TOP NEWS | Debt Default Approaches, U.S. Military Heads to Southern Border, Oklahoma Gov. Signs Law Banning Transgender Surgeries | May 2

On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down: Treasurer Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that the U.S. could default on its debt as early as June 1.  President Joe Biden has authorized 1,500 active-duty U.S. Army troops to be deployed at the border for 90 days Republican Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill into law today “banning all irreversible gender transition surgeries and hormone therapies for children under the age of 18,” according to a press release.  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will not be launching a bid for the White House this year. The adult website PornHub has prevented people living in Utah from accessing its site.  The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today about Supreme Court Ethics Reform.  https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/02/disgraceful-gop-senators-accuse-dems-threatening-yank-supreme-court-justices-security-funding/ https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/05/02/6-takeaways-as-senate-democrats-target-clarence-thomas-and-legitimacy-of-supreme-court/ Relevant Links Listen to other podcasts from The Daily Signal: https://www.dailysignal.com/podcasts/ Get daily conservative news you can trust from our Morning Bell newsletter: DailySignal.com/morningbellsubscription   Listen to more Heritage podcasts: https://www.heritage.org/podcasts Sign up for The Agenda newsletter — the lowdown on top issues conservatives need to know about each week: https://www.heritage.org/agenda Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices