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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
• Hurricane Helene leaves at least 121 people dead across the Southeast. 
• There is a new drug problem in the U.S. that resembles that created by the Mexican drug cartels. But this is a crisis of the abortion pill, according to reporting from the Washington Stand. 
• A new study finds that there is a difference between what Americans claim to believe publicly on political issues, and what they really feel. 
• Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance will take to the debate stage in New York City at 9 p.m. Tuesday. 

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Americans have a responsibility to be civically engaged in their communities and when it comes to solving social challenges, faith-based communities have the best track record, according to Stacy Blakeley, the CEO of The Policy Circle. 

During a study examining the foster care and refugee crises today, The Policy Circle, a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging civic engagement, discovered that “faith-based groups [be they Christian, Jewish, or other] had a remarkable ability to solve for the social challenges in our communities,” Blakeley tells "The Daily Signal Podcast." 

This begs the question, according to Blakeley, why are faith communities “so much more effective, for instance, than a government program?” That question led The Policy Circle to launch the Faith and Civic Life Initiative to explore the role religious organizations can, and should, play in addressing some of America’s greatest challenges. 

The new initiatives kicks off Monday with an event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin. 

Blakele joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share the unique mission and history of The Policy Circle and how Americans across the country can take part in the Faith and Civic Life Initiative.

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: 

 

• The DOJ confirmed that Iranian agents hacked the Trump campaign this summer. They also confirmed that Iranians want to assassinate Trump as well.
• Trump met with Ukrainian President Zelensky.
• New York Mayor Eric Adams pleads “not guilty” to corruption charges.
• Hurricane Helene continues to cause chaos.

 

 

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Filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza sits down with The Daily Signal to discuss his provocative new documentary, "Vindicating Trump," which opens in theaters Friday, Sept. 27.

D'Souza shares behind-the-scenes insights from his exclusive interview with former President Donald Trump, conducted shortly after the July 13 assassination attempt.

The film aims to present a more nuanced view of Trump's character and presidency, challenging media narratives.

D'Souza also discusses the movie's exploration of election integrity issues and Trump's unique leadership style.

Listen to learn why D'Souza believes Trump may be "the perfect guy" for America's current challenges.

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• The House of Representatives holds a hearing on the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July. 
• Donald Trump will return to the site of the first attempt on his life for a rally next week. 
• The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan unseals the indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adam Adams on five charges.
• Vice President Kamala Harris completes her second whole interview of her presidential campaign Wednesday night.
• Florida braces for Hurricane Helene to hit tonight. 

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Energy costs across the U.S. “would probably go down substantially” if the U.S. sharply increased mining and production of Alaska’s natural resources, according to Adam Crum, commissioner for the Alaska Department of Revenue. 

Geographically, Alaska is by far the largest U.S. state at more than 663,000 square miles. It is also among the most natural resource-dense states in the nation. 

Alaska became a state in 1959, and under its Statehood Act, it is “mandated that the mineral resources and the subsurface rights were collectivized by the state so that the state could actually collect the royalties and production taxes off of that to fund the government,” Crum explains on “The Daily Signal Podcast.”

While other states, such as Texas and North Dakota, can have “individual farmers who actually have mineral rights, nobody has that in Alaska,” he said, explaining that his state was “set up to be a resource-development state since inception.” 

One of the world’s largest zinc and lead mines can be found in northwest Alaska and has now “been producing for over 40 years and has provided very extensive jobs,” according to Crum. 

The mine has allowed the local indigenous population in northern Alaska to “not only have an economy to stay there, but you have this town now, it's about 4,000, 5,000 people of primarily Inupiat Eskimos living up there. They get to benefit from this, and they can still get to live a subsistence lifestyle,” Crum explains. 

Asked about the environmental effects of mining and drilling in Alaska, the revenue commissioner said life expectancy has increased in native communities where natural resources are being extracted as industry has strengthened local economies and increased the quality of life. 

Crum joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the vast natural resources Alaska has to offer. 

Alaska House of Representatives Speaker Cathy Tilton joins the show after the conversation with Crum to discuss the greatest challenges facing America’s most northern state, and to share some of Alaska’s best-kept secrets. 

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• The House of Representatives is expected to vote today on a spending package to fund the government for the next three months.
•  President of The Heritage Foundation Kevin Roberts attends the New York Times Climate Forward event.
• Israel’s military suggests Wednesday that it is preparing for a ground operation in Lebanon. 
• Eugene Vindman, a Democrat running to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District in the House of Representatives, declines to debate his opponent. 
• The national debt is set to exceed 100% of the gross domestic product for the first time since the end of World War II. 

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On today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast," Tim Goeglein discusses his new book, "Stumbling Toward Utopia: How the 1960s Turned Into a National Nightmare and How We Can Revive the American Dream."

Goeglein's book explores the dramatic cultural, social, and political shifts of the 1960s and how those changes continue to impact American society today.

“The reason we're in the spiritual crisis that we are in across all of our institutions is because of the moral and social revolution of the 1960s,” he tells The Daily Signal.

Goeglien, who serves as vice president of external and government relations for Focus on the Family, explores what he calls the many "stumbles" of the 1960s—from morality and religion to education and entertainment.

“Progressives ultimately believe in the perfectibility of man and that it can all be socially engineered in places like Washington and Hollywood," Goeglein says. "But I demonstrate in 'Stumbling Toward Utopia' that this is a bunch of false promises.”

He also shares his thoughts on how America can restore its moral foundation and revive the American Dream.

“I believe already the seeds are being planted for a restoration," Goeglein says. "There are all kinds of things happening, and I believe that the American Dream will be restored.”

Listen to hear his insights on education, family values, and the role of government in shaping the future.

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• A report by the Center for Immigration Studies Shows how many noncitizens could potentially vote in November’s election.
• Democrats continue to claim Trump fully backs Project 2025.
• Biden makes his final presidential speech to the UN, defends his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan.
• Secretary of State Anthony Blinken fails to show up at a House hearing, triggering a possible move to hold him in contempt of Congress.

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Podcaster Tim Pool filed a defamation lawsuit against Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign Thursday. He says he has faced an increase in death threats and that suspicious people have been monitoring his place of business, two developments he finds alarming after two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump.

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