Friday, April 18th, 2025 - FSU shooting; Abrego ruling; CA tariff lawsuit; Trump vs. Powell; IRS targets Harvard; NLRB data breach

Morning Announcements

Betches

News Commentary, Daily News, News, Politics

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🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: A tragic shooting at Florida State left two dead and six injured after a 20-year-old suspect, reportedly the son of a sheriff’s deputy, opened fire outside the student union with one of her weapons. In court news, a federal panel ordered Trump officials to testify under oath about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, blasting their claim that they can’t bring him back as an insult to basic American freedoms. California is suing the Trump administration over its sweeping tariffs, saying the economic “emergency” excuse doesn’t hold water—and that the state’s manufacturing industry is bearing the brunt. Trump also seems eager to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates, despite warnings it could crash the markets (and be unconstitutional). Meanwhile, the IRS is eyeing Harvard’s tax-exempt status after the university refused to play ball with the administration’s demands. And a whistleblower claims DOGE engineers hacked into the NLRB, leaked sensitive labor and legal data, and left a creepy, drone-snapped threat at his door when he tried to speak up. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NBC News: Florida State shooting live updates: 2 dead, sheriff’s deputy’s son in custody AP News: Appeals court calls Trump officials defiance over Abrego Garcia 'shocking' NBC News: California sues the Trump administration over the president's sweeping tariffs Politico: Bessent privately urges caution as Trump attacks Powell The Guardian: IRS reportedly planning to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status NPR: A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:30.9	Two people were killed and at least six others were injured at Florida State University yesterday,
1:36.0	after a shooter opened fire outside the student union.
1:39.1	The suspect is the 20-year-old son of a sheriff's deputy in Leon County,
1:43.3	and he was reportedly able to access
1:45.0	one of her weapons, which she has previously purchased from the county.
1:51.6	From assault by firearm to assault on the rule of law. How American. A three-judge panel for
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