This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, September 5th. I'm Kate Trinko.

And I'm Daniel Davis. Religious Freedom is facing new threats here in America, but you don't have to look very

far overseas to see that we still have it pretty good.

I recently spoke with Andreas Tonhouser of ADF International about the state of religious freedom abroad and what his

organization is doing to fight for it.

We'll bring you that discussion.

Plus, the next season of The Bachelor will feature a man committed to abstinence and not everyone's happy about it. We'll discuss.

But first we'll cover a few of the top headlines. Well, just three days after Senator John McCain's funeral in Washington, Arizona Governor

Doug Ducey announced that he would appoint former Senator John Kyle to Phil McCain's vacated seat.

As I contemplated who could best serve our state in the U.S. Senate, I kept coming back to one name and one person.

John Kyle.

There is no one in Arizona with the stature of Senator John Kyle.

Kyle served in the Senate for 18 years before leaving in 2013

and most recently he worked to shepherd the nomination of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh,

escorting him from one Senate office to the next.

Kyle will serve out the remainder of the year in McCain's office, but hasn't committed to serving the following two years of the remaining term.

He said he has no interest in seeking re-election.

Tuesday was the first day of confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh and they became explosive

almost immediately with Democrat senators talking over Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican from

Iowa, to try to get the hearings delayed.

Listen to the CNN clip.

Brett Kavanaugh, Mr. Chairman, to serve as Associate Justice.

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