Morning Wire - Foreign Aid Bill Signed & Idaho’s Abortion Law | Afternoon Update | 4.24.24

Episode Date: April 24, 2024

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This episode is brought to you by Birch Gold Group. Diversify your savings with Birchgold. Their experts can turn your 401k into a 401k in gold. Just text Wire to 989898 today. I'm Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley with guest co-host Sage Steel, host of the Sage Steel Show. It's Wednesday, April 24th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update. President Joe Biden says military equipment will head to Ukraine within the day.

This comes after the president signed the 95-Bitaph. billion dollar foreign aid package after it passed the Senate last night in the House earlier this week. Daily Wire reporter Megan Basham has the latest. The package provides funding to Israel and our Indo-Pacific allies as well, but it reserves more than 60 billion in military aid for Ukraine in their war against Russia. Here's Biden's remarks after signing the legislation. This package is literally an investment, not only in Ukraine's security, but in Europe's security. in our own security, we're sending Ukraine equipment from our own stockpiles.

Then we'll replenish those stockpiles with new products made by American companies here in America. The bill also includes $26 billion for Israel to use in their ongoing war against Hamas terrorists, as well as $8 billion for allies in the Indo-Pacific, namely Taiwan. Also tucked away in the pages of this legislation is a measure that will ban TikTok in the U.S., unless its Chinese parent company divests from the app within a year. Though today in a video posted to social media, TikTok CEO says they plan to challenge the legislation and that they, quote, aren't going anywhere.

We are confident that we will keep fighting for your rights in the courts. The facts and the Constitution are on our side, and we expect to prevail again. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in China today, just as President Biden signed that aid package, which provides billions to Taiwan and potentially bans TikTok. Both are areas of contention for U.S. relations with Beijing. State Department officials say that during Blinken's three-day trip, he plans to press Chinese officials on a wide range of issues, including its support for Russia, cheap Chinese exports, and the aggressive nature of Chinese

ships in the South China Sea. The Secretary and other U.S. officials are also expected to address China's role in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic. Critics say the Biden administration has not put enough pressure on Beijing over fentanyl-related substances, which is the leading cause of overdose in the U.S. Here's Blinken. We just arrived here in Shanghai and the People's Republic of China to work on issues that matter to the American people. One of those is fentanyl, synthetic opioids, the leading killer of Americans between the ages of 1849. Face-to-face diplomacy matters. It's important for avoiding miscommunications. misperceptions, misperceptions, and to advance the interests of the American people.

Hamas has released a video showing Israeli-American hostage Hirsch Goldberg, Poland still alive. It is the first proof that he survived terrible injuries he got during his capture on October 7th. The undated video shows the 23-year-old with part of his left arm missing. During the terror attack, when Goldberg, Poland was kidnapped, he tried to throw back a live grenade, which blew off part of his arm. He ended the video by urging his own family to stay strong and saying he hoped the video gave them some kind of comfort on the holiday. For the first time since overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022,

the Supreme Court weighed the scope of a state law that restricts abortion. The court's ruling could determine when doctors are permitted to provide abortions to women with medical emergencies. Daily Wire senior editor Ash Short reports. The court heard arguments today over whether or not not Idaho's Defense of Life Act conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a federal law. The Idaho law took effect in August of 2022 and prohibits abortions in most cases. The Biden administration promptly sued the state, claiming it conflicted with the previous federal

law. The justices seem to be divided on the case, even as the federal law does not specifically mention abortion. For example, liberal-leaning justices, like Elena Kagan, appear to side with the federal government. Federal law does take a position on that question. It says that you don't have to wait until the person is on the verge of death. If the woman is going to lose her reproductive organs, that's enough to trigger this duty on the part of the hospital. Meanwhile, Justice Samuel Alito appeared skeptical of the administration's position. So we have this phrase emergency medical condition in that provision. And then under E1, the term emergency medical condition is defined to include a condition that places the health of the woman's unborn child in serious jeopardy.

So in that situation, the hospital must stabilize the threat to the unborn child. But performing an abortion is antithetical to that duty. But in a circumstance... You go so far as to say that the statute is clear in your favor. I don't know how you can say that in light of those provisions that I've just read to you. This episode is brought to you by Adele Natural Cosmetics. Visit adele natural cosmetics.com and use code wire for 25% off your first order. That's ADEL Natural Cosmetics.com with code wire.

A Texas grand jury has indicted over 140 illegal immigrants on rioting charges just a day after a judge threw the charges out. The Tuesday indictment is in relation to an attempted border breach earlier this month in which a large crowd came through a breach in the razor-wise. and rushed border patrol agents guarding a port of entry. This month's incident follows a similar episode that was caught on video in March that went viral. Staff on all school grounds in Tennessee, including colleges and universities, may soon be allowed to carry concealed firearms on campus, as lawmakers in the volunteer state have now sent a bill to the governor's desk. The bill passed the state house yesterday and the state Senate earlier this month.

Yesterday, protesters could be heard in the gallery chanting during the floor proceedings, and in some cases, dropping to the floor pretending they were victims of gun violence. Even some Democrat lawmakers participated in the Dian, as it's being called. Meanwhile, Republicans in the House say the bill will bolster safety in schools. Here's Representative Ryan Williams. Currently, it's just one of those gun-free zones where people know they can go there and take advantage of folks. And say goodbye to self-checkout. kiosks. Love them or hate them, the unmanned checkout lanes are being axed or altered in hundreds of

stores across the U.S. Walmart, Target, Costco, and Kroger have all announced they're moving away from self-checkout, as well as putting limits on the number of items you can purchase, and even installing true scan systems that can detect theft. The kiosks were supposed to save retailers' money by cutting down on labor, but self-checkout has led to losses due to either accidental or intentional theft. Supermarket guru Phil Lempert says customers prefer a full service experience. So I think we are going to see the demise of self-checkouts very soon. A lot of consumers are basically saying, hey, I'm paying you full price. I want full service. I want to have a cashier. I want to have a bagger. You know, or reward me for checking out myself.

John, we were forced to use these. Remember, during COVID, and just when you get used to them and master the art of bagging groceries yourself, they take it away. Yeah, just got pretty proud of my self-checkout skills. Oh, well. All right, those are your drive home updates this afternoon. To learn more about these stories, go to Dailywire.com, and for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to our latest full episode of Morning Wire every morning.