Thursday, September 15th, 2022

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Today's headlines: New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware held their primaries on Tuesday, marking the final primaries of the 2022 season, with Daniel McKee coming out on top in Rhode Island. The House January 6th committee has finally sent out a save the date for their next televised hearing - September 28th. The DOJ has also reportedly sent upwards of 40 subpoenas to Trump aides in recent weeks, including Mike Lindell. The Senate Judiciary committee is opening up an inquiry into claims that were made in the upcoming memoir of ex US attorney Geoffrey Berman. R. Kelly has been found guilty by an Illinois jury on 6 counts of child pornography and enticement of a minor. EPA is now investigating the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, and has sent personnel to the city to collect data and conduct interviews. Finally for today, new texts reveal that former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for the USM volleyball stadium. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: PBS: Democratic groups spend money on Republican primaries to nominate less appealing opponents NY Times: An Upset in N.H. House Primary; Senate Race Is Too Close to Call AP News: Rhode Island Gov. McKee narrowly wins Democratic primary CBS: House Jan. 6 committee chair says "goal" is to restart public hearings on Sept. 28 Daily Beast: Mike Lindell: Feds Seized My Cellphone at Hardee’s CBS: Senate to probe claims of Justice Dept. political meddling under Trump NY Times: R. Kelly Convicted in Sex Abuse Case Involving Videos of a Teenage Girl CNN: The EPA is investigating the Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis as residents remain under a boil-water advisory. Here's what it would take to end it Mississippi Today: Former Gov. Phil Bryant helped Brett Favre secure welfare funding for USM volleyball stadium, texts reveal Host: Sami Sage Producers: Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing: Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Thursday, September 15th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements
0:05.0	presented by Betches Media.
0:07.0	On your host, Sammy Sage, and The Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the
0:11.0	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality show
0:15.5	there is.
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0:31.0	New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware held their primaries on Tuesday, marking the final primaries of the 2022 season.
0:41.0	The most contested race we watched this week is for a Senate seat in New Hampshire.
0:45.0	The Democratic candidate will be incumbent Maggie Hassan, who will face off against Republican Don Bulltick.
0:51.0	He's a veteran and an election denier, and he is running on a hard-right platform.
0:55.0	So much so that Democrats actually wanted him to win over his moderate primary opponent,
1:00.0	and put funding into campaign advertising towards that goal.
1:03.0	Which is definitely one way to spend your money.
1:06.0	I'm more of a funding the candidate we believe in, kind of gal, personally.
1:11.0	Anyway, it's going to be a close race between Hassan and Bulltick, which is not great,
1:16.0	especially given Lindsey Graham's abortion proposal distraction in the Senate,
1:20.0	which could quickly become reality if Democrats lose the Senate in November.
1:24.0	In Rhode Island, the current Governor Daniel McKee won the Democratic nomination to run for his first full-term in office.
1:35.0	After he stepped into this one, when the former Governor Gina Riemando went to serve in the Biden administration as Commerce Secretary.
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