The News Roundup For December 20, 2024
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🗓️ 20 December 2024
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Meanwhile, a New York judge has decided that Trump can't use his presidential immunity to shed his felony conviction.
And Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was charged with murder as an act of terrorism.
In global news, following the fall of the Assad regime, prosecutors, aid workers, and journalists are learning more about the atrocities committed under Syria's former president.
Israeli attacks on hospitals in northern Gaza have left the medical facilities barely able to provide basic care and no longer capable of surgical procedures or maternal services.
And Canada's embattled prime minister, Justin Trudeau, saw his position as the country's leader weaken this week after the resignation of his finance minister.
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| 0:32.4 | You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm Naila Boodoo, and it's time for the news roundup. |
| 0:37.1 | Let me paint you a picture of the |
| 0:39.2 | east wing of the White House right now. It's festive, greenery in garlands adorn the lobby, |
| 0:44.9 | and according to officials, guests can expect to be enveloped in, quote, the peaceful |
| 0:49.5 | tranquility of nature as they begin their holiday tour of the White House. Nice. But the mood a little further down |
| 0:56.3 | from Pennsylvania Avenue is quite different. It's ridiculous. It's a horrible plan. And I tell you what, |
| 1:02.4 | we need to have a serious look at who's leading this Congress because if this is the best they can do, |
| 1:07.4 | I mean, it's just, it's total incompetence. This is a disaster. Republicans aren't happy. Neither are Democrats. If Elon Musk is kind of cosplaying co-president, |
| 1:17.0 | I don't know why Trump doesn't just hand in the Oval Office or Speaker Johnson should maybe just |
| 1:21.0 | hand Elon Musk the gavel if they just want that billionaire to run the country. |
| 1:24.3 | As ever, so much for us to talk about on our final news roundup of 2024. |
| 1:29.4 | With us, a full house in studio. Eva McKend, Eva covers national politics for CNN. Eva, it's great to have you here. |
| 1:36.2 | Great to be here. Arthur Delaney, senior reporter at Huff Post. Arthur, thank you for being here as well. |
| 1:41.2 | I'm back. |
| 1:42.1 | And Taylor Poplar is Washington correspondent for Spectrum News. Taylor, it's nice to have you in Washington in studio instead of being here as well. I'm back. And Taylor Poppilar is Washington correspondent for Spectrum News. |
| 1:45.0 | Taylor, it's nice to have you in Washington and studio instead of being out on the campaign trail. |
| 1:49.4 | It is so good to be here. |
| 1:51.4 | Hours before the deal fell apart. |
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