#433: They Had Twins at 26 Weeks. Now They’re Advocating Protecting Babies Born Alive.

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🗓️ 4 April 2019

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As House Republicans attempt to force a vote on protecting babies born alive after abortion, activists from around the country came to advocate for these children's lives. Rachel del Guidice speaks to the Balek family, who came from South Carolina to attend the event put on by Heritage Action, the lobbying and advocacy arm of The Heritage Foundation. We also cover these stories:•President Trump is pulling back from his threat to shut down the border over massive flows of migrants.•Senate Republicans voted to eliminate aspects of the filibuster for executive and judicial nominees.•Sen. Ted Cruz is threatening legal action against Yale Law School, saying the school is blacklisting Christian organizations.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, April 5th. I'm Kate Trinco, and I'm Daniel Davis.
0:11.0	This week Republicans are looking to force a vote on a bill to protect
0:14.7	infants who survive abortion attempts. One woman who's pushing for that bill is
0:19.2	Linda Balick. She gave birth to her child at just 26 weeks.
0:23.0	Our colleague Rachel Del Judas sat down with her and her family to discuss her story and the life of her son.
0:29.0	We'll bring you that interview.
0:31.0	Plus, a popular ancestry company is giving its customers
0:34.6	DNA to the government. We'll discuss. And if you're a fan of the podcast
0:39.5	please consider leaving a review or a five star rating at iTunes and please
0:43.6	subscribe. Now onto our top news.
0:47.0	President Trump is pulling back from his threat to shut down the border over
0:56.7	massive flows of migrants, but he's not letting the pressure off Mexico.
1:01.0	He says if Mexico doesn't help stem the tide of migrants and drug
1:04.4	trafficking across the border, they can expect auto tariffs. Here's what he said
1:08.7	on Thursday. If the drugs don't stop, Mexico can stop them if they want.
1:13.7	We're going to tariff the cars.
1:14.8	The cars are very big.
1:15.9	And if that doesn't work, we're going to close the border.
1:18.9	Well, last week, the president had threatened to shut down the border,
1:21.9	but that was met with protests over the potential economic
1:24.9	fallout. Border officials are grappling with huge numbers of illegal immigrants crossing over and claiming
1:30.5	asylum, many of whom are now being released into the country.
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