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Congress is set Wednesday to certify the results of the Electoral College vote. What is the Electoral College certification process, and how does it work?Additionally, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and 10 other Republican senators are asking for an “emergency ‘audit’ of results in battleground states where President Donald Trump disputes the outcome," according to DallasNews.com.Tommy Binion, vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss that and more.We also cover these stories: President Trump harshly criticised Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas for saying he will not object to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election during the certification process on January 6th.  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is ok with efforts in the House to dispute the results of the 2020 election, as Congress prepares to vote Wednesday to certify the results of the Electoral College vote.  Representatives Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Kathleen Rice D-N.Y., have asked FBI Director Christopher Wray to launch a criminal investigation into the President after Trump spoke with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Saturday.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The future of America rests largely upon the rising generation, a generation that is being taught to embrace far left progressive ideology about America and its founding.To combat the rising anti-American sentiment being taught in classrooms across the country, President Donald Trump appointment 18 political and thought leaders to the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission.Carol M. Swain, vice chair of the commission, joins the podcast to explain how she and the other 17 commissioners intend to further patriotism in America's schools. Swain also discusses what she hopes to see from Congress in 2021 and why this year is such a critical moment in the nation's history.We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about two NFL players who gave one little boy the ability to run this Christmas.Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top 5 of 2020 Day 5: During this Christmas season, we're sharing some of our favorite interviews of the year to allow our team to take time off for the holidays. In 1992 Star Parker ran a small publishing business in Los Angeles. Her business was destroyed by riots after four police officers were exonerated of charges after Rodney King’s beating. Parker, the president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and a columnist for The Daily Signal, joins the podcast today to talk about why she believes America isn’t racist. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top 5 of 2020 Day 4: During this Christmas season, we're sharing some of our favorite interviews of the year to allow our team to take time off for the holidays.Are rising sea levels a threat to our planet? Is global warming to blame for wildfires and hurricanes?Geologist Gregory Wrightstone, author of “Inconvenient Facts: The Science That Al Gore Doesn’t Want You to Know,” joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss the truth about climate change. In our conversation, Wrightstone addresses these talking points by climate activists and much more.Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top 5 of 2020 Day 3: During this Christmas season, we're sharing some of our favorite interviews of the year to allow our team to take time off for the holidays.Ilonka Deaton was trafficked into sex slavery at the age of 12. She suffered for six years before finally getting free. Now, her brother, Jaco Booyens, runs a film company that brings the darkness of sex trafficking into the light. He’s out with a film called “8 Days.” Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top 5 of 2020 Day 2: During this Christmas season, we're sharing some of our favorite interviews of the year to allow our team to take time off for the holidays.A French teacher at West Point High School in West Point, Virginia, was fired for not using pronouns preferred by a transgender student.Should people be forced to contradict their core beliefs just to keep a job? Can you be compelled to speak a message you don’t believe in?Caleb Dalton, a counsel with the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom who represents the teacher, Peter Vlaming, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the issues involved.Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top 5 of 2020 Day 1: During this Christmas season, we're sharing some of our favorite interviews of the year to allow our team to take time off for the holidays.Professor Carter Snead is one of the world’s leading experts on public bioethics at the University of Notre Dame. He is also a colleague of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, one of President Donald Trump’s finalists to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Snead joins The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about Barrett, her legal career, media attacks, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Father and daughter Mat and Savanna Shaw began singing duets together from their kitchen table at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. After they posted their first song on social media, the pair were shocked by the response they received.Ten months later, they have recorded two albums and gained international attention, making two appearances on the Kelly Clarkson Show, receiving a write-up in The New York Times, and performing at their first arena concert. Today, Mat and Savanna join the show to share about their journey of success and how it has impacted their relationship as father and daughter. You can support Mat and Savanna's music here: https://www.patreon.com/matandsavanna. We also cover these stories: America surpasses 18 million coronavirus cases. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar receives the COVID-19 vaccine. Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky., rails against the latest $2.3 trillion dollar Congressional spending bill.  Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six months ago, William Jacobson, a professor at Cornell Law School and founder and publisher of Legal Insurrection, wrote two blog posts detailing the honest, but negative, history of Black Lives Matter. Students and faculty immediately called upon the school to take action against Jacobson for writing the posts. Jacobson joined the show on July 1 to explain why students and faculty were actively speaking out against him. He returns to the show today to share what transpired after more than a dozen student groups tried to mobilize a campus-wide boycott of his class and faculty quickly denounced him for his posts.We also cover these stories: Attorney General William Barr says he believes Russia is behind last week’s hack into several federal agencies.  A massive spending bill, likely to be signed into law by President Trump soon, is poised to result in most Americans getting $600 from the federal government.  Trump’s campaign files a new petition with the Supreme Court asking that the court reverse several cases having to do with Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballots.   Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you invest in an index fund, a mutual fund, or an exchange-traded fund, you probably have holdings in hundreds of different companies, some of which may be promoting an agenda at odd with conservative values. After 25 years of experience in the field of investments, Bill Flaig decided to create Ridgeline Research to provide conservatives with investment options that align with their beliefs. American Conservative Values ETF (NYSE ticker: ACVF) is a fund to do just that. It currently boycotts the 20 politically active companies for taking positions at odds with conservative beliefs.Flaig joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain how conservatives can begin investing in companies that uphold their values and keep their hard-earned money out of the hands of companies that lean to the left.Also on today's show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a new children’s book series called "Buck the Chuck" that aims to teach kids about the value of freedom.Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices