Affirm America Podcast

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Tuesday, August 9, 2022. 1. FBI Raids Donald Trump’s Home in Mar-a-Lago. 2. Poll: Americans Trust Republicans Over Democrats to Fix Economy, Still Want Pro-Choice Leader. 3. The “Inflation Reduction Act” Ought to Be Called “The IRS Expansion Act”. 4. Inflation Bill Strips Funding from Pharmaceutical Companies Creating Vaccines to Redirect Toward Doubling IRS...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Monday August 8i, 2022. 1. Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act, Bill Heads to House. 2. Democrat Reconciliation Bill Adds 87,000 New IRS Workers. 3. Only 12 Percent of Americans Trust Manchin, Schumer’s “Inflation Reduction Act” Will Actually Reduce Inflation. 4. Indiana is First State to Ban Abortion Since Overturn of Roe. 5. Snickers Candy Bar Maker Apol...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Friday, August 5, 2022. 1. Trump-backed Kari Lake wins Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary. 2. Governor DeSantis Suspends Woke DA Unwilling to Enforce State Law. 3. President Biden Declares Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus. 4. Whoopi Goldberg Invokes God and “Do Unto Others” to Support Abortion. 5. Cut! Newsome Calls on Hollywood to Stop Fil...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Thursday, August 4, 2022. 1. China Quickly Moves to Punish Taiwan and the US as Pelosi Departs Taiwan. 2. West Virginia Judge Rules Trans Surgeries Can be Covered by Medicaid. 3. Biden Issues Executive Order Granting Medicaid Funds to Allow for Interstate Travel for Abortions. 4. Iowa School District Sued by Parents for Student Gender Transition Plans not In...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Wednesday, August 3, 2022. 1. DOJ Sues Idaho Over Abortion Ban in First Legal Battle Post Roe 2. ACLU Advocates for Colleges to Focus on Race-Based Admissions3. Marriage Bill Sits in Senate, Democrats Unwilling to Bring Vote Until Enough Support Secured 4. Republicans Have Large Showing at Gubernatorial Polls 5..Jerry Nadler Urges Biden to Forgive Student De...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Tuesday, August 2, 2022. 1. Speaker Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan Is on the Docket, China Issues More Threats. 2. President Biden Expected to Address Student Loan Forgiveness by End of Month. 3. United States Drone Strike Takes Out Al Qaeda Leader Who Helped Plan 9/11 Attack. 4. Monkeypox: NYC Mayor Declares State of Emergency, Dr. Leana Wen Urges Country to Follo...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Monday, August 1, 2022. 1. Release Without Bail: New York City DA Defends Leniency for Teen Who Threw More Than 20 Punches at Police Officer. 2. Soccer Player Jaelene Daniels Benched After Refusing to Wear Pride Jersey. 3. Chicago Prosecutor Resigns Citing Lack of Confidence in City Leadership. 4. First, the Netherlands; Now, Canada’s Farmers Face Fertilizer...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Friday, July 29, 2022. 1. Republicans Criticize Tax Hikes of Manchin-Schumer Deal. 2. DC Mayor Calls for National Guard to Assist With Migrant Buses. 3. Tensions Intensify as Xi Cautions Biden Over Taiwan. 4. Sesame Street Theme Park Sued for $25 Million in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit. 5. Mexico City Residents Annoyed With Influx of Americans, Gentrificati...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Thursday, July 28, 2022. 1. Senators Manchin and Schumer Reach Agreement on Reconciliation. 2. Democrats Postpone Vote on Assault Weapons Ban, Police Reform. 3. Justice Clarence Thomas Will No Longer Teach at George Washington University Law School. 4. Donald Trump Notifies CNN of Intent to Sue For Defamation. 5. Portland Public Schools Teach Students Queer...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Wednesday, July 27, 2022. 1. CNN Chimes in on Biden Administration Attempting to Redefine Recession: “You Can’t Fake This”. 2. Beverly Hills Will Refuse to Enforce Mandate Should LA County Reinstate Masking. 3. Walmart Woes Send US Stocks Tumbling. 4. White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s Messages Reveal a Different Side of the Story. 5. Senator Rand Paul Vo...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Tuesday, July 26, 2022. 1. Biden Admin Seeks to Redefine “Recession” Ahead of Economic Report. 2. China Continues to Threaten “Serious Consequences” if Speaker Pelosi Visits Taiwan. 3. Upon Reflection, Dr. Fauci Regrets Not Imposing “Much, Much More Stringent Restrictions” on Americans. 4. GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Criticizes Pilot Program Giving Temporary I...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Monday, July 25, 2022. 1. WHO Declares Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus. 2. Biden Prepares for Another $270 Million in Aid to Ukraine. 3. Man Who Attacked Rep. Lee Zeldin Thursday Let Go Due to Cashless Bail Laws, Arrested Again Saturday. 4. CA Governor Newsom Runs Ads in Texas Rebuking Governor Abbott’s Gun, Abortion Legislation. 5. Al Gore Equa...

