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‘We Warned Them’: Trump Immigration Official Talks Border Crisis Mar 24, 2021

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The Department of Homeland Security said last week that illegal border crossings are on pace to reach their highest level in two decades.

On top of that, both Fox and NBC reported that illegal aliens are being released into the U.S. without court dates for asylum request hearings, but on Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that isn't true.

What’s really going on at the border?

"They inherited a system that worked," said Mark Morgan, former acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Trump administration, adding:

[The Biden administration] inherited a system with cooperation with Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries, the 'Remain in Mexico’ policy, the Asylum Cooperative Agreements with the Northern Triangle countries. We ended catch and release.
We had got these countries together to really look and act and work together as the regional crisis that it is, and we saw a significant reduction in the flow, as well as we had eliminated an incredible incentive, catch and release.

Morgan, now a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss all this and more.

"Last month, in the month of February, they saw over 100,000 apprehensions of people trying to illegally enter the border," he said.

I think in March, you're going to see that number skyrocket—120,000, 130,000, if not reaching the numbers at the height of the crisis that we saw in 2019.

We also cover these stories:

A 21-year-old man is charged by Colorado law enforcement in the shooting rampage that left 10 dead in Boulder.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says the Senate will take action on gun control after deadly shootings in Boulder and Atlanta.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has harsh words for Democrats attempting to unseat Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, who won by six votes over Democrat Rita Hart.

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Why Someone Hid Accurate Death Count for New York Nursing Homes Mar 23, 2021

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic and his administration's alleged efforts to hide the accurate number of related deaths beg the question: Is the cover-up worse than the crime?

The Empire Center for Public Policy, a New York-based research organization, filed a request last summer under the Freedom of Information Act seeking the accurate number of deaths in elder-care facilities from the state’s Department of Health.

Tim Hoefer, president and CEO of Empire Center, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain why it took so long for the truth about New York’s nursing home deaths to come to light, and what may be next for Cuomo.

We also cover these stories:

Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., ask President Biden to use his “full authorities” to respond to the crisis at the southern border.
The White House says about 1 in 3 in Americans are getting the coronavirus vaccine.
The president and vice president of The Heritage Foundation, Kay C. James and Kim Holmes, announce their resignations from the Washington-based think tank.

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Your Guidebook to Combating the Climate-Crazed Left Mar 22, 2021

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You’ve no doubt heard of the Green New Deal, the far left’s favorite piece of legislation. But do you know where it originated? How it became the centerpiece of the left’s agenda? Or that many of its provisions have nothing to do with climate change?

Marc Morano, publisher of ClimateDepot.com, has a new book out Tuesday that answers these questions and more.

“Green Fraud: Why the Green New Deal Is Even Worse Than You Think” provides Americans with the information they need to refute climate alarmism, think critically about climate change, and counter the indoctrination of young people.

Morano joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to issue a warning about the Green New Deal’s far-reaching implications and what freedom-loving Americans can do about it.

Also on today's show, we read your letters to the editor and share a "good news story" about the history of Passover and how we all can celebrate.

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Sen. Steve Daines Explains What You Need to Know About Biden’s Far-Left Interior Secretary Mar 19, 2021

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His former congressional colleague will advance a far-left agenda as the new secretary of the interior, Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., says.

The Senate voted 51-40 Monday to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to lead the Interior Department under President Joe Biden. Haaland supports Biden’s decision to halt further construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Daines joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain the policies we likely will see implemented at the Interior Department under Haaland’s leadership, and how Montana is fighting to save the Keystone XL pipeline.

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The Senate votes 50-49 to confirm Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s controversial nominee, as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accuses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of trying to overturn a state-certified election.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says critical race theory will not be part of his state’s education system.

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As Teen, Byron Donalds Was Mugged at Gunpoint. He’s Now in Congress. Mar 18, 2021

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Freshman Rep. Byron Donalds was a businessman before he served in the Florida House of Representatives and now in Congress, where he arrived in January.

Donalds grew up in a single-parent household and says his mom made sacrifices to make the American Dream possible for him.

"Growing up in the inner city, a lot of things happen, unfortunately," Donalds said of his upbringing in Brooklyn, N.Y.

"You get mugged. I was mugged when I was in middle school. I was held up at gunpoint at 16 years old. So now, being in politics and being a grown man, a lot of things just don't really faze me, because just from my experiences growing up in the inner city," he explained.

Donalds joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to share his story, both personal and political.

