Friday, March 1st, 2024

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🗓️ 1 March 2024

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Today’s Headlines: Let’s start with Congress, after Mitch McConnell announced his resignation from his leadership role in November, Senator John Cornyn declared his candidacy for the Republican Senate leader position. Cornyn, known for his conservative stance, previously engaged in negotiations on key legislation such as gun safety and tech development funding, earning him both praise and criticism. Meanwhile, in the Senate, Cindy Hyde-Smith led Republicans in blocking a bill by Democrat Tammy Duckworth aiming to protect IVF access following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling, sparking controversy. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin faced scrutiny in the House Armed Services Committee regarding his handling of health issues, while President Biden signed an executive order to safeguard Americans' personal data from adversarial nations like Russia and China. The administration also initiated an investigation into potential data security risks posed by Chinese-manufactured smart cars. In Texas, a historic wildfire continues to ravage the landscape, with over a million acres already burned. Lastly, France made history by voting to constitutionally protect abortion rights in response to concerns over the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the United States. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: The Texas Tribune: John Cornyn announces he’s running for Senate GOP leader AP News: Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments CBS News: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before Congress about his hospitalization: "I did not handle it right" AP News: Biden acts to better protect Americans' personal data such as health records and finances ABC News: Biden orders US investigation of national security risks posed by Chinese-made 'smart cars' NBC News: Texas wildfires live updates: Massive blaze covers over 1 million acres, becoming largest in state history BBC: French Senate backs enshrining right to abortion in constitution Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Friday, March 1st, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:06.4	I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five minute breakdown of the headlines
0:11.6	that isn't afraid to take aside and roast the most
0:14.1	consequential reality show there is our government. This episode is sponsored by Amazon
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0:24.5	change and breaking through barriers throughout the decades. Celebrate Women's
0:28.9	History Month with these inspiring tales from New York Times best-selling
0:32.2	historical fiction authors. Read and listen to inspiring We begin today with news out of Congress, starting with Mitch McConnell's
0:44.7	announcement that he will be stepping down from his leadership role in
0:47.5	November. Now Senator John Cornyn, who has spent the past six years as second to
0:52.3	McConnell in leadership
0:53.6	has announced that he will be running to replace McConnell as the
0:56.1	Republican Senate leader. His Republican colleagues will vote on that in November
1:00.1	and I will editorialize that it can definitely get worse than Cornyn, who is not a moderate at all,
1:05.2	but he was at least a participant in negotiating Congress's gun safety bill last year,
1:10.0	as well as the Chips and Science Act upon tech development,
1:12.8	these two moves earned him the label of, quote,
1:15.2	anti-Trump, anti-gun from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
1:19.2	And if you're functioning on an enemy of my enemy as my friend level, this might be your guy.
1:25.0	Also in the Senate yesterday, Republicans were led by Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde Smith
1:30.0	in blocking a bill that had just been proposed by Democrat Tammy Duckworth,
1:33.7	which sought to protect access to IVF following Alabama State Supreme Court ruling.
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