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Democracy Now! 2023-10-04 Wednesday

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Democracy Now!

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4.75.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Headlines for October 04, 2023; Chaos in Congress: Rep. Ro Khanna on Historic Ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy; Rep. Ro Khanna: It Is “Unfortunate” Gov. Newsom Didn’t Appoint Barbara Lee for Feinstein’s Seat; A New Occupation Force? Haitians Denounce U.N. Vote to Deploy U.S.-Backed, Kenyan-Led Troops

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now, the climate crisis, the curtailment of reproductive

0:06.8

rights, authoritarianism. These threats aren't looming. They're here now. If you believe

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0:39.3

From New York, this is Democracy Now. On this vote, the Yays are 216. The Nays are 210. The

0:58.7

resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table,

1:04.5

the office of Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby

1:11.3

declared vacant. Kevin McCarthy has become the first House Speaker in U.S. history to be ousted.

1:19.8

After eight hard-line Republicans led an effort to remove him from his post, leaving Congress

1:26.0

in a state of chaos. We'll speak to Democratic Congress Member Rocana about what comes next

1:32.5

in the state of the Senate race in California, as LaFonza Butler sworn in to temporarily fill

1:39.0

the seat of the late Diane Feinstein, who will be buried on Thursday. Then we go to Haiti,

1:46.0

as the UN Security Council votes to deploy a U.S.-backed Kenyan-led multinational armed force,

1:53.1

and what will be the first deployment of international forces to Haiti in nearly 20 years.

1:59.8

This mission comes at the request of the Haitian government and Haitian civil society

2:05.1

to address the insecurity and dire humanitarian crisis the country has faced for far too long.

2:12.5

But many Haitians are warning against another foreign intervention in Haiti,

2:17.6

while questioning why the Biden administration continues to support Haiti's unelected Prime Minister

2:23.3

Adel Angri, who's ruled since the assassination of President Jovenel Mouis two years ago. All that

2:31.3

and more coming up. Welcome to DemocracyNowDemocracyNow.org, the Warren Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

2:44.4

For the first time ever, the U.S. House voted to remove its speaker, California Republican Congress

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