Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 - Fed prosecutor quits; DOGE Wins; USDA firings; Trump backs Tate; Multi-state floods; Pope hospitalized

Morning Announcements

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🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: Denise Cheung, a longtime federal prosecutor, stepped down after refusing a request to freeze funds from a Biden administration environmental grant without any evidence—something she felt could violate constitutional rights. A judge ruled that Elon Musk’s DOGE team can continue making decisions at federal agencies for now, though the case isn’t over. Meanwhile, the USDA accidentally fired key officials handling the bird flu outbreak, and the FDA food division chief resigned after mass layoffs gutted his team. Trump is reportedly pushing Romania to lift travel restrictions on Andrew Tate, who’s in prison facing serious charges. Flooding in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Georgia has claimed at least 14 lives, and more rough weather is on the way. Lastly, Pope Francis remains in the hospital with pneumonia. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WA Post: High-ranking D.C. federal prosecutor resigns over order to freeze EPA funds NBC News: Judge denies states' bid to curtail DOGE's powers NBC News: USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them NBC News: Leader of FDA food division resigns Forbes: Here’s Why Trump May View Andrew Tate As An Ally—As He Reportedly Pressures Romania To Lift His Travel Restrictions CNN: At least 14 dead in multi-state floods as rivers rise and rescues continue WA Post: Heavy snow and ice will hit from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic CBS News: Pope Francis has bilateral pneumonia, Vatican says Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:31.9	after refusing to comply with a request to freeze the funds of a multi-billion-dollar environmental
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1:41.9	without any evidence to do so.
1:49.6	To be clear, the administration wanted this 24-year veteran of the DOJ, Denise Chung,
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