Affirm America Podcast

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Tuesday, January 24, 2023. 1. In Abortion Speech, VP Harris Neglects “Life” When Citing Declaration of Independence. 2. Democrats Grow Exasperated with Biden After Additional Classified Documents Found. 3. San Francisco Reparations Scheme Could Cost $110 Billion-Plus. 4. Baltimore Country School District Wages War on Merit. 5. Trans Activist Group Calls to Cancel Aretha Franklin’s Hit Song.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Monday, January 23, 2023. 1. March for Life Yields Thousands of Participants as White House Discusses Codifying Roe v Wade. 2. Democrats Rush to Label Monterey Park Shooting Racially Motivated. 3. Antifa Stages Violent Protest in Atlanta. 4. Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot Says Crime Spree is Due to People Carrying Cash. 5. Biden Administration Blames Republicans for Record Immigration Numbers.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Thursday, January 19, 2023. 1. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Meets with Counterpart in China. 2. NHL Player Evokes Christian Faith to Not Participate in LGBT Celebration. 3. Donald Trump Prepares for Twitter, Facebook Return. 4. US Provides Ukraine with $125 Million to Repair Power Grid. 5. New Zealand Prime Minister Announces Resignation.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Wednesday, January 18, 2023. 1. World Economic Forum Dubs 2023 a “Polycrisis”. 2. Washington D.C. City Council Overrides Mayor Bowser’s Veto for Bill Reducing Penalties for Violent Crimes 3. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Bill Aimed at Criminalizing Political Speech by White People. 4. Six Percent of California Students Identify as Transgender. 5. White House Still Fighting in Court to Force Masking on Public Transportation.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Friday, January 13, 2023. 1. Second Trove of Classified Documents Found in Biden’s Garage. 2. Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Investigate Biden Documents. 3. House Republicans, Democrats Join Forces to Block Oil Sales to China. 4. Speaker McCarthy Willing to Release 14,000 Hours of J6 Footage. 5. Illegal Immigrants Cause “Chaos” at NYC Hotel.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Thursday, January 12, 2023. 1. Biden Extends Covid Public Health Emergency. 2. Additional Classified Documents Have Been Found in Joe Biden’s Possession from His Time as VP. 3. Rep. Mike Gallagher to Probe China-Friendly Corporations with New Committee to Keep China Accountable. 4. Stacey Abrams Ordered to Pay an Additional $231 Thousand in Legal Costs. 5. Florida Legislature Looks to Ban China from Purchasing Land in State.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Wednesday, January 11, 2023. 1. GOP Votes to Revoke Additional IRS Funding, White House Threatens to Veto Bill 2. House Republican Files Impeachment Articles Against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. 3. Speaker McCarthy Confirms He Will Be Removing Several Democrats from Committees. 4. GOP Drafts Resolution Condemning Violent Attacks Against Pro-Life Clinics. 5. GOP-Led Effort to Form Committee to Investigate China Passes with Massive Bipartisan Support.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Tuesday, January 10, 2023. 1. Republicans Pass New Rules Package for Congress in First Vote. 2. Republicans Preparing Subcommittee to Look into Keeping Federal Agencies Accountable for Overreach. 3. Overwhelming Majority of Americans Are “Scared” or “Angry” with Direction of Country. 4. DEI Top Priority at Universities at the Cost of Actual Education. 5. Survey: Gen Z Not Proud to be American.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Monday, January 23, 2023. 1. Kevin McCarthy Addresses Congress for First Time as Speaker 2. Damar Hamlin Supports Team from Hospital: “God Using Me in A Different Way Today”. 3. Kristi Noem Demands Accountability After Federal Government Leaks SSN of Her, Family. 4. Oregon Education Department Wants Schools to Hide Gender Identities from Parents, Teach Queer Theory. 5. Biden Administration Orders El Paso to Clean Up Border Ahead of Biden’s Visit

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Friday, January 6, 2023. 1. Speaker Voting Stalemate Continues. 2. Biden Says Border Plan Is Late Because, “Republicans haven’t been serious about this at all”. 3. Rep. Byron Donalds Responds to Cori Bush’s Race-Fueled Attack. 4. Biden Admin Publishes Report on Positive Impact of Keystone XL Pipeline. 5. West Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Integrity of Women’s Sports.