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Monday, May 11th, 2026 - Iran Peace Deal Rejected, Russia Drone Offer, RFK Jr. comes for your Lexapro, VA Redistricting Overturned, Trump Phone Revolt

Morning Announcements

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News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Today's Headlines: Trump kicked off the week rejecting Iran's latest peace proposal with "I don't like it — totally unacceptable," while a confidential Economist document reveals Russia offered Iran 5,000 advanced drones and training for 10,000 soldiers to use them against American troops. Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei hasn't been seen publicly since being severely injured in the airstrike that killed most of his family, complicating Iran's ability to negotiate. Someone also unveiled a 22-foot golden Trump statue at a Florida golf course, which his evangelical adviser insists is definitely not idol worship. In the redistricting wars, Virginia's Supreme Court struck down the congressional map that Virginia voters just voted for — the same court that previously cleared it — handing Republicans a significant midterm advantage before the south has even finished gerrymandering. Trump announced an "election integrity army" in every state this November, the FBI opened a new investigation into Wisconsin's 2020 election results, and the DOJ subpoenaed Fulton County for the names of every 2020 election worker, which Fulton County is fighting in court. To distract from all of this, the Pentagon started releasing UFO files, which is a thing that is happening. In brain worm updates, RFK Jr. is reportedly exploring banning certain SSRIs including Zoloft, Prozac, and Lexapro — his department denied it, though he just announced initiatives to reduce SSRI prescriptions. The Trump administration is also planning to cut Social Security disability benefits for people living with family members by up to a third, potentially affecting 400,000 people — call your congresspeople. Trump Media posted a $405 million loss on just $900,000 in revenue, 600,000 MAGA fans who paid a nonrefundable deposit for the Trump Phone in 2025 still don't have their devices and are finally revolting, and the Hantavirus cruise passengers are being carefully evacuated home from the Canary Islands with isolation protocols in place. And finally, Rudy Giuliani — who was read his last rites last week — is attempting to get his hospital bills covered by a federal fund for 9/11 first responders, which is one way to handle bankruptcy. Resources/Articles mentioned: Newsweek: Pastor defends Golden Trump statue from biblical backlash WSJ: Trump Blasts Iran's Response on Reopening Hormuz, Handling Uranium The Economist: Secret document reveals Russia’s plans to aid Iran NYT: Virginia Court Strikes Down Redistricted Voting Map in a Huge Blow to Democrats Advance Local: Trump: GOP will have ‘election integrity army’ in every state during 2026 midterms Wausau Pilot & Review: FBI is investigating Wisconsin's 2020 election, sources confirm -  PBS: Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County NBC News: Pentagon releases declassified UFO files including videos and photos held by the government for decades Politico: Wiles cracks down on leaks CNBC: U.S. payrolls jump more than expected, but the report had several red flags for the economy The Daily Beast: MAGA Fans Revolt Over Trump Phone Disaster Bloomberg: Trump Media Posts $405 Million Loss Driven by Crypto Holdings CNN: Live updates: Hantavirus outbreak, passengers disembark cruise ship in Tenerife Reuters: Exclusive: Kennedy's health officials explored US ban of some widely used antidepressants ProPublica: The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families The Daily Beast: Rudy Giuliani Wants 9/11 Health Fund to Cover His Medical Bills Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.5

Maga has finally realized that the Trump family scammed them once.

0:31.7

The evangelicals have yet to catch on, though.

0:34.0

Today we have the Iran War and the redistricting war,

0:36.7

a return of the Kubi, 2020 style,

0:39.3

an attempt to distract us with UFO videos, Hauntavirus updates, and RFK Jr. says he's not coming

0:45.3

for your antidepressants. Let's get into it. Today is Monday, May 11th, and you're listening to

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morning announcements presented by Betches Media. I'm your host,

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Sammy Sage, and Morning Announcements is your fully sourced daily 10-minute breakdown of the

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