Biden Signs Massive Foreign Aid Bill, Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Abortion, Speaker Johnson Calls on Columbia President to Resign | April 24

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: · President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill on Wednesday. · The Supreme Court appeared to be divided on an Idaho abortion law during oral arguments. · House Speaker Mike Johnson condemned antisemitic rhetoric at Columbia University and called on the school’s president to resign. · Rep. Chip Roy sounded the alarm over the FCC’s quick approval process for a radio station purchase by billionaire George Soros. Relevant Links: Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda 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	I'm Brian Gotstein and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Wednesday, April 24th.
0:07.0	Here are today's headlines. President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill today, most of which is for Ukraine
0:27.2	after the Senate passed the legislation on Tuesday.
0:31.1	It's a good day for America, it's a good day for Europe, and it's a good day for America. It's a good day for Europe and it's a good day for world peace.
0:35.0	Biden said in remarks from the White House following the signing.
0:39.0	The bill has been sharply criticized by many Republicans.
0:42.0	Two months ago, a majority of Republicans sharply criticized by many Republicans.
0:43.0	Two months ago, a majority of Republicans opposed the $95 billion foreign aid package
0:47.8	when it came to the Senate floor for a vote.
0:50.4	Ten of those senators flipped on Tuesday, according to a report by the daily signals Rob Bluey.
0:56.0	The measure then passed by an overwhelming 79 to 18 margin and was sent to Biden for his signature. In February there are 22
1:05.5	GOP senators in favor and 26 opposed while one Republican senator didn't vote.
1:11.2	But it was a different story on Tuesday. This time
1:14.9	31 Republicans as opposed to 22 supported the bill. 15 opposed it and three didn't
1:21.0	vote. The 10 Republicans who flip-flopped were Senators
1:24.2	Katie Britt, Tom Cotton, Steve Danes, Deb Fisher, Lindsay Graham, Cindy Hyde
1:28.8	Smith, James Langford, Mark Wayne Mullen, Pete Ricketts, and Tim Scott.
1:33.0	Scott didn't cast a vote for final passage, but supported a motion to bring the bill to a vote on Tuesday and indicated his support in a statement.
1:41.0	The GOP senators most frequently mentioned as minority
1:45.1	leader Mitch McConnell's possible successor as party leader. Senators
1:48.9	John Cornyn and John Thune voted for the measure. The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments
1:57.0	about an Idaho law that puts strict restrictions on abortion and whether the
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