Morning Announcements

Today's episode catches up on a lot of news from Friday, starting with a deadly attack at the US Capitol, MLB's move to pull the 2021 all-star game out of Atlanta, and more witness testimonies in the Derek Chauvin trial. Next, we move to the Facebook data leak, how Trump steered supporters into unwitting donations, and an alleged coup in Jordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode starts with the Derek Chauvin trial (again) and the fallout from the voter suppression law in Georgia. Then we move to the shooting in Orange, California, an update from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the reported 15 million failed Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Lastly, we have a new update about Matt Gaetz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers a number of headlines including the third day of the Derek Chauvin trial, Matt Gaetz' response to the DOJ investigation, Biden's additional actions to combat violence against AAPI communities, and COVID vaccine updates for teenagers ages 12 to 15. Then, we move over to New York's marijuana legalization, Russian hackers suspected of stealing thousands of State Department emails, and two Capitol police overs suing Trump over the January 6th riot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers some updates on the Derek Chauvin trial, the CDC's updates on vaccine effectiveness, the union vote count for the Amazon warehouse in Alabama, the White House's infrastructure plan, Matt Gaetz' investigation for sexual relationship with a minor, and Arkansas's new bill banning healthcare for trans youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers opening arguments and the start of witness testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial, Minnesota's court ruling on sexual assault, Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago speech, and and Headlines That Speak For Themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode dives deep into the new Georgia voter suppression law and the fallout from its passage, a status update on the Suez Canal ship, House testimony from the CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter; and then we finish with Headlines That Speak For Themselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers headlines including: the container ship stuck in the Suez Canal, update on AstraZeneca, the Colorado gunman’s first court hearing, Biden’s first press conference, another Cuomo scandal, Alexei Navalny’s illness, and a new provocation from North Korea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers AAPI representation in the Biden administration, VP Harris’s new role leading on immigration issues, an update on the Capitol insurrection investigation, and the status of the country’s most important dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode includes updates on the shooting in Colorado, questions about AstraZeneca data, a 10 year overhaul of the Post Office, a failure on Facebook’s part, and Prince Harry’s next step. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode includes an update on the AstraZeneca vaccine (and one from Krispy Kreme), the Supreme Court’s consideration to reinstate the death penalty for the Boston Marathon bomber, a sneak peak at the Biden administration’s next big legislative package, and Headlines That Speak For Themselves (including some international ones today). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday’s episode covers the state of emergency declared in Miami Beach thanks to spring breakers, some optimistic studies regarding pregnant women and mRNA vaccines, what’s going on at the southern border, White House staffers being fired for past marijuana use, and shockingly good news from Diane Feinstein. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers Biden’s first big brush with Putin, good news and bad news regarding Covid, the House vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, and the confirmation of Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Plus Headlines That Speak For Themselves, obviously. And be sure to check out today’s episode of the Afternoon Tea with comedian Blaire Erskine in the Betches Sup podcast feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers the shooting of eight people in Atlanta, highlights from Biden’s interview with ABC News, a resurfacing of Brett Kavanaugh-related sketchiness, and Headlines That Speak For Themselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers threats from Mitch McConnell, threats to Gavin Newsom’s governorship, a newly-released intelligence report about foreign interference in the US election, and Headlines That Speak for Themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covered a very light news day with stories about the arrest of two men for the assault of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, European countries suspending the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and a shitty but unsurprising announcement from the Vatican. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday’s episode covers the $27 million settlement for George Floyd’s family, rare bipartisanship over Daylight Savings Time, a new example of unethical conduct from Cuomo, Biden sending FEMA to the border to manage the influx of migrant children, and of course Headlines That Speak For Themselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final Morning Announcements of the week covers legislation strengthening background checks for firearms sales that just passed the House, a groundbreaking story about a Chicago suburb that will pay reparations to Black residents, an update on the Cuomo allegations, plus the Headlines That Speak For Themselves. *After this episode was recorded, it was announced the Governor Cuomo will face an impeachment investigation by New York State lawmakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers the (final!) passage of the Covid relief package, a near-total ban on abortion that just became law in Arkansas, a dive into the new financial war between Trump and the GOP, and finally our new segment: Headlines That Speak For Themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode details the Royal Family’s response to the explosive Oprah interview, a voter suppression law that just passed in Georgia, an additional Cuomo allegation, and a new mini-segment I’m trying out with a bunch of quickie headlines you might wanna know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode addresses the new CDC guidelines for individuals who are post-vaccination, news about the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, an update on the crazy energy bills received by Texas residents in the face of bad weather, and news of another republican senator who’s chosen to retire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday’s episode covers the passage of the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package