In this special interview edition of "The Daily Signal Podcast," Rob Bluey interviews Jonathan Baron, founder of Baron Public Affairs and host of "The Political Risk Brief" podcast. Baron reveals his firm's groundbreaking research on the conservative influencers who helped fuel Trump's electoral victory using a parallel conservative media ecosystem that bypassed traditional outlets. He details the three key groups of influencers—amplifiers, specialists, and mavericks—who shaped the media...

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German theologian, a pastor, an anti-Nazi dissident, and a spy who took part in an assassination plot against Adolf Hitler. Bonhoeffer, an author himself, has had many books written about his life and now, his story is being told on the big screen. This Thanksgiving, Angel Studios is bringing “Bonhoeffer” to theaters. “The beauty of Bonhoeffer's story is that it shows what a real Christian should be like, and it shows a failed church, so you see both,” Camille...

Today's top news: Pam Bondi, a former Florida attorney general and prosecutor for nearly 20 years, is Trump’s new pick for U.S. attorney general. Trump specifically hailed Bondi as a force against the weaponization of the federal government against conservatives. Trump scored a “decisive win” today in a New York courtroom. Judge Juan Merchan won’t hold a sentencing hearing next week as planned. Instead, today the embattled judge granted the Trump legal team’s request to file a motion to...

Nuclear power stands at a critical crossroads in America. With growing demands for electricity and a desire from the incoming Trump administration to bolster America’s energy independence, nuclear energy has the potential to transform our future. So what’s preventing the United States from experiencing a nuclear revolution? In a groundbreaking new book, Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Jack Spencer argues nuclear power can be a dynamic, market-driven energy source—but only if...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his name as Trump’s Attorney General nominee.  President Joe Biden quietly awarded the ​​former CEO of Planned Parenthood with the nation's highest civilian award, according to Life News.  The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.  Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal:...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Laken Riley’s murderer was convicted and sentenced.  A new bill would ban biological males from all federal women’s bathrooms.  President Elect Donald Trump announced the nominations of Linda McMahon and Michael Whitaker. The majority of American medical societies have released statements infusing political ideology into their missions. The United States shut its embassy in Kyiv. Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Laken Riley’s alleged murderer is on trial for the third day.  President-elect Donald Trump nominated billionaire Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department.  The far-left Southern Poverty Law Center has set its sights on Not the Bee, the real-news partner of the Christian satire site The Babylon Bee. New York prosecutors are requesting a stay until at least 2029 in New York v. Trump. President Barack Obama praised Trump’s...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use U.S. made long range missiles to strike targets inside Russia.  Over the weekend, Trump announced that he has tapped Chris Wright to serve as secretary of Energy. Wright is the CEO of a fracking and oilfield company called Liberty Energy.  Trump confirms he plans to declare an emergency over the crisis at the border and use military assets to deport illegal...

On this Sunday edition of The Daily Signal Podcast, we bring you a conversation with Hannah-Claire Brimelow on the Problematic Women podcast. It's a crossover episode! “Well, I didn't see that coming” has been a somewhat common refrain on Capitol Hill this week as President-elect Donald Trump announces his picks to lead his forthcoming administration. Trump has built his brand on breaking the mold of politics and continues the trend with his Cabinet appointments.  Not every choice has been a...

It's a crossover! On this weekend edition of The Daily Signal Podcast, we bring you Bradley Devlin's interview with Rachel Bovard from The Signal Sitdown. President-Elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet—Pete Hegseth, Rep. Matt Gaetz, and Marco Rubio, among others—have caught most people off guard. But there’s more than meets the eye to these picks. Rachel Bovard joins this week’s “The Signal Sitdown” to discuss the Senate’s leadership election, the Trump-Vance transition team, and more.

