The News Roundup For April 15, 2022
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🗓️ 15 April 2022
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Summary
Biden's pick to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is facing an uphill battle to be confirmed as the administration expects staunch opposition to his confirmation from gun rights groups. Steve Dettelbach previously served as the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio under President Barack Obama.
Meanwhile, satellite imaging shows more Russian military deployments in eastern Ukraine. Two bases, likely for resupplying forces near Mariupol, have been established to aid Russian troops in their invasion.
According to a New York Times report, former Trump administration officials Jared Kushner and Steve Mnuchin secured billions of dollars in payments from Saudi Arabia in the form of investments in their private equity funds.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Jen. Just a quick heads up before we start the show. The news is rapidly developing, |
| 0:05.8 | and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. For the latest news, tune into |
| 0:10.4 | your public radio station and follow updates at npr.org. |
| 0:22.0 | This is the OneA podcast. I'm Jen White, and you're listening to the news roundup. |
| 0:26.7 | Inflation is up. Mask mandates are coming back at least in some places, and a billionaire makes |
| 0:32.8 | a bid for Twitter. There's a lot to get to, but there's one story that's top of mind for most |
| 0:37.8 | people, including President Biden. I'm not going to wait to take action to help American families. |
| 0:43.2 | I'm doing everything within my power by executive orders to bring down the price and address |
| 0:47.6 | the Putin price hike. In fact, we've already made progress since March inflation data was collected. |
| 0:53.4 | Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on, or they're |
| 0:58.4 | a dictator, the Claire's War and commit genocide in a half a world away. Joining us to guide us through |
| 1:05.6 | this week's news is Jonathan Lamir. He's political's White House bureau chief. He's also a political |
| 1:11.3 | analyst at MSNBC, where he also hosts way too early. Jonathan, great to have you. |
| 1:16.7 | Glad to be here again. Also with us is NBC correspondent Carol Lee. Carol, welcome. |
| 1:22.0 | Thank you. It's going to be here. And rounding out the panel is Chris Salizah. He's a politics reporter |
| 1:26.9 | and editor at large for CNN. Welcome Chris. Thanks for having me. So the war between Russia and |
| 1:32.1 | Ukraine is nearing its two month mark. As casualties rise and more cities are attacked, |
| 1:37.1 | President Joe Biden says what's happening to the Ukrainian people is a genocide. |
| 1:41.6 | A Jonathan earlier this month, Biden said he didn't think that what had happened so far in |
| 1:45.6 | Ukraine amounted to the level of genocide. What's changed? What's changed is that we have seen |
| 1:52.4 | images of atrocities in places like Bucha, other suburbs of Kiev, and we're starting to get |
| 1:57.9 | reports as to the horrors of Mary Opel as well. This is not the first time the president has |
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