Monday, November 25th, 2024 - Gaetz leaves Congress; DOJ to break up Google; TX Bible curriculum; GA maternal death panel

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Donald Trump’s second-term cabinet is coming together fast. Hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent, a former George Soros employee and respected strategist, has been picked for Treasury Secretary. Other key roles include Lori Chavez-DeRemer for Labor, Scott Turner for HUD, and Brooke Rollins for Agriculture. Matt Gaetz, meanwhile, says he’s leaving Congress after eight years to focus on supporting Trump from the sidelines. The DOJ is pushing to break up Google, proposing that it sell Chrome and Android to restore competition in online search. Google isn’t thrilled, calling the plan “wildly overboard,” with closing arguments happening today. In Texas, the state board of education approved a Bible-based curriculum for public elementary schools, offering schools $60 per student as an incentive to adopt it. And in Georgia, the maternal death oversight panel was abruptly dismissed after whistleblowers exposed preventable deaths linked to the state’s abortion ban. State officials say the leak violated the law, but critics call it an attempt to silence accountability. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CBS News: Trump selects Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary NBC News: Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing as Trump's pick for attorney general The Verge: DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly WA Post: Texas education officials approve Bible-based lessons for K-5 schools CBS News: Georgia dismisses members of pregnancy maternal death review board after leak of information on 2 such deaths Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know what that is.
0:04.0	An ice cold beer.
0:07.0	What's different?
0:09.0	It's Budweiser.
0:11.0	Food longer for a refreshing, smooth taste.
0:15.0	Like no other.
0:20.0	Cheers to that. Budweiser, like no other.
0:22.3	Cheers to that.
0:25.3	Budweiser, like no other.
0:26.8	Please drink responsibly.
0:28.8	For the facts, visit drinkaware.com.uker.
0:37.2	Today is Monday, November 25th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented by Betches Media.
0:41.7	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't a megaphone for the loudest voices, but a magnifying
0:45.8	glass for the most important news.
0:50.7	It is not even Thanksgiving yet, and Donald Trump's second-term cabinet is almost entirely picked.
0:56.8	One hotly contested seat was that of Treasury Secretary, and Donald has chosen hedge fund founder and CEO Scott Besant,
1:03.7	who ironically spent almost a decade working for George Soros' hedge fund in the 90s.
1:09.2	Besant is both openly gay and open to imposing tariffs,
1:12.6	and is by all accounts genuinely highly respected for being confident and strategic.
1:17.6	I have a feeling people are going to start pointing out this week that several of Donald Trump's cabinet picks used to be Democrats.
1:23.6	Trump has also announced a number of other positions since last Thursday.
1:31.4	There's Oregon Representative Lori Chavez-Duremer for Secretary of Labor,
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