Just 12 hours after the Senate gave its late-night approval, President Joe Biden signed the contentious $95-billion national security package that sends more foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. The legislation also includes a measure that forces TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent company, and authorizes the seizure of Russian assets to further fund Ukraine’s war effort.
The Biden administration is trying to create a federal right to abortion in a case about emergency health care standards that the Supreme Court will take up on April 24, Idaho’s attorney general and legal experts say. Specifically, the case is about whether a state law that restricts abortion conflicts with a federal law that forbids “patient dumping”—the practice of hospitals refusing emergency treatment to people who can’t afford to pay for medical services.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Shanghai with a daunting array of unresolved issues further threatening the stability of relations between the United States and China. Blinken will meet with business leaders before heading to Beijing for talks on Friday with his counterpart, foreign minister Wang Yi, and a likely meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping.
Topics in this episode include:
- Biden to Sign $95.3B Aid Package Today
- Senate Approves Bill Targeting TikTok
- FBI Chief Warns About TikTok Risks
- How China Factors Into Every Part of the $95B Aid
- Anti-Israel Demonstrations Spread Across College Campuses
- Speaker Johnson to Visit Columbia University Today
- Troubles Persist as Biden, Trump Win Pa Primaries
- The Squad’s Summer Lee Wins Pa 12th District
- Casey, McCormick to Face Each Other in Senate Race
- Biden Scores Major Union Backing
- Trump Hosts Former Japanese Prime Minister in New York
- Witness Alleges Secret Trump Operation to Bury Bad Press
- Judge Rejects Trump Explanation for Gag Order Violation
- Scotus Hearing on Trump and Presidential Immunity
- Santos Ends Bid for Congress Return
- New York Governor Signs Law to Tackle Squatters
- TN: State House Passes Armed Teachers Vote
- DOJ to Pay Almost $139M to Larry Nassar Victims
- Baltimore Port to Open Deeper Channel for Cargo Ships
- FDA: Traces of Bird Flu Found in Store Milk
- Airlines Soon Required to State All Fees Up Front
- Russia’s Response if Kyiv Gets Longer Range Missiles
- UK Prime Minister Sunak’s First Visit to Germany
- Scholz on Alleged Chinese Spy in German Gov’t
- EU Investigates China’s Medical Device Market
- Protests Against Argentina’s Education Cuts
- Athens Blanketed by Orange Dust From Africa
- Cambridge University Returns Aboriginal Spears
- Controlling Junk Food Cravings
- Covid Vaccine Side Effects Link to Batches: Study
- 10,000 Daily Steps Can Outpace Sedentary Risks
- Ohio: Dog ‘Took a Jog’ on Busy Highway, Drivers Helped
- Anti-Israel Protests Spread to More Colleges
- Jury Finds Border Riot Charges Probable
- What Is the Current Situation on the Texas Border?
- Chinese Illegal Immigration Skyrocketing
- Report: ‘Martha’s Vineyard Migrants’ Get Visas
- TN: State House Passes Armed Teachers Vote
- New York Governor Signs Law to Tackle Squatters
- DA: Burglary Suspect Was Targeting LA Mayor
- House Criticizes CIA Handling of Sexual Assault Cases
- Baltimore Port to Open Deeper Channel for Cargo Ships
- Biden Admin. Seeking Federal Abortion Right in Scotus Case?
- Tesla Jumps Amid Musk’s Promise of ‘More Affordable’ Cars
- FTC Bans Noncompete Agreements Over Worker Concerns
- Hild: Bank of America ‘Politicizing’ Banking
- 15 States Report Christians’ Bank Accounts Cancelled
- Stopping Viewpoint Discrimination at U.S. Banks
- Low ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Score for Bank of America
- Hild: ‘Ideological Bent’ at Big Banks
- Boeing Revenue Drops, Beats Wall Street Expectations
- Airlines Soon Required to State All Fees Up Front
- Oklahoma: Fake Amazon Van Leads to Drug Bust
- 40% of Americans Live With Air Pollution: Report
- Boeing Accused of Retaliation Against Workers
- Touch-and-Go Landing in Lufthansa Boeing
- Blinken Arrives in Shanghai, Expected to Warn China
- US Seeks 3 Years Jail for Binance Founder Zhao
- S. Vetting China’s Use of RISC-V Chip Technology