Rep. Jim Jordan Loses Second Speaker Vote, Biden in Israel, Law Firm Rescinds Offer to Students Who Signed Pro-Hamas Letter | Oct. 18

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🗓️ 18 October 2023

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TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: GOP House Speaker nominee Jim Jordan falls short of the 217 votes needed to win the position in the second vote Wednesday. President Joe Biden lands in Israel and delivers remarks alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. U.S. intelligence shows the deadly blast at the Gaza hospital appeared to have been caused by terrorist Hamas militants. Biden is expected to ask Congress for $100 billion in supplemental funding for Israel, Ukraine, and domestic issues that include border security. The prestigious New York City based law firm Davis Polk has rescinds letters of employment to three students from Harvard and Columbia universities after the students signed onto letters backing Hamas and blaming Israel for the recent brutal violence. Relevant Links https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/18/antisemitic-lie-orthodox-jewish-rabbis-condemn-rashida-tlaib-blaming-israel-gaza-hospital-bombing/ 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 Wednesday, October 18th.
0:08.4	Here are today's headlines.
0:21.2	Here in Washington, D.C., the House of Representatives is still without a speaker.
0:26.1	The House casts votes to elect a speaker for a second time this afternoon.
0:30.6	GOP House Speaker nominee Jim Jordan fell short of the 217 votes needed to win the position
0:38.4	per se span.
0:39.8	The tellers agree and their tallies that the total number of votes cast is 433, of which
0:46.7	the honorable Jim Jordan of the state of Ohio has received 199.
0:51.4	So what happens next?
0:52.4	Well, House Republicans are reportedly considering installing North Carolina Republican representative
0:59.5	Patrick McHenry as speaker pro temp.
1:02.6	McHenry is currently serving as the temporary speaker, but if named speaker pro temp, this
1:08.2	would expand the power he has so that the House can conduct most business.
1:13.2	Congressman Jim Jordan says that he supports the idea because it's been two weeks since
1:18.2	the House voted McCarthy out and the American people deserve to have their government functioning
1:23.8	according to Jordan.
1:25.8	For some news from our executive branch today, President Joe Biden landed in Israel early
1:31.9	this morning and delivered remarks alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voicing
1:37.7	support for Israel.
1:39.8	Israel will be safe, secure, Jewish, and democratic state today, tomorrow, forever.
1:46.5	Biden also compared Hamas' attack on Israel to 9-11, but he cautioned Israel to not make
1:52.5	decisions for a place of rage per se and in.
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