This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday July 9th. I'm Rachel Del Judas.

And I'm Virginia Allen. Many of President Trump's policies are helping minority communities across America.

Today we talk with Horace Cooper, Senior Fellow at the National Center, and Project 21 co-chair about his new book,

how Trump is making Black America great again,

the untold story of black advancement in the air of Trump,

and why he believes African Americans are better under Trump's leadership.

Don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star rating on Apple

podcasts and encourage others to subscribe. Now onto our top news. The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Wednesday that the Little Sisters of the Poor

won't be forced to provide abortifations or birth control to employees as part of their

health care plan. In his majority opinion justice Clarence Thomas wrote for

over 150 years the little sisters have engaged in faithful service and sacrifice, motivated by a

religious calling to surrender all for the sake of their brother.

But for the past seven years, they, like many other religious objectors who have participated in the litigation

and rulemaking leading up to today's decision, have had to fight for the ability to continue

in their noble work without violating their sincerely held religious beliefs.

In 2012, President Barack Obama's administration finalized a rule that mandated that employers cover contraception and abortion-inducing

drugs for their employees, whether or not it went against the conscience of employers.

Places of worship were left out of the mandate,

but religious affiliated groups that objected

still had to bring in a third-party administrator

to handle the contraception coverage.

President Donald Trump's administration came out with guidelines that offered

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