Monday, May 5th, 2025 - Aussies vote; Jobs report; EO defunds NPR & PBS; ME gets lunch money; Diddy jury selection & more

Morning Announcements

Betches

News Commentary, Daily News, News, Politics

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Australia re-elects center-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, rejecting right-wing challenger Peter Dutton in a move echoing Canada’s anti-Trump voter shift. In the U.S., the April jobs report beats expectations with 177,000 jobs added—though gains were dampened by federal layoffs. A federal judge strikes down Trump’s retaliatory executive order against Perkins Coie, a law firm tied to Democrats, while Microsoft ditches a pro-Trump firm and hires one ready to challenge the administration in court. Meanwhile, Trump allies sue Chief Justice John Roberts in an attempt to give the president authority over the judiciary. Also, the Trump administration backs down in its feud with Maine, restoring $3 million in school funding after a clash over trans athlete policies. A new executive order strips NPR and PBS of federal funding, raising alarm over attacks on public media. The DOJ ends a decades-old desegregation order in Louisiana, claiming it’s no longer needed—despite over 130 still in effect. Plans are underway for a massive military parade on Trump’s birthday, and jury selection begins in the federal sex trafficking trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CNN: Australia votes in national election seen as latest test of global anti-Trump sentiment WSJ: Employers Added 177,000 Jobs in April Despite Tariff Uncertainty CNN: Judge permanently blocks Trump’s executive order targeting Democratic-tied law firm Perkins Coie NY Times: Microsoft Drops Law Firm That Made a Deal With Trump From a Case TPM: Trump Allies Sue John Roberts To Give White House Control Of Court System NY Times: Trump Administration Settles With Maine to Restore Frozen Funds Over Trans Athlete Feud Ap News: Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR AP News: Justice Department ends school desegregation order in Louisiana AP News: Army plans for a potential parade on Trump's birthday call for 6,600 soldiers, AP learns ABC News: Sean 'Diddy' Combs rejects plea deal ahead of sex trafficking trial - ABC News 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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0:00.0	Last year, Amazon was the world's largest corporate buyer of renewable energy.
0:07.0	Seeing all and more of our energy come from wind farms like this one.
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0:31.2	Today is Monday, May 5th,
0:33.3	and you're listening to the morning announcements
0:34.8	presented by Betches Media.
0:36.8	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines
0:41.4	that isn't a megaphone for the loudest voices, but a magnifying glass for the most important news.
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1:22.8	Australia held an election on Saturday. Center-left candidate and current Prime Minister Anthony
1:28.1	Albanyes will retain his position, while his center-right challenger, from what is actually
1:32.8	called the Liberal Party, confusing, Peter Dutton lost his seat entirely.
1:38.2	Similar to the trajectory of Canada's election, Dutton was the more Trump-esque candidate
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