The Teamsters Union decides to not endorse a Democrat for the first time since Kamala Harris unveils a new accent while speaking to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Harry and Megan posts a video urging people to vote in the US Election while all but endorsing Kamala Harris Morning Joe has Joan Baez on to talk about Palestine Will the fallout of the Israeli pager attack become a concern for technology production Recovering investment banker Entrepreneur and Author Carol Roth joins us to discuss the Fed rate cut political influence the Trump tax cuts and more Dana shares the story of [... more]

Cliff Simms spent momentous days inside the Trump Administration Now he's released a book reflecting on his experiences and how it relates to his deep Christian faith Cliff shares fascinating stories on Trump's leadership style and a fun story about the White House wallpaper and explains why he is so optimistic about a potential nd Trump term Check out Cliff's new book The Darkness Has Not Overcome at https www amazon com Darkness-Has-Not-Overcome-Politics dp Become a member at members charliekirk com Support the show http www charliekirk com supportSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Donald Trump will be the GOP nominee and with the state of the country he will be the favorite in November Will the same deep state that perpetrated lockdowns and concocted Russiagate really allow Trump back into power Or do they have a backup plan Counter-intelligence expert Keith Rose joins to discuss the dangers of radical even violent action to either nullify the election or nullify Donald Trump himself And if this is the plan what can we possibly do to prepare for it For more content become a member at members charliekirk com Support the show http www charliekirk [... more]

Will gender ideology fracture pro-Hamas movement Chris Elston has been crisscrossing the U S and Canada to demonstrate against child mutilation and his activism work just gave him an up-close look at the collision between radical Muslims and radical left Israel-haters He joins Charlie to talk about it and then former Trump official Tom Homan describes how a second Trump term could unleash an unprecedented wave of deportations in and beyond Support the show http www charliekirk com supportSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

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The ACLJ has obtained a never-before-seen unclassified October memo entitled Notes From 'Iran and the US An Off-the-Record Conversation with Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif ' Jay Logan and the rest of the Sekulow team break down exactly what we found out This and more today on Sekulow [... more]

In breaking news the ACLJ just obtained a never-before-seen unclassified October memo entitled Notes From 'Iran and the US An Off-the-Record Conversation with Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif ' Jay Logan and the rest of the Sekulow team break down exactly what we found out This and more today on Sekulow [... more]

Three states Arizona Louisiana and Missouri have filed a federal lawsuit against the Biden Administration CDC HHS DHS over their attempt to rescind Title and the serious consequences it will have for the growing crisis at our southern border Title was a pandemic-era border policy that was put in place by the Trump Administration in March right when the COVID- situation broke out It was the initial response that allows border patrol agents to turn back migrants at our southern border on the grounds that they might bring COVID- into the United States Jay and the rest of the Sekulow [... more]

The Biden Administration is considering paying hundreds of millions of dollars to illegal migrants separated at the border It's being reported that they are considering approximately per each migrant that qualifies Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss This and more today on Sekulow [... more]

In a new report sent to Congress the Biden Administration deletes an entire section on Palestinian terror and the support for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions the BDS movement targeted at Israel Jay Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team discuss why the Biden Administration would omit these sections of the report - sections the Trump Administration included in their reports We are also joined today by ACLJ Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Mike Pompeo to discuss All this and more on today's broadcast of Sekulow [... more]

In breaking news the Biden Administration shut down a State Department investigation into the origin of the COVID- virus ACLJ Senior Counsel of Global Affairs Mike Pompeo opened the investigation while he was Secretary of State for the Trump Administration The termination of the U S -led investigation raises many questions Jay Jordan and the rest of the Sekulow team - including ACLJ Senior Advisor for National Security and Foreign Policy Ric Grenell - discuss this latest bombshell revelation All this and more today on Sekulow [... more]

As the border crisis spirals out of control it's clear something needs to be done to remedy the disastrous policies that brought us here Senator Marsha Blackburn TN is leading an effort to reinstate immigration policies that actually worked when the Trump Administration was in office Special guest Sen Blackburn joins the broadcast to discuss how she hopes to fix President Biden's border crisis All this and more today on Sekulow [... more]

Today on Sekulow we discuss President Biden's potential slip up over the weekend where he called the situation at the U S -Mexico border a quot crisis quot Yesterday Press Secretary Jen Psaki attempted to walk back his comment We are also joined by former Secretary of State and ACLJ Senior Counsel for Global Affairs Mike Pompeo to discuss this and more [... more]

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The closing of public school buildings across North Carolina has forced students into remote learning for the final months of the school year But thousands of students have not logged on to participate in a single online education session Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies analyzes the impact for educational attainment in N C schools Gov Roy Cooper's economic shutdown has prompted a number of complaints from business owners workers and other government officials Gaston County Commissioner Tracy Philbeck has offered vocal opposition to the governor's statewide shutdown orders Philbeck shared his [... more]

Supporters of the N C Department of Transportation are raising concerns about dwindling funding for highway projects They point to higher-than-expected costs from hurricane repairs as well as money diverted from construction to pay legal settlements linked to the now-discarded Map Act Joseph Coletti John Locke Foundation senior fellow explores DOT funding issues North Carolina does relatively well compared to other states when it comes to parental school choice That's the assessment from Neal McCluskey director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute During a recent visit to the Tar Heel State McCluskey highlighted its recent school [... more]

