Wednesday, October 4th, 2023

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🗓️ 4 October 2023

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Today’s Headlines: In a historic turn of events, Kevin McCarthy was voted out as the Speaker of the House, becoming the first Speaker to be removed from the position. This decision followed a motion to vacate led by Representative Matt Gaetz, resulting in McCarthy's removal with a vote of 216 to 210, with 8 Republicans joining Democrats in support. McCarthy subsequently announced that he would not run for Speaker again. The interim Speaker, Patrick McHenry, was appointed by McCarthy and will serve until a new Speaker is elected. This development coincides with the ongoing government shutdown battle. Meanwhile, in New York, Donald Trump's civil fraud trial commenced with Judge Arthur Engoron issuing a limited gag order after Trump's social media posts about a court staffer. The trial featured testimony from Trump's former accountant, highlighting discrepancies in tax statements. Hunter Biden pled guilty to three felony counts related to illegal firearm possession in Delaware. Finally, FEMA and the FCC scheduled a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System to ensure its effectiveness in warning the public about national emergencies, set for 2:20 pm Eastern Time. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NY Times: Speaker Vote Far-Right G.O.P. Faction Throws House Into Chaos as McCarthy Is Ousted AP News: New York judge issues limited gag order after Trump sends disparaging post about court clerk Axios: Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal gun charges FEMA: FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test for Oct. 4; Test Messages Will be Sent to All TVs, Radios and Cell Phones 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 4th, and you're listening to the Morning Announcements presented
0:06.3	by Vetch's Media.
0:07.3	On your host, Sammy Sage, and the Morning Announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown of the
0:11.9	headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
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0:37.5	History was made yesterday when Kevin McCarthy became the first speaker of the house to be
0:41.3	voted out of his position.
0:43.5	After weeks of threats by representative Matt Gates, on Monday, he made a motion to vacate.
0:48.1	A.K.A. to remove the speaker from his position.
0:51.2	And yesterday afternoon, Donald's Kevin was removed by a vote of 216-210.
0:56.9	With all Democrats joined by eight Republicans.
0:59.8	The latest update is that last night McCarthy told his colleagues that he will not run for
1:03.9	speaker again.
1:04.9	Can't say that I would have guessed that yesterday would be the last time I uttered the words
1:09.2	House Speaker, Kevin McCarthy.
1:11.7	Right now it's unclear who Republicans plan to put up for the potential replacement.
1:16.2	The Republican representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina has been named interim
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