Top 5 News headlines and Commentary for Friday July 22, 2022. 1. House Democrats Halt GOP’s Bill Blocking Sale of Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China 2. House Democrats Bring Assault Weapon Ban to House Vote 3. LAUSD Provides Blueprint for Teaching Queer Theory Year-Round 4. Disney Changes Name of “Fairy Godmothers in Training” to Be More Gender Inclusive 5. Senator Whitehouse Calls for...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Thurs, July 21, 2022. 1. Missouri Officials Decline FBI’s Request to Hand Over Private Concealed Carry Information 2. Mayor Eric Adams Frustrated Over Surge of Immigrants in NYC, Demands Federal Government Pay for Housing 3. Poll: Hispanic Support for Joe Biden Sinks to 19 Percent 4. John Kerry Slammed for Carbon Emission Hypocrisy 5. California Governor New...

Top News Headlines and Commentary for Wednesday, July 20, 2022. 1. San Diego School District Reinstates Mask Mandates 2. Women’s Tennis Star, LGBT Member Martina Navratilova Speaks Out Against Lia Thomas’ NCAA “Women of the Year” Nomination 3. Prominent Democrats Stage Abortion Protest Outside Supreme Court, Get Arrested 4. University of Michigan Football Coach Jim Harbaugh, Wife Speak at Right to...

Top 5 News Headlines and Conservative Commentary for Tuesday, July 19, 2022. 1. Killing of Greenwood Park Mall Shooter by 22-Year-Old “Good Samaritan” Gets Mixed Reaction From Media. 2. Poll: Biden’s Economic Numbers 11 Points Lower Than Trump’s Worst. 3. Mayor Muriel Bowser Feels Pressure of Bussed Illegal Immigrants to DC. 4. J.K. Rowling Decries Woke Policy Allowing Men to Accompany “Extremely...

Top 5 News Headlines and Conservative Commentary for Monday, July 18, 2022. 1. President Biden Returns from Middle East Trip 2. First Time Since Civil War, Majority of Registered Voters in Kentucky Lean Republican. 3. CNN Anchor Asks Public to Give Democrats Grace. 4. Federal Judge in Tennessee Blocks Biden Admin Directives on Transgender Athletes, Bathroom. 5. South Dakota Congressman Proposes Bi...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Friday, July 15th, 2022. 1. Confidence in Public Education Falls to Second Lowest Figure Among Americans, All-Time Low Among Republicans. 2. President Trump’s First Wife, Ivana, Passes at 73. 3. Los Angeles County on Pace to Return to Indoor Masking. 4. Tesla Asks Customers to Refrain From Charging Vehicles During Peak Hours to Preserve Texas Power Grid. 5....

Your Top 5 News Headlines and Conservative Commentary for Thursday, July 14, 2022. 1. Illegal Immigrant in Ohio Arrested, Confessed to Raping 10-Year-Old Girl. 2. Biden Claims Democrats Would Vote for Him When Multiple Polls Indicate He is Vastly Unpopular. 3. Los Angeles Lawmakers Look to Remove Sheriff Villanueva Due to His Stance Against Progressive Policing. 4. Democrats Block Republican Effor...

Top News Headlines and Conservative Commentary for Wednesday, July 13, 2022. 1. Gavin Newsom Signs Gun Legislation Allowing Residents to Sue Gun Manufacturers. 2. House Leader Kevin McCarthy Begins Training Staffers for Post-Midterm Investigations. 3. California Bill Creates “Safe Haven” for Minors Seeking “Gender-Affirming Health Care”. 4. Berkeley Professor Calls Senator Hawley “Transphobic” for...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Tuesday, July 12, 2022. 1. Twitter Stock Dives as Elon Musk Looks to Pull Out of Acquisition Deal. 2. Biden’s Approval Ratings Continue to Plummet. 3. Biden Celebrates Bipartisan Gun Control Bill, Pushes for More With Call to Ban “Assault Weapons”. 4. Military Recruitment Across All Branches Suffers Due to More Young People Becoming Unwilling and Ineligible....

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Monday July 11, 2022. 1. AOC Mocked for Supporting Supreme Court Justice Intimidation Via Twitter. 2. Teen Vogue Publishes Abortion Guide for Young, Impressionable Girls. 3. Shinzo Abe’s Assassination Leads to Landslide Victory for His Party in Parliament. 4. Holland Grocery Store Shelves Are Empty Due to Farmers’ Protest. 5. Biden Tweet Blames GOP for Econo...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Friday, July 8th, 2022. 1. Shinzo Abe, 67, Japan's longest-serving and best-known former PM, has died after being shot earlier today. 2. Army Training Requires Men Must Shower with Trans Men Even if They Have Not Yet Transitioned. 3. Texas Governor Abbott Instructs State Authorities to Return Illegal Immigrants to Border. 4. Biden Administration Suffers From...

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary on Thursday, July 7, 2022. 1. Shooter Confesses to Highland Park Massacre, Admits to Second Target in Madison, Wisconsin. 2. Effort to Recall Los Angeles DA Prepares to Deliver More Than 700,000 Signatures to County Officials. 3. Elizabeth Warren Demands Crisis Pregnancy Centers Be Stopped. 5. FBI, MI5 Joint Presser Warns Against Chinese Espionage.

Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Wednesday July 6, 2022. 1. President Biden Makes Leasing Permits More Difficult to Obtain, Yet Urges Gas Companies to Cut Prices 2. Globally, 70 Percent of 10-Year-Olds Struggle With Literacy. 3. Biden Ships 5 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve Overseas as Gas Prices Spike. 4. Washington State School Board Director to Teach Children as Y...