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TOP NEWS | Biden’s Classified Documents Discovered, New House Rules, Twitter Files, Articles of Impeachment Introduced Against Sec. Mayorkas | Jan. 10 Jan 10, 2023

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

Classified documents from Joe Biden’s time as vice president have been uncovered
Republican Rep. Pat Fallon of Texas introduces articles of impeachment against Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas
New House rules passed The latest round of Twitter files

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INTERVIEW | Mateo Haydar on What to Know About Biden’s Trip to Mexico Jan 10, 2023

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President Joe Biden traveled to Mexico on Sunday night and spent Monday meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. On Tuesday, Biden will attend the summit of North American leaders with Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Why do these meetings matter, and what will the leaders discuss? Mateo Haydar, a research assistant on Latin America in the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, says the immigration crisis and "record numbers of fentanyl deaths" will likely be front and center in the conversations among the leaders. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)

Haydar joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain three of the biggest issues Biden should address with Mexico's Lopez Obrador and to offer his analysis of the likely results of the meetings.

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TOP NEWS | New Special Investigative Panels in Congress, Possible Ban on Gas Stoves, Unrest in Brazil | Jan. 9 Jan 09, 2023

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

Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., defeats Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, to win the role as head of the Homeland Security Committee.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to create new investigative panels in Congress.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission considerers passing restrictions, and even a ban, on natural gas stoves.
President Joe Biden denounces the unrest in Brazil’s capital that took place over the weekend.
A former Virginia Tech women’s soccer player sued her coach for violating her First Amendment rights. Now, she has come to a $100K settlement in the case.

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INTERVIEW | Kris Vallotton on Devastating 'Pandemic of Fatherlessness' in America Jan 09, 2023

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America is suffering from a pandemic that is not a virus, it “is a pandemic of fatherlessness.” That’s according to Pastor Kris Vallotton, author of the new book, “Up Rising: The Epic Battle for the Most Fatherless Generation in History.”

“Fifty-one percent of all children in America right now are born out of wedlock, 51%,” Vallotton, the senior associate leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California, says. “In 1950, 4% of Americans were born out of wedlock.”

The results of children growing up without fathers in the home are devastating, Vallotton says, with data revealing that “75% of all inmates grew up without a father,” and “63% of all youth suicides come from fatherless homes.”

Vallotton also points to a rise in transgenderism and gay marriage as a side effect of fatherlessness, because “when we embrace gay marriage… what we said is that you can have two mommies and two daddies, because mommies and daddies are interchangeable.”

Vallotton joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his own personal story of losing his father as a young boy and how that affected his life, and to offer a hopeful solution for how children can experience the love of a father amid a fatherless generation.

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TOP NEWS | Rep. Kevin McCarthy Elected Speaker of the House , Russia Tried to Hack U.S., Gov. Ron DeSantis v. Disney World | Jan. 6 Jan 06, 2023

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

Update: Rep. Kevin McCarthy has been elected as speaker of the House
In a wild turn of events, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy inches closer to the House speaker’s gavel.
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in December.
It has been confirmed that America faced Russian hacking attempts this past summer.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has some big plans for Disney World.

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Why What's Happening on Capitol Hill Is 'a Healthy Process' Jan 06, 2023

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The speaker of the House has yet to be chosen after three days and eleven rounds of voting.

So, how long can this go on?

"That's a great question, and I think one that many in Washington, D.C., are contemplating, us, people on the Hill, staff members of members themselves. But the short answer is it can go on for as long as it takes," Ryan Walker, vice president of government relations for Heritage Action, the grassroots arm of The Heritage Foundation, says. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s news outlet.)

"Now, we don't have much history or immediate history with this process because the last time that this happened was nearly 100 years ago, so it's relatively new, but I think this is how the system was designed," Walker says.

Walker joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to further discuss the speaker of the House race, his thoughts on Rep. Matt Gaetz voting for former President Donald Trump in the seventh round of voting on Thursday, and whether or not you have to be a member of Congress to run for the speaker position.

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TOP NEWS | Biden Announces a Border Plan, House Speaker Still TBD, Mexico Arrest Major Drug Trafficker | Jan. 5 Jan 05, 2023

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

President Joe Biden announces plans to limit the number of illegal aliens coming into the U.S.
Rep. Kevin McCarthly, R-Calif., loses the 9th ballot vote.
The son of Mexican drug kingpin and cartel leader "El Chapo" has been arrested by authorities in Mexico.
Pennsylvania Democrat Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro announces he chose Republican Al Schmidt to be the Secretary of State of Pennsylvania.

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'It's Really Like Poison,' Former Drug Enforcement Agent Says of Fentanyl Jan 05, 2023

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Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin. How strong is that? It's so strong that it only takes 2 milligrams—the equivalent of four grains of salt—to kill you, according to a former federal drug enforcement agent. Put another way, he says, 1 gram of fentanyl could potentially kill 500 people.

"We got to make sure we understand that there's obviously illicit fentanyl, which is what we're seeing all over America now. But the legal fentanyl that's made is a very powerful opioid, a synthetic opioid that is made to help people with pain," says Derek Maltz, a retired special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration. "And like I said, it's used in [intravenous] drips for cancer patients and people with severe back pain. And that's the stuff that is prescribed by doctors in hospitals."

"But the synthetic opioid fentanyl that we're talking about now, in my opinion, is really not a drug. We're calling it fentanyl, but it's really like poison, because it's made in dirty, filthy labs in Mexico," he says.

Maltz joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss when he first encountered fentanyl, who the victims of fentanyl are, and what the path forward for the U.S. is in fighting it.

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TOP NEWS | Speaker Still Unknown, President Biden Weighs in On Speaker Vote, Who is Rep. Byron Donalds? | Jan. 4 Jan 04, 2023

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

The next speaker of the House is still unknown
Who is Rep. Byron Donalds?
President Joe Biden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez weigh in on the speaker vote
President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell discuss the
An investigation into a Virginia school is announced

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INTERVIEW | Ryan Walker on Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s Battle for House Speaker and What to Expect From 118th Congress Jan 04, 2023

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Congress is back in session, and members have their work cut out for them.

“I agree that it is one of—if not the most critical time in our nation's history,” says Ryan Walker, vice president for government relations at Heritage Action for America. (Heritage Action for America is the grassroots partner organization of The Heritage Foundation.)

“We are at the precipice of continuing the Left's march toward socialism, a full and fundamental takeover of our public institutions, not just government, but education, business, university systems, you name it,” he says.

With Republicans controlling the House, Walker says, the House Oversight and Reform Committee has a responsibility to hold the Biden administration accountable and to investigate the crisis at the southern border, COVID-19 spending, and much more.

Walker joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss what we should expect from the 118th Congress, and to explain the significance of the battle to become House speaker of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

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