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Cleanup after wildfires is inherently more difficult than recovery from other natural disasters, according to Brian Cavanaugh, a visiting fellow for Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and Homeland Security at The Heritage Foundation. Unlike a hurricane, which mainly creates wind and water damage, Cavanaugh says, fires damage the structural integrity of buildings and often leave dangerous chemicals behind. “Wildfire rolls through a community, and you essentially lose everything all the way down to the foundation,” says Cavanaugh, who has former senior-level experience serving in the Department of Homeland Security, at the White House, and at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Now, you think once you've lost everything down to the foundation, start the rebuild process, but, everything as it burns leaves chemicals and other items on the ground. You've got to pick up the personal effects that are salvageable. [There are] a lot of environmental regulations involved with wildfire, so that all takes time.” Aug. 8 marked one year since a wildfire raged through Lahaina, Hawaii, on Maui. The fire took 102 lives and “destroyed more than 2,200 structures and caused about $5.5 billion in damages,” according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Cavanaugh, a senior vice president at American Global Strategies, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain what led to the Lahaina fire and what the status of the rebuilding process is a year after the disaster.

The Israeli youth Ultimate Frisbee teams were banned from competing in a major championship in Belgium in early August. Two Israeli teams traveled from Israel for the competition and arrived in Belgium on August 5. They were set to compete in the Under 17 European Youth Ultimate Championship. The organizers of the tournament, the European Ultimate Federation, had already expressed concern over pro-Palestine protests. These security concerns led to an agreement for the Israeli team to compete on another field about 25 minutes south that was seen as safer. But early Tuesday morning, August 6, the field complex where the Israeli team was supposed to compete was vandalized with red paint and antisemitic graffiti. Watch the FULL video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_YruT-zkQA

On the final night on the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Bradley Devlin, Political Editor with the Daily Signal joined Newsmax to discuss whether a Kamala-Walz presidency will lower taxes for all Americans.

To date, over 60 people have been arrested by Chicago PD in connection with anti-Israel, pro-Palestine protests and riots, this week, at the Democratic National Convention.

The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett is reporting live from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago! Well… from the riots outside the DNC. He explains the dystopian difference between the celebrity-packed party going on inside the convention center and the pro-Palestine riots raging on outside.

It’s been two and a half years since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war has taken an unexpected turn in the past two weeks as Ukrainian troops launched a successful incursion into Russia and have now taken control of over 400 square miles in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine in southwestern Russia. After months of gridlock in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine, the successful incursion could be a critical turning point in the war. “There's certainly always a chance,” Victoria Coates said when asked if Ukraine can win the war. Coates, vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation says the question now is, “has the administration and our major NATO partners been supplying Ukraine in a way to set them up for victory?” “That's what's not clear to me,” Coates said, answering her own question. Coates told “The Daily Signal Podcast” she has further concerns over the current silence from the Biden-Harris administration. “I searched,” Coates said, “for any statement from the president, from the vice president, who's now the nominee of the Democrat Party for president, from the secretary of state, from the secretary of defense, not a peep about the fact that the Ukrainians have done something rather extraordinary and gone into Russian territory.” Coates joins the show to explain why the Biden administration might be silent on Ukraine’s incursion into Russia, and the likelihood of a Ukrainian victory.

Radical anti-Israel group Jewish Voice for Peace has a union, and that union also represents staff at news outlets like Politico and The Washington Post and leftist groups like the SPLC and two chapters of the ACLU.

When a new president is elected, especially when that president is of a different party from the previous administration, personnel changes ensue. But just as important as who a new president should hire into his or her administration is the consideration of who to fire, or at least remove from positions significant influence, according to Thomas Jones. Through an initiative called Project Sovereignty 2025, Jones, president of the conservative oversight organization American Accountability Foundation, is working to compile a list of “deep state” civil servants currently working on immigration policy and who would likely not support a conservative administration’s border policies. “A lot of the people who come into the civil service in this space, their career and their ideology is … they think mass migration into the United States is a good, it's important that we let these people in, and it's their life goal to really make that policy happen,” Jones said. Jones argues that anyone who thinks government employees who have spent the past four years “allowing migrants into the United States,” will suddenly support a conservative administration’s plan to deport mass numbers of illegal aliens, does not understand “how government works.” Jones joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the agenda and implementation of Project Sovereignty 2025. Enjoy the show!

Even before the Democratic National Convention started on Monday, pro-Palestine and pro-abortion protesters surrounded the perimeter of the convention center to make their voices heard. But don’t be fooled, these protesters are not quite “peaceful” and were not fans of Harris or Biden either. The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett joined National Report to share his experience on the ground at these protests outside the DNC.

The Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday and is leading up to the crowning of Kamala Harris on Thursday as her party’s presidential candidate. But the DNC is already turning heads after just one day—and not for the right reasons. The theme of the week is “division,” as far-left, anti-Israel protesters denounce the Democratic party, scuffle with police, and tear down the Secret Service perimeter. Meanwhile, from inside the walls of the convention center, speakers and attendees herald Kamala Harris as the savior of democracy.

Newsmax host Rick Leventhal interviews The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey about Vice President Kamala Harris' recently unveiled economic plan and the potential risks it poses to her rising popularity. Is Harris avoiding tough media questions, and why has she committed to only one debate, despite Donald Trump's offering three? Bluey explains how her socialist-inspired policies could impact her reputation and the implications for the 2024 election. Plus, he examines how these proposals compare to Trump's record during his four years in the White House.

A father is fighting back after the Swiss Child Protection Agency took his daughter away from him for refusing to allow her to begin a medical gender transition. Represented by ADF International, this father traveled to the United States and sat down with The Daily Signal's

Gov. Tim Walz is facing increasing scrutiny over his military record, an unwelcome distraction for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. The Daily Signal’s Rob Bluey joined “Morning on Merit Street” to explain what’s at stake.

New polling from reliably red Florida shows Vice President Kamala Harris closing the gap with former President Donald Trump. Could this put the state in play or is it a short-lived boost? The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey joins "Morning on Merit Street" to discuss this development, plus Gov. Tim Walz’s controversial military records, and fallout from the X interview between Elon Musk and Trump.

Should men be held “accountable” and raise their children? This pro-abortion demonstrator doesn’t seem to think so.

The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey joins "I'm Right With Jesse Kelly" to discuss the media's biased coverage of vice presidential candidates Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz, plus the stolen valor scandal that threatens Walz's political future.

The U.K.’s left-leaning Labour Party has made strides in silencing dissident opinions—meaning conservative voices online are in jeopardy. Only a few weeks into the Labour Party’s return to power, citizens of the U.K. have become disillusioned with their government, according to Heritage Foundation U.K. policy expert Nile Gardiner.

The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey joins "Morning on Merit Street" to discuss President Joe Biden's stunning admission about dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and Vice President Kamala Harris' embrace of a policy idea first promoted by former President Donald Trump.

Elon Musk is standing up for free speech in the U.K. following last month’s election that resulted in huge wins for the far-left Labor Party. Since its rise to power in July, Labor Party leaders have begun cracking down on social media, even arresting individuals for posts said to incite violence. Now, Musk is using his X account to defend users and raise concerns over the crackdown in the U.K. “It’s 2030 in the UK & you’re being executed for posting a meme …,” Must wrote on X Saturday. “The Brits gave up their guns and now their government puts them in jail for Facebook posts,” a meme reads that Musk shared. Musk is combating a “tyrannical style policing of social media in the UK,” says Nile Gardiner, a former advisor to Lady Thatcher and the current director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation. “Thank God for Elon Musk taking on the Labor Government,” Gardiner declared during an interview on The Daily Signal Podcast. Recent violent riots in the U.K. were spurred on after rumors spread online related to the identity of a man who killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in the English town of Southport, 50 miles west of Manchester, at the end of July. The suspect was rumored to be an illegal immigrant and Islamic. Both claims were proven false. The man now charged with the murder of the three girls was born to Rwandan immigrant parents in Britain. Two men have been arrested in the U.K. and sentenced to a combined nearly five years in prison for reportedly using social media to encourage rioters to target hotels housing migrants in the U.K. During a recent interview with Sky News, London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner warned that law enforcement "throw the full force of the law at people. And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you.” Gardiner condemned the violent demonstrations while calling the crackdown on social media “very dangerous.” “We need free speech champions fighting against Orwellian tactics and policies,” Gardiner said, adding that “Elon Elon Musk is doing this and full credit to him.” Gardiner joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain what we know about the violent riots in the U.K., and Labor Party's social media speech policies.

As former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk prepare for their must-see interview, The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey joins NewsNation to analyze what's in store and how it could impact the 2024 presidential election.

Victor Davis Hanson, author of “The Case for Trump,” joins “The Tony Kinnett Cast” to share his thoughts on Kamala Harris’ public image—and why she can’t deviate from the script.

Self-proclaimed members of ISIS nearly executed a terrorist attack on Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” shows in Vienna, Austria earlier this week. With the intent to massacre the thousands of women and children in attendance, radical Islam’s intent towards Western civilization were made loud and clear. *The suspect count is now up to three people as of Friday.

Could Gov. Tim Walz have prevented the riots in Minneapolis following George Floyd’s death in May 2020? We have the receipts.

Is Kamala Harris really “Brat” or is this just another example of Democrats pandering to the youth vote? The Daily Signal’s Elise McCue joins The Tony Kinnett Cast to break down this pop culture phenomenon.

What is "Brat" and how did Kamala Harris get linked to it? The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett and Elise McCue unpack this pop culture phenomenon and its wider political significance on Monday’s episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast.”