Pence Compares Trump Policy to Biden’s, Rep. Jim Jordan Subpoenas Citibank, Maui Official Resigns Amid Criticism Over Handling of Wildfires | Aug. 18

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: GOP presidential candidates speak at The Gathering in Atlanta. Florida becomes the first state to sanction Medicaid providers for covering the attempted-gender transitions of minors. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office says there may not be support for a special session of Georgia’s legislature. Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenas Citibank. The head of Maui’s Emergency Management Agency administrator resigns amid the devastating wildfires that ravaged the island. 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 Virginia Allen and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Friday, August 18th.
0:07.8	Here are today's headlines.
0:20.9	An event called the Gathering in Atlanta, Georgia has drawn many GOP presidential candidates.
0:26.9	It's such as former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, and South
0:31.5	Carolina Senator Tim Scott are at the event today, speaking to voters from the main stage
0:37.2	and sharing how they would lead as president.
0:40.6	The Daily Signal's Tyler O'Neill is at the event and says Pence criticized former President
0:46.1	Donald Trump, even calling some of Trump's spending policies similar to those of President
0:52.1	Joe Biden's.
0:53.6	Pence first faltered Biden for failing to even talk about reforming entitlement programs,
1:00.0	and then he criticized Trump for refusing to address the issue as well.
1:04.8	Pence called Trump's policies identical to Joe Biden's.
1:08.9	Pence attacked Trump for suggesting that reforming government spending is somebody else's
1:14.2	problem.
1:15.6	According to Pence, runaway spending is driving inflation.
1:19.5	He pledged that if he becomes president, we're going to get this economy turned around.
1:25.6	Senator Scott also discussed Biden's failed economic policies at the event, calling
1:30.5	Biden's celebration a Bidenomics in illusion.
1:34.2	According to Scott, the average American family has lost $10,000 of spending power because
1:39.9	of Bidenomics.
1:41.8	DeSantis said that to the radical left, parents have become the enemy.
1:46.5	DeSantis said whatever parents' rights are, the left thinks parents should yield if
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