Make Way For A New Murdoch
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 22 September 2023
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington D.C. on Thursday to meet with President Biden and Senate leaders. Zelensky is trying to secure additional funding from the U.S. to help in the fight against Russian forces. But some Republican lawmakers are reluctant to continue financial support for Ukraine.
Billionaire right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of News Corp. and Fox. His son, Lachlan, will come in to lead both companies. Murdoch’s exit caps a controversial, decades-long career that ultimately gave rise to the far-right discourse we see today.
And in headlines: House Republicans once again failed to advance legislation on federal spending as the government shutdown deadline looms, India announced it has suspended visa services for Canadians, and free COVID tests by mail are coming back.
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- All She Wrote Books: Author Conversation with Tre’vell Anderson, September 23rd – https://tinyurl.com/7wd776bz
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| 0:00.0 | It's Friday, September 22nd. I'm Trayvell Anderson. |
| 0:09.2 | And I'm Priyanka Arabandi, and this is what a day where we are proud of the fact that we |
| 0:14.1 | just spent 78 bucks on a meal at Newark Airport. |
| 0:17.3 | And we can tell you we spent the majority of it on the alcohol. |
| 0:21.1 | Yeah. David Brooks won't tell you that, but we'll tell you that. |
| 0:24.0 | We'll be honest. |
| 0:25.6 | Right. |
| 0:30.9 | On today's show, House Republicans once again can't get their act together on a |
| 0:35.2 | defense spending bill, plus free COVID tests by mail are coming back. |
| 0:39.7 | But first, to continue some of our coverage from earlier this week, |
| 0:43.3 | following his appearance before the UN General Assembly in New York, |
| 0:46.8 | Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky visited Washington DC yesterday to meet with |
| 0:52.0 | Senate leaders on both sides of the aisle at the Capitol, |
| 0:54.5 | as well as President Biden in his third visit to the White House. |
| 0:58.1 | He, of course, is trying to secure additional funding for Ukraine to defend against Russia's |
| 1:03.2 | invasion. And President Biden appears to be on the same page. Biden is currently seeking |
| 1:08.0 | congressional approval for an additional $24 billion in funding. But that aid is now in jeopardy, |
| 1:14.0 | due to reluctance by some Republicans to continue financial support for Ukraine. |
| 1:18.8 | Since Russia's invasion began, the US had approved a total of $113 billion in aid. |
| 1:25.0 | And that faction of the DOP does not want to see that number rise. |
| 1:28.4 | You mentioned that Zelensky was at the Capitol speaking to Senate leadership. |
| 1:33.2 | What about the folks in the House? |
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