Former Trump Lawyer Cohen Testifies at Trial, Israel Attacks Northern Gaza, Billy Graham Statue Unveiled | May 13

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🗓️ 13 May 2024

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: · A Daily Signal report uncovers the Biden administration coordinating with agencies to encourage voter participation. · Michael Cohen testifies at Trump’s trial. · Critics blast San Francisco for giving free alcohol to homeless alcoholics. · Israel launches an offensive in Northern Gaza. · Billy Graham statue set to be unveiled in the Capitol Building. 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 Godstein and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Monday, May 13th.
0:08.0	Here are today's headlines. The White House has instructed federal agencies to use a template for determining the cost of implementing President Joe Biden's executive order that mandates those agencies encourage voter participation.
0:34.0	This is according to government emails obtained by the Daily Signal
0:37.8	and an exclusive report by the Daily Signals Fred Lucas.
0:41.0	Critics use the term Biden Bucks to refer to the president's
0:45.2	controversial executive order from 2021 that directs federal agencies such
0:50.3	as the Department of Agriculture to get involved in elections.
0:54.0	The order requires federal agencies to participate in voter registration activities
0:59.0	and to help third-party organizations perform those activities on agency premises.
1:05.6	Implementing the order could involve spending government funds or accepting voluntary
1:09.9	services from these approved third-party organizations.
1:14.0	Such activity could violate the Anti-Deficiency Act,
1:17.7	a law that prohibits federal officials from spending money in ways not approved by Congress and that prohibits federal agencies from accepting voluntary service from individuals.
1:28.0	The Daily Signal obtained 73 pages of emails from the Department of Agriculture that prominently mentioned meetings and guidance from Demos,
1:37.0	one of these government approved third-party organizations.
1:41.0	The left-wing think tank actually drafted Biden's executive order to agencies.
1:47.0	President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen testified at Trump's New York
1:52.0	hush money trial on Monday.
1:54.2	Cohen, who was disbarred in 2019 over campaign finance violations,
1:58.8	among other charges, said in his testimony Monday
2:02.1	that he secretly recorded Trump in September 2016
2:06.0	before the presidential election.
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