We also cover these stories:

Eight people died in three shootings at massage parlors in the Atlanta area.
Members of N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s inner circle circulated a letter aimed at tarnishing the reputation of Lindsey Boylan, a former Cuomo aide who accused him of sexual harassment, according to a New York Times report.
New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat, said that Cuomo would be convicted if an impeachment trial were held in the state Senate, according to a report on New York’s WCBS-TV.

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Author Explains the Problem With the 'Woke' Invasion of Big Business Mar 17, 2021

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Why is corporate America increasingly stepping in to support "woke" social justice causes?

"These corporations are part of a movement that has been going on in the West and in this country in particular for the last roughly 100 years to move the culture very consistently and very aggressively to the left in order to more or less make ready the path for the revolution," says Steve Soukup, author of the new book "The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business."

Soukup joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain how activists have hijacked and twisted the purpose of many of the world's largest companies to serve left-wing ends and why Americans need to be concerned about it.

We also cover these stories:

The Department of Homeland Security says illegal crossings are going to reach the highest amount in two decades.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell gave a strong and direct defense of the filibuster on Tuesday.
Both Coca-Cola and Home Depot have announced they are not supportive of election reform efforts in Georgia.

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Pompeo Cites Top Foreign Policy Achievements of Trump Presidency Mar 16, 2021

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo played a role in some of the biggest foreign policy accomplishments of the Trump administration.

He joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the impact of the Abraham Accords—pacts involving the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan—and the moving of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

He also weighs in on the increasing threat of the Chinese Communist Party in the Biden administration, as well as the phenomenon of all of the isms that are part of American society today, such as multiculturalism.

"When I hear people start to talk about different groups and different subcultures—and they want to divide, and they want to create tension, and they want to cause problems—it saddens me because I know it will diminish all of us," Pompeo said.

"And so, whether it's these ideas that the progressive movement now has, that they refer to as being 'woke,' they undermine the central understanding that our Founders had about who we are and also my Christian understanding of how it is that the Bible asks us to treat each of our neighbors."

We also cover these stories:

Two men, Julian Elie Khater and George Pierre Tanios, are charged with assaulting since-deceased U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and two other officers with a chemical spray during the Jan. 6 breaching of the Capitol.
Sen. Ted Cruz writes a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after a since-deleted tweet on an official military Twitter account attacked Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Eric Nelson, the attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, says he wants to “delay Chauvin's criminal trial and move the venue in the wake of a $27 million civil settlement between Minneapolis and George Floyd's family,” according to CNN.

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PragerU Launches Pro-American Education Resource for K-12 Students Mar 15, 2021

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Leftist ideology is becoming more pervasive in schools across the country. To counter the trend, Prager University, an organization committed to furthering American values through digital media, has launched PragerU Resources for Educators and Parents, or PREP for short.

The goal of PREP is to provide parents and teachers with creative resources to teach students American history and values. Jill Simonian, director of outreach for PREP, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the new program and how families are beginning to use it.

To join PragerU Resources for Educators and Parents (PREP) visit PragerU.com//PREP. You also can connect on Instagram @prageru and @jillsimonian.

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a moving company that decided to help local food banks when it realized how much food goes to waste when people move.

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HR 1 Would Allow Federal Micromanagement of State Elections, Ohio Secretary of State Says Mar 12, 2021

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The bill known as HR 1, or the For the People Act, should be called “the Federal Takeover of Elections Act,” Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose says.

LaRose, who oversees Ohio's elections, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain why HR 1, a bill the political left touts as positive election reform, is an unconstitutional power grab at the expense of the states.

We also cover these stories:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says the House could unseat Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., asks Pelosi to allow the Capitol to revert to standard operations pre-COVID-19.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “can no longer serve as governor,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says.

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Rep. Andy Biggs Says Follow the Science, Open Schools Mar 11, 2021

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It’s past time to open schools, Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., says.

“The percentages for teachers or students is really, really low,” Biggs says of the risk of contracting COVID-19. “In Florida, they’re playing sports.”

“The flip side of it, of course, is this isolation, this online learning, this basic lockdown for these kids is producing greater suicide rates, higher depression rates,” Biggs says. “And something like half of all the adolescents and young adults have experienced some suicidal ideation that they had never had before. That’s a result of these school lockdowns, which don’t follow the science and they don’t make sense.”

The third-term congressman from Arizona joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss reopening during the pandemic, as well as to weigh in on the crisis at the southern border.

We also cover these stories:

The situation at the U.S.-Mexico border isn’t a crisis but a “full-blown disaster,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says.
The Senate votes to confirm Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Arkansas is now of the most pro-life states in the nation.

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