Jordan Fails to Secure Speakership, Netanyahu Says “Hamas Are the New Nazis,” GOP Senators Call on Biden to “Refreeze $6 Billion in Iranian Funds” | Oct. 17

<p>TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Fred Lucas reports that Senate Republicans today called for the Biden administration to refreeze $6 billion in Iranian funds amid the Israel-Hamas war, citing indications that Iran helped Hamas plan its Oct. 7 terrorist attack on the Jewish state. <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/17/gop-senators-demand-biden-refreeze-6b-for-iran/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/17/gop-senators-demand-biden-refreeze-6b-for-iran/</a> </li><li>Just two weeks after California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy was removed as speaker of the House, the spot is still vacant.  </li><li>As the war between Hamas and Israel continues, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mince words while discussing Hamas. </li><li>General Motors postpones opening an electric-pickup-truck factory in Michigan, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Relevant Links</p><br><p>Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysignal.com%2Fpodcasts%2F&data=05%7C01%7CVirginia.Allen%40heritage.org%7Cfa1a35b8180149a4e6ac08dac280169f%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638036152639642700%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2zJnlzhq8DU21dz4Yu%2FBFR9zkOIC6DT5X6Q58aHM0zc%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/</a></p><p>Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdailysignal.com%2Fmorningbellsubscription&data=05%7C01%7CVirginia.Allen%40heritage.org%7Cfa1a35b8180149a4e6ac08dac280169f%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638036152639642700%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zZ%2BkAF0URQ0VdNCbkLoNXwRkeul8Dn2DKCuGmJm2m7w%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription</a></p><p> </p><p>Listen to more Heritage podcasts: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritage.org%2Fpodcasts&data=05%7C01%7CVirginia.Allen%40heritage.org%7Cfa1a35b8180149a4e6ac08dac280169f%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638036152639642700%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Bntbzpf%2FJWlf7%2F6qz%2FE7PUzEfQLM83hawqJzStdwotM%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.heritage.org/podcasts</a></p><p>Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritage.org%2Fagenda&data=05%7C01%7CVirginia.Allen%40heritage.org%7Cfa1a35b8180149a4e6ac08dac280169f%7Ccbd93b4867ea46759ee84178b273204a%7C0%7C0%7C638036152639642700%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rPUXWrJd5Vjzdwu9ixaWjkqKhvrlzUqk3f5jt4bbN4M%3D&reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.heritage.org/agenda</a></p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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