Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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Politics, Daily News, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today’s Headlines: The 19th day of the Gaza war sees the Biden administration preparing for the possible evacuation of nearly 700,000 American citizens from Israel and Lebanon should the conflict escalate further, with concerns centered on the potential involvement of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Meanwhile, credit rating agencies adjusted their outlook on Israel's credit rating from 'stable' to 'negative,' signaling possible future downgrades. In Congress, the Republican majority continues to seek a Speaker of the House, while the former candidate, Tom Emmer, dropped out after Donald Trump criticized him. Additionally, two associates of Donald Trump, Jenna Ellis and Mark Meadows, have reportedly cooperated with federal officials regarding the 2020 election interference cases. Finally, Michael Cohen testified as a witness in Donald's civil fraud trial, revealing details about Trump's business practices and his failed attempt to buy the Buffalo Bills in 2014. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WA Post: WAR Live updates Israeli-Palestinian conflict history Gaza Strip, explained Why Hamas attacked Israel See maps U.S. readies plans for mass evacuations if Gaza war escalates AP News: Live updates | Israel’s bombardment in Gaza surges, reducing buildings to rubble AP News: Republicans nominate Mike Johnson for House speaker after Emmer’s withdrawal, desperate to end chaos PBS: Jenna Ellis pleads guilty over efforts in Georgia to overturn 2020 election https://abcnews.go.com/US/chief-staff-mark-meadows-granted-immunity-tells-special/story?id=104231281 NBC News: Ex-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows granted immunity, tells special counsel he warned Trump about 2020 claims: Sources Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Wednesday, October 25th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.0	by Betches Media.
0:07.0	I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five minute breakdown
0:11.3	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.1	show there is.
0:17.3	Our government.
0:21.4	As today marks the 19th day of the Warren Gaza, the Biden administration says that it's
0:26.1	preparing for the possibility that if there is a wider escalation in the region, almost
0:30.8	700,000 American citizens could need to be evacuated from Israel and neighboring Lebanon,
0:36.2	according to State Department estimates.
0:38.9	Administration officials told the Washington Post that they are particularly concerned about
0:42.4	a deeper conflict involving Lebanon, where Hezbollah and its allies currently control
0:46.4	the largest number of parliamentary seats, and they are financially and military backed
0:50.8	by Iran.
0:52.4	In light of both those fears of broader escalation and the anticipated ground invasion of Gaza
0:57.0	by the IDF, the Credit-Rating Agency's Pitch and Moody's and Standard and Pores announced
1:01.8	yesterday that they're changing their outlook on Israel's credit rating from stable to negative.
1:07.2	However, the agencies did not actually change Israel's credit rating, which remains at AA-.
1:13.2	Though this is considered a signal that a rating downgrade could come in the future.
1:20.5	Meanwhile in Congress, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives continues its
1:24.5	quest to find one guy, believe me, it will be a guy, who can clinch a majority of the total
1:29.9	votes in the House to become the permanent speaker.
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