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

Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 8:56 p.m.

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TOP NEWS | On today\\u2019s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • 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. https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/17/gop-senators-demand-biden-refreeze-6b-for-iran/ 
  • Just two weeks after California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy was removed as speaker of the House, the spot is still vacant.  
  • As the war between Hamas and Israel continues, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not mince words while discussing Hamas. 
  • General Motors postpones opening an electric-pickup-truck factory in Michigan, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal. 


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