TOP NEWS | GOP Senators Opposes Feinstein Replacement, Disney’s “Pride Nite,” COVID-19 Origins Hearing, DeSantis-Disney Feud | April 18

<p>On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Republicans are standing in the way of Democrat efforts to temporarily replace Democrat Sen. Diane Feinstein of California on the Judiciary Committee.</li><li>The House Oversight and Accountability Chairman laid much of the responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic on Dr. Anthony Fauci during a hearing today.</li><li>Fred Lucas' reporting: <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/04/18/after-china-firmly-opposes-this-hearing-on-covid-19-origins-here-are-4-takeaways/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/04/18/after-china-firmly-opposes-this-hearing-on-covid-19-origins-here-are-4-takeaways/</a></li><li>The United Nations said in a March report that “sexual conduct involving persons below the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent to sex may be consensual in fact, if not in law.”</li><li>Disney has announced its first-ever pride night in June. </li><li>Former President Donald Trump is speaking out against DeSantis’ feud with Disney. </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><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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