The News Roundup For December 8, 2023

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🗓️ 8 December 2023

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Summary

House Speaker Mike Johnson is playing hardball with the Senate. He told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer this week that he can't pass any funding for Ukraine's fight against the Russian invasions through the House unless it was paired with immigration reforms.

Meanwhile, leaked audio of Israeli hostages previously held by Hamas details their anger with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Audio of a meeting between them and the prime minister reveals their disapproval of the government's conduct while handling their situation.

A former U.S. diplomat was charged this week with espionage. Ex-ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha is accused of spying for Cuba.

And Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was heckled as he attempted to apologize for the deaths of British citizens during the pandemic.

We cover the biggest headlines during the News Roundup.

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0:15.0	slash donate. Hey it's Todd your host for this edition of the news round up. Just a
0:20.7	quick heads up before we start the show. The news is constantly changing and things might have changed by the time you hear this episode.
0:28.0	Stay up to date with the news by listening to your local NPR member station and by visiting NPR.org for all the latest.
0:35.6	Thanks for listening.
0:36.6	Enjoy the show. You're listening to the One A Podcast. I'm Todd Zwillick and it's time once again
0:49.9	for the news roundup. Where to start this week? Time magazines, Person of the Year.
0:55.0	Or how about a day one dictator?
1:03.0	He says, you're not going to be a dictator, are you?
1:04.8	I said, no, no, no, other than day one.
1:07.3	Or maybe a former US ambassador looking to get in the way
1:11.2	of the former president's path back to power.
1:13.6	This is about saving our country.
1:15.1	This is about governorships up and down the ticket.
1:17.1	This is about House seats, Senate seats.
1:19.1	It's time we win and you win with addition,
1:21.4	not pushing people away.
1:22.8	It's all happening this week.
1:24.6	Let me introduce our panel.
1:26.1	Steve Clemens is here.
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