This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, July 18th. I'm Kate Trinko.

And I'm Daniel Davis. Justice Brett Kavanaugh is approaching one year on the

Supreme Court, but his excruciating confirmation process has hardly faded from public

memory. The left's all-out war on Kavanaugh's personal character left the confirmation process in absolute tatters, leaving many to wonder if this

is the new normal for conservative nominees.

Molly Hemingway and Carrie Severino have authored a new book recounting the details of what took place in front of cameras and behind closed doors based on dozens of exclusive interviews.

Today they appeared on the Problematic Women Podcast with our

colleague Kelsey Bowler and today we'll bring you that interview.

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Now on to our top news.

A House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday brushed aside the idea that Far Left House progressives

are becoming the face of her party. Here's what she said in a press conference.

The president is clearly trying to cast this broader debate as a choice between him and your more progressive members.

This fight has now dominated the conversation this week.

You've had the resolution.

The Democrats are rallying behind these members. Are you concerned that the

president is going on?

No, I'm not, you know what, with all due respect, let's not waste our time on that.

We're talking about what we're going to do to help the

American people. Our caucus is unified on all of that.

Well that came amid increased focus on what's become known as the Squad, a group of House progressives comprised of

Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayana Presley.

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