begin to reopen at a local level to protect both lives and livelihoods. Plus, he discusses what he experienced traveling through North Carolina the past several weeks, and how he's been helping those struggling. Listen to the podcast below or read the lightly edited transcript.

We also cover these stories:

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts coronavirus-related deaths will reach 3,000 per day by June 1.
• House GOP members are investigating China's influence on U.S. university research of COVID-19.
• The Supreme Court broadcasts teleconference arguments, allowing the public to listen in real time for the first time ever.

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