Many congressional Democrats including potential presidential contenders have endorsed the idea of providing Medicare for All Roy Cordato John Locke Foundation senior economist examines the proposal He explains why an expansion of the existing federal health insurance program for older Americans would not lead to the results Medicare for All proponents are proposing The Democratic takeover of the U S House of Representatives means a much different political world for conservatives and for the Trump administration David French National Review senior editor explores the potential impact of recent political changes on conservative policy priorities State government collects plenty of data [... more]

State senators have elected Republican Phil Berger to a fifth consecutive term as the Senate's top officer The state House has elected Republican Tim Moore to a third term as House speaker Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief discusses the potential impact of these leadership elections on the next two years of state legislative action including relations with Democratic Gov Roy Cooper Some governments use selective taxes to fund public pension liabilities This creates potential problems as professor Thad Calabrese of New York University documents in the recent book For Your Own Good Calabrese outlined the potential problems during a recent [... more]

This week on Family Policy Matters NC Family President John Rustin speaks with Greg Baylor senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom and the Director of ADF's Center for Religious Schools Baylor unpacks how religious and moral objections to the Obamacare contraceptive mandate have played out judicially under the aid of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and if the Trump administration has done enough to provide protections for these objectors [... more]

Gov Roy Cooper has signed an executive order calling on state agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions The goal is to have North Carolina follow through on dictates of the Paris climate agreement even though the Trump administration has pulled the United States out of that agreement Donald van der Vaart John Locke Foundation senior fellow and former N C environmental secretary dissects Cooper's order and analyzes its implications Many American cities appear to face a state of decline The group Strong Towns endorses action that would help reverse that decline Development director Bo Wright discusses Strong Towns' recommendations That [... more]

Headlines in recent months have focused on accusations of Russian collusion At least one aspect of the collusion debate deserves more scrutiny In a recent column for TheHill com John Locke Foundation Senior Fellow Donald van der Vaart recommended that the Trump administration look into possible collusion between the Russian government and American environmental activist groups Van der Vaart explains why an investigation makes sense Small business leaders today often point to government regulation as one of the largest obstacles blocking their growth and success But that attitude about government is a relatively new development in the history of American [... more]

State Treasurer Dale Folwell has made headlines in recent weeks He's proposed that any new statewide bond package should face a voter referendum He's working to help reduce State Health Plan costs He's advocating pension reforms related to spiking and government workers convicted of crimes Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes Folwell's high-profile activity No one knows all of the crimes created in North Carolina Not even the woman who literally wrote the state's book on criminal law Jessica Smith professor of public law and government at the UNC School of Government says hundreds of crimes are scattered across more [... more]

When legislators return to Raleigh in May their primary task involves adjusting the billion General Fund budget for - As they approach that task the John Locke Foundation has compiled a new document that should help them place budget decisions in context It's dubbed the North Carolina Budget in Pictures Senior Fellow Joseph Coletti explains how those pictures will help policymakers and the public make sense of a complex document As the election season heats up veteran political strategist Marc Rotterman is analyzing key factors that will shape the outcome of critical contests at ballot boxes across the country The [... more]

When the General Assembly returns to work in May lawmakers will focus on key education-related issues including school safety and the funding formula for school districts Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research assesses the legislature's approach to education heading into the session in Raleigh More than a year into Donald Trump's term in the White House it's fitting to talk about a disruptive presidency That's the label political scientist Andrew Taylor of N C State University has applied to the Trump administration Taylor explains what he means by disruptive He also analyzes the impact of that disruption [... more]

North Carolina's Medicaid program is on track to remain under budget for the fourth straight year Federal regulators are also giving high marks to the state's plans for shifting Medicaid to managed care Carolina Journal Associate Editor Dan Way offers an update on major N C Medicaid developments The Trump administration has pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement and dumped the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan That doesn't mean the world is on its way to overheating Patrick Michaels director of the Center for the Study of Science at the libertarian Cato Institute explains why neither [... more]

State Attorney General Josh Stein has latched onto national campaigns designed to resist Trump administration policies Jon Guze John Locke Foundation director of legal studies analyzes Stein's actions Guze assesses whether North Carolinians stand to benefit from Stein's anti-Trump stances Most of us rely on experts to help guide at least some of our decisions But expertise can be misused especially in the political process Andrew Taylor professor of political science at N C State University wrote a recent Carolina Journal column outlining cases of an overreliance on expert opinion rather than input from affected voters and property owners in [... more]

North Carolina public school students saw gains in the past year in both Advanced Placement courses and SAT scores Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research examines the data Stoops explains whether the latest numbers represent unqualified good news The Trump administration has talked about achieving energy dominance Daniel Fine associate director of the New Mexico Center for Energy Policy and senior policy analyst for the New Mexico State Department of Energy Minerals and Natural Resources assesses the Trump team's proposals Fine explains whether the United States is capable of meeting those goals Among the ideas the University [... more]

The election of Donald Trump as U S president is likely to lead to major changes in the Affordable Care Act otherwise known as Obamacare Katherine Restrepo the John Locke Foundation's director of health care policy assesses the potential impact of a Trump administration on the future of American health care policy Free speech on N C public university campuses has had no more vocal advocate in recent years than Mike Adams professor of criminology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington During a recent speech in Raleigh Adams explained why his latest free-speech cause involves the orientation sessions [... more]