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Morning Announcements

Monday, August 22nd, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2022

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily saved Lindsey Graham from having to testify in the Georgia investigation into his actions on behalf of Trump, while Liz Cheney has told ABC News that the January 6th Committee has "been in discussions" with Mike Pence's legal team about him potentially testifying. Mitch McConnell stated at a Kentucky event that “there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate. Senate races are just different — they're statewide, candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome.” The National Republican Senatorial Committee has canceled TV advertising worth about $10 million dollars. New highlights in House Discrimination cases, as a Johns Hopkins professor experienced an almost 300 thousand dollar appraisal discrepancy that was based on his race. The daughter of a very influential advisor to Putin, Daria Dugina, was killed when her car exploded outside Moscow this weekend. Finally, a school district in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has reportedly banned at least 40 books, including an Anne Frank adaptation. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NPR: Graham gets a temporary reprieve from an order to testify before a grand jury ABC: Liz Cheney to ABC News on Pence testifying: 'I would hope that he will do that' NBC: McConnell says Republicans may not win Senate control, citing 'candidate quality' Washington Post: ‘It’s a rip-off’: GOP spending under fire as Senate hopefuls seek rescue AP News: Car blast kills daughter of Russian known as ‘Putin’s brain’ Washington Post: Anne Frank adaptation, 40 more books pulled from Texas school district Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today is Monday, August 22nd, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented

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by Betches Media.

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I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown

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of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality

0:15.7

show there is.

0:16.8

Our government.

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Today's episode is brought to you by Best Fiends.

0:20.4

Best Fiends is a free-to-download mobile puzzle game with thousands of exciting levels

0:24.3

for new adventures and challenges every time you play.

0:31.0

The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily saved Lindsey Graham from having

0:35.6

to testify in the Georgia investigation into his actions on behalf of Trump to try to overturn

0:40.5

the election.

0:41.8

The court says that they want both sides to argue what areas of questioning will be appropriate

0:46.0

for Graham to answer, given his position as a senator would typically protect him from

0:50.1

being part of a state investigation.

0:52.7

So that makes me today years old when I learn that being a senator is actually the best

0:56.6

excuse to get out of something since the first COVID vaccine shot.

1:05.3

Liz Cheney told ABC News this weekend that the January 6th committee has been in discussions

1:09.9

with Mike Pence's legal team about him potentially testifying in the near future.

1:14.5

I'm assuming those discussions include a promise that Adam Kinziger would be in the room

1:18.1

for any private conversations.

1:20.1

In a recent follow-up email, then her schedule is, quote, completely open.

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