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Tuesday, July 15th, 2025 - Tariffs for Russia; xAI payday; ICE morale dip; SCOTUS pauses ED layoffs; Cuomo can’t take a hint & more

Morning Announcements

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Daily News, News, News Commentary, Politics

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: President Trump announced a plan to send weapons to Ukraine via NATO and threatened 100% tariffs on Russia—or “secondary tariffs” on countries buying Russian oil—if a ceasefire isn't reached in 50 days. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s xAI secured a $200M Defense Department contract days after Grok declared itself “MechaHitler” and spewed antisemitic content. The Supreme Court paused an order blocking 1,400 layoffs at the Education Department, just as 24 states and D.C. sued the Trump administration over $7B in frozen education funds. The administration is also appealing a court order banning immigration arrests without probable cause, even as ICE agents express deep dissatisfaction with the politically driven deportation focus. In Congress, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez proposed giving the ethics office power to review lawmakers’ cognitive fitness. And in New York, Andrew Cuomo—undeterred by his primary loss—launched an independent bid for mayor, joining a crowded field for November’s ballot. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CNN: Trump announces novel plan to send weapons to Ukraine and gives Russia new deadline to make peace The Verge: US government announces $200 million Grok contract a week after ‘MechaHitler’ incident AP News: How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling WaPo: States sue to force feds to release $7 billion in education funding Axios: Trump admin to appeal order barring race-based immigration arrests alleged in LA area The Atlantic: Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable. Axios: House Democrat floats radical solution to Congress' age problem WSJ: Andrew Cuomo Will Run in NYC Mayor’s General Election as an Independent Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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the morning announcements presented by Betches Media. I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown

0:41.0

on the headlines that isn't a megaphone for the loudest voices, but a magnifying glass

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for the most important news.

0:50.5

President Donald Trump made his big announcement for Russia yesterday, which was, as previewed,

0:55.8

a plan to send weapons to Ukraine using NATO as a conduit, along with a threat to impose tariffs

1:01.0

on Russia at, quote, about 100%.

1:03.6

You'd call them secondary tariffs in case the ceasefire isn't reached in 50 days.

1:09.1

A White House official later clarified Trump's statement, explaining

1:12.3

that because the U.S. conducts very little trade with Russia, Trump meant 100% tariffs on Russia

1:17.6

and secondary sanctions on other countries that buy Russian oil. How about we just back up for a second

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