Wednesday, December 7th, 2022

Morning Announcements

Betches

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🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today's headlines: Democratic senator Raphael Warnock was elected as Senator yesterday night. Rep Andy Biggs announced that he will be challenging Kevin McCarthy for the speakership. Congress has awarded the congressional gold medal to the law enforcement officers who defended the capitol on January 6th. Jack Smith subpoenaed officials in multiple counties where Trump tried to reverse the election results in 2020. A New York jury reached a verdict in the trial against the Trump Organization, finding them guilty on all 17 counts yesterday. Finally for today, the state of Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and any China and Russia-based platforms within the state’s executive branch of government. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Axios: Rep. Andy Biggs challenges McCarthy for speaker Washington Post: Congress awards gold medals to police who defended Capitol on Jan. 6 Washington Post: Justice Dept. subpoenas Ariz., Mich., Wis. officials in Trump Jan. 6 probe NBC: Jury finds Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud scheme AP News: Maryland bans TikTok in state agencies, latest state to act NY Times: Putin Signs Law Banning Expressions of L.G.B.T.Q. Identity in Public 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 Wednesday, December 7th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:08.0	by Betches Media.
0:09.0	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcement is your daily 5-minute breakdown
0:13.2	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:17.8	show there is.
0:19.0	Our government.
0:20.2	This episode is brought to you by Uncommon Goods.
0:22.7	Your secret weapon to make holiday shopping stress free, where you can shop a huge selection
0:27.4	of meaningful, unique gifts by small, independent businesses.
0:36.6	Last night, Democratic Senator Raphael Warnoff was elected again as Senator.
0:41.1	This time for a full six-year term, so we won't have to do this particular election again
0:45.6	for at least a little bit.
0:47.7	This also means that the Democrats have an official majority in the Senate, with 51 seats.
0:52.6	And while Democrats have been in the majority technically since 2020, having 51 seats means
0:57.6	that they're in the majority without needing a tie-breaking vote from Vice President
1:01.2	Kamala Harris.
1:02.2	This not only speeds up legislative processes like confirming judges, kind of a big deal,
1:07.7	but also means that Democrats can put up legislation without needing to have the entire
1:11.8	caucus on board.
1:13.8	Like Joe Manchin, whose single opinion will no longer be able to hold up the entire upper
1:18.3	chamber of Congress.
1:19.7	Sorry, Joe, you're no longer the number one guy in the group.
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