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Columbia University President Resigns, Trump Warns of ‘Kamala Economic Crash,’ Walz’s 1995 DUI | Aug. 15

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🗓️ 15 August 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: For the first time since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, he and Vice President Kamala Harris hold a joint event. Former President Donald Trump is working to tie Biden’s record on the economy to Harris.  Gov. Tim Walz is under scrutiny over a DUI in 1995. The President of Columbia University resigns.  Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says he thinks the federal government has a thumb on the scale during this election. Relevant Links:  https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/14/biden-harris-admin-has-thumb-on-the-scales-in-electioneering-order-kansas-ag-says/  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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Biden and this is the

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herest spoke on stage together for the first time today

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since Biden dropped out of the race.

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I'm Virginia Allen and this is the daily signal top news

0:09.0

for Thursday, August 15th. Let's hit the campaign trail for the first time since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.

0:27.5

He and Vice President Kamala Harris held a joint event.

0:31.5

This event took place earlier today at Prince George's Community College in Maryland

0:36.7

and the focus of Harris and Biden's remarks was Medicare and drug prices per the Washington Post.

0:43.4

This is a fight.

0:44.2

All of us have been fighting for a long time

0:46.1

taken on big pharma.

0:48.4

We pay more for prescription drugs.

0:50.8

It's not hyperbole.

0:51.7

We pay more for prescription drugs than any advanced nation in the world.

0:56.0

The Daily Signals Elizabeth Mitchell covered that event. She joins us now.

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Elizabeth, thanks for being here.

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Thanks Virginia.

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So one of the big points that Biden and Harris discussed at this event

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was a deal that was just announced this morning.

1:09.4

Medicare and pharmaceutical companies

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have reached an agreement on lower drug prices for 10 key drugs.

1:17.0

And the Biden and Harris administration, they say that this is likely to save American taxpayers

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