Top News for Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.    On today’s show, we cover these stories making news:    President-elect Donald Trump announced more appointments for his incoming administration, including former Rep. Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. His choice of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Department of Health and Human Services sparked a sharp rebuke from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Subscribe to The Daily Signal’s breaking news alerts to keep tabs on the latest news:...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President-elect Donald Trump taps Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services. Lawmakers and officials in Washington D.C. are still reeling after Trump announced yesterday that Rep. Matt Gaetz is his pick for attorney general. Biden has appointed 215 judges during his presidency and is likely to try to get a few more in before he leaves office.  The attorney general of Florida files a lawsuit against...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: For the first time in 18 years, Republicans in the Senate have a new leader. President-elect Donald Trump appoints Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and others to cabinet.  The Department of Health and Human Services spends tens of millions of dollars annually on DEI expenses. The president of the host country of the 2024 U.N. climate change conference defends fossil fuels. A federal judge temporarily halts a Louisiana...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: President-elect Donald Trump started announcing his administration.  Protesters gathered over the weekend in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, New York City, Portland, and Seattle.  Six of America’s largest companies have executives on the boards of hospitals that perform child sex-change procedures. . Judge Juan Merchan paused all deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump’s New York case. MSNBC has seen a sharp 54% drop in...

President-elect Donald Trump won 46% of the Hispanic vote in the 2024 presidential election, a record for any Republican presidential candidate in recent history, according to Reuters. Trump did not have success with Hispanic voters because of “anything conservatives did,” but rather “things that the Left has done,” according to Mike Gonzalez, author of “A Race for the Future: How Conservatives Can Break the Liberal Monopoly on Hispanic Americans.”  The “Left has actually done 95% of it of...

In this special Saturday edition, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer and The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey discuss the evolving media landscape, particularly the rise of independent media outlets and their impact on legacy media. Spicer reflects on his experiences as White House press secretary and the importance of adapting communication strategies in the current political climate. He emphasizes the need for the upcoming Trump administration to recognize the significance of...

Top News for Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.    On today’s show, we cover these stories making news:    Susie Wiles will serve as the next White House chief of staff after successfully guiding President-elect Donald Trump’s winning campaign. Trump tapped Wiles for the job Thursday, making her the first woman in history to hold that role.   While the dust is still settling from the 2024 election, Senate Republicans are tasked with choosing who will lead them in their new majority. Republican Mitch...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Biden delivers remarks to the American people following his vice president’s election defeat.  Donald Trump’s victory is due in part to his strong performance among Latino voters. How is the corporate media responding to such a significant victory for Trump?  Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Former President Donald Trump officially wins the 2024 presidential election.  Republicans take control of the Senate and are projected to win the House.  Kamala Harris concedes.  Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription   Listen to more Heritage...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: It’s election night, and Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck and neck in the polls.  Police board up DC ahead of potential violence in the aftermath of the election.  New York Times tech staffers went on strike this week and remain on strike on this Election Day Tuesday.  Several left-wing district attorneys could soon find themselves out of a job. Elon Musk warns that if Kamala Harris wins the...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris make their final appeals to voters.  The Harris campaign is in trouble with the Federal Communications Commission over her SNL appearance.  Trump faces backlash after a remark he made in Lititz, Pennsylvania about the “fake news.” Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell...

It’s not the people flooding across the southern border affecting Arizonans, but rather what some of the illegal immigrants carry with them.    Illegal aliens don’t stay in his state, according to Pinal County, Arizona Sheriff Mark Lamb. Instead, they travel to “California, Massachusetts, New York, Chicago, Iowa, Alabama,” the sheriff rattles off. “But what we are feeling is, just like every state and every American family, we're feeling the effects of fentanyl,” he said.    An estimated...

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: The corporate media claims former President Donald Trump suggested during a campaign event that Liz Cheney should have guns "trained on her face."  Mark Cuban is a businessman and a vocal Harris supporter. During an interview on ABC’s “The View,” Cuban claimed Trump never has inteligent women around him.  In October, the U.S. economy added 12,000 jobs. But Dow Jones has estimated 100,000 jobs would be added in...

Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., said he has seen a political shift in the swing state of Michigan. “It's interesting to see how Michigan has just grown in importance, and as a crossroads,” Huizenga told The Daily Signal, “quite literally the road to the White House, the road to the Senate [Republican] majority, and the road to our own majority in the House of Representatives, I think runs right through Michigan.”