Thursday, December 14th, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: In a busy day of legal and legislative developments, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the Biden administration's policy on the abortion pill mifepristone, with potential far-reaching implications for abortion access. Separately, the Supreme Court is set to rule on former President Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution. The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses, although the vote faced opposition over its call for the resignation of Harvard and MIT presidents. The House also voted to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, triggered by concerns about his involvement in his son Hunter's foreign business dealings. Meanwhile, President Biden announced a temporary solution to provide Ukraine with $200 million in military aid amid congressional deadlock, and the Federal Reserve decided to leave interest rates unchanged. In other news, 18 children in California filed a lawsuit against the EPA, alleging a failure to protect them from the impacts of climate change, and Tesla is recalling over 2 million vehicles due to safety concerns related to its Autopilot features. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CBS News: Supreme Court agrees to hear high-stakes dispute over abortion pill PBS: Judge pauses court deadlines in Trump 2020 election case as appeal is heard on presidential immunity Axios: Antisemitism measure causes deep split among Democrats Reuters: Biden impeachment inquiry authorized by House Republicans, despite lack of evidence | Reuters WA Post: Hunter Biden makes a dramatic public appearance after defying subpoena - The Washington Post NBC News: Biden announces $200M in aid for Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets GOP skepticism in Congress Axios: Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, signals cuts ahead next year WA Post: Dow Jones hits an all-time high as investors cheer progress on inflation NPR: 18 California children are suing the EPA over climate change WSJ: Tesla Recalls More Than Two Million Vehicles Amid Probe Into Autopilot Crashes Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, December 14th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented
0:06.4	by Bech's media. I'm your host Sammy Sage and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute
0:11.4	breakdown of the headlines that isn't afraid to take aside and ros is your
0:13.8	daily five-minute breakdown of the headlines that isn't afraid to take aside and
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0:48.8	We have many stories today, starting with the Supreme Court, which said yesterday that it will hear a case regarding
0:54.1	the Biden administration's policy intended to increase access to the abortion pill if a
0:58.9	pristone. The case was brought by a group of doctors and medical associations which are opposed to abortion
1:04.4	rights, and the ultimate ruling could have significant consequences on future restrictions,
1:09.6	including how it can be obtained, who can prescribe it, and when it can be taken.
1:14.4	This is actually a separate case from the one that was formerly brought challenging the FDA's
1:18.4	authority to have issued approval from Mifaprisstone in the first place, and the justices are expected to issue their
1:24.4	ruling on that by the end of next year.
1:27.3	Something else we can all look forward to.
1:30.5	As we know, that's not the only case that the Supreme Court has announced they'll hear this week.
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