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Morning Announcements

Tuesday, November 15th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Today's headlines: Control of the House of Representatives is still not clear, with Republicans holding 212 seats to the Democrats’ 204.The  governor’s race in Arizona was called last night for democrat Katie Hobbs. Voters in Nevada last week approved a measure that would establish ranked-choice voting in the state, while Georgia election officials have banned early voting on the Saturday before election. US intelligence officials have reportedly compiled a classified report detailing efforts by the United Arab Emirates to manipulate the American political system. A student at the University of Virginia opened fire on his classmates, killing 3 yesterday. A second federal court has issued another order blocking the Biden administration’s student debt relief program. Finally for today, 48 thousand academic staff members at the University of California’s school system went on strike yesterday. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NBC: Conservatives warn McCarthy: You don't have the votes for speaker NBC: Democrat Katie Hobbs defeats MAGA favorite Kari Lake in high-stakes race for governor in Arizona NPR: Nevada voters back big changes to their election system AJC: Saturday voting barred in US Senate runoff after Ga. holidays Washington Post: U.S. intelligence report says key gulf ally meddled in American politics NBC: Trump D.C. hotel receipts reveal $10,500-a-night rooms for foreign officials seeking to influence U.S. policy NY Times: Suspect in University of Virginia Shooting Is in Custody, Police Say Washington Post: Biden aides consider extending student loan freeze after court defeats Washington Post: In largest strike of 2022, California academic workers walk off job Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Today is Tuesday, November 15th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented

0:07.6

by Betches Media.

0:08.6

I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcement is your daily five-minute breakdown

0:12.8

of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality

0:17.4

show there is.

0:18.6

Our government.

0:21.2

It's been one week since Election Day, and control of the House of Representatives

0:27.6

is still not clear.

0:29.3

With Republicans holding 212 seats to Democrats 204, 218 seats are needed for the majority,

0:36.9

and it is still looking like it will go to their Republicans by an extremely small margin,

0:41.6

like 1-2 seats.

0:43.6

But if that does happen, the question over who will be elected Speaker of the House remains.

0:48.4

Former Republican Speaker and current minority leader Kevin McCarthy, known to some former

0:53.0

President says, my Kevin, has reportedly been informed by numerous members of his own

0:58.1

party that he does not have the votes to be reelected Speaker.

1:02.1

He will need 218 votes in the formal floor vote when the new Congress convenes on January

1:06.8

3rd.

1:07.8

And today, House Republicans will be holding a closed-door conference to determine who

1:11.9

will be running in that formal floor vote.

1:14.0

It's expected that someone from the very right-wing faction of the House Freedom Caucus

1:19.0

will run against McCarthy today, at least symbolically.

1:23.0

It's unclear though who the other options are for Speaker.

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