Thursday, June 1st, 2023

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

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🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: The House of Representatives passed a debt ceiling agreement, delaying the consequences of a potential US default until 2025. Federal prosecutors obtained a recording of Trump discussing a classified document on Iran policy. Trump waved the document, claiming it could undermine statements made by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley. Minnesota legalized recreational cannabis for adults over 21. It will take about 12 to 18 months for legal products to become available. Mike Pence is expected to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on June 7th, joining at least nine other candidates, including Chris Christie. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: The Hill: House passes bill to raise debt ceiling Independent: Trump caught on tape discussing classified documents he kept after leaving White House, reports say CBS News: Gov. Tim Walz signs recreational cannabis bill into law Wa Post: Pence, Christie to launch presidential bids next week 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, June 1st, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.9	by Betches Media.
0:07.9	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown
0:11.8	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.2	show there is, our government.
0:21.9	Great news.
0:22.9	We are not going to have to find out the consequences of a potential U.S. default on
0:26.6	its debt until at least 2025.
0:29.5	After the House of Representatives voted last night to pass the debt ceiling agreement.
0:33.6	The bill passed on a 314-117 vote, with the holdouts being a mix of far-right members
0:39.5	of the Freedom Caucus and Progressive Democrats.
0:42.5	The final agreement, or as the Royes would say, the shape of the final agreement, stayed
0:47.4	consistent from what President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy had negotiated.
0:51.5	The debt limit will be suspended until January 2025, in exchange for new caps on spending,
0:57.2	clawbacks of unspent COVID funds and IRS funds, as well as ending Biden's pause on student
1:02.4	loan repayments, and raising the age requirement for federal assistance programs such as SNAP.
1:07.8	It will now go to the Senate for a vote, where it is expected to pass swiftly ahead of
1:11.3	the Monday, June 5th deadline for default.
1:14.2	Next time, they should just go ahead and light the Capitol on fire and then pat themselves
1:17.9	on the back for putting it out.
1:20.2	Oh, wait.
1:24.6	According to reporting from CNN, federal prosecutors have allegedly obtained a recording of Donald
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