in the Senate, a new allegation against Governor Andrew Cuomo, a report from the Wall Street Journal that accuses the Kremlin of peddling disinformation about the Pfizer an Moderna vaccines, and some shitty Women’s History Month news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final episode of this week includes stories about how Qanon’s final hopes were dashed as Trump did not get inaugurated yesterday, the extension of National Guard presence in DC, the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Bill and HR-1 in the House. Then we move over to Republican scandal corner, exploring the malfeasance of former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and Representatives Ronny Jackson and Madison Cawthorn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers a warning about an attack on the Capitol today (yes, another one), new Senate testimony about safety failures on the 6th, details about the first trial date for a defendant in the Capitol riots, changes in the Covid relief bill (not amazing ones), an update on the Cuomo scandal, and the lack of running water in Jackson, Mississippi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is a hump day treat including: the best vaccine news we’ve heard in a while, the dumbest thing we’ve heard from Texas in about a week, FBI Director Christopher Wray’s congressional testimony about the capitol insurrection, the confirmation of Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo as the Secretary of Commerce, and new US sanctions on Russia for their treatment of Alexei Navalny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Tuesday’s episode is a quick one that covers marijuana legalization in Virginia, the significance of Biden’s statement in support of Amazon workers unionizing, news about family reunification, and a new Cabinet confirmation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first Morning Announcements of the week covers the former guy’s appearance at CPAC, the approval of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, the passage of the Covid Relief bill without the $15 minimum wage provision, an update on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and US relations with Saudi Arabia, and a new allegation against Governor Andrew Cuomo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers a number of headlines including: Jennifer Granholm’s confirmation as Energy Secretary, the passage of the Equality Act in the House and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s multiple temper tantrums around it, two updates from the January 6th insurrection (one not fun, one kind of fun), the Manhattan DA’s possession of Trump’s tax returns, and more criminal activity from USA Gymnastics (Trigger Warning: sexual assault & suicide). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode covers news about the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, the House testimony of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, an update from Maricopa County, a new allegation of sexual harassment against Governor Andrew Cuomo, and a grand jury decision in the death of Daniel Prude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode summarizes the Senate hearing about the security failures that led to the Capitol insurrection, an update on Biden’s Cabinet confirmations, as well as two pop culture/politics crossovers featuring Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, George Clooney, and exposing Jim Jordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s brief episode covers Merrick Garland’s Senate confirmation hearing for Attorney General, a Supreme Court ruling that gives the Manhattan District Attorney immediate access to 8 years of Trump’s tax returns, and the abolition of the death penalty in Virginia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday’s episode provides an update on the energy crisis in Texas, followed by a positive development for the future of US energy and environmental policy. Next we talk about the recent Covid death toll and vaccination numbers, plus two stories about the new lengths that Republicans in Georgia and Florida are willing to go to in order to suppress voting rights. We finish with a hilarious headline out of where else but Florida? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami records today’s episode out of Omaha, Nebraska, and starts with an update on the situation in Texas, including Ted Cruz’s “drop off” of his daughters in Cancun. Next we talk about the landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, and an update on the Cuomo Covid coverup. Our last story is about a historic banking blunder where Citibank accidentally wired almost a billion dollars it didn’t intend to. Can I have some? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode starts off with an explanation about what is going on with Texas’s power grid amidst record low temperatures and ice storms. Then we report on Rush Limbaugh’s death, and talk about Donald Trump’s statement where he laid into Mitch McConnell, plus a demand from a Kentucky county Republican Party chairman that Mitch resigns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For today’s news we start with a new civil lawsuit that’s being brought against Trump for inciting the January 6th insurrection, this time by Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. In our second story, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is under scrutiny for her use of a state-owned plane to attend right-wing political (and personal) events, racking up huge bills on the taxpayers’ dime. Then we’re back in Georgia for a remix of the 2021 Senate runoff election. Finally, we end with an update on Amy Cooper (remember her?) and a PSA about healthcare open enrollment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For our first story, we have an update on the status of the Republican Party post-acquittal, including a concerning interview by Lindsey Graham about the party’s future moves. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi is calling for a 9/11-style commission into the Capitol riots to find out a full accounting of what happened. Next we have an update about right-wing social media app Parler, and finish up with a scary weather report that affects almost half of America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our first episode this week details how former President Trump was acquitted 57-43 in the Senate impeachment trial, but not until after some crazy news breaks that led to a debacle on Saturday morning over whether witnesses would be called. Then we have an update involving Lindsey Graham and the criminal investigation in Georgia into Trump’s attempts to overturn the election. Then we talk about a Covid-related scandal in New York involving a potential cover-up of nursing home deaths by Cuomo’s administration. We finish with some comical corruption by Mike Pompeo that involved spending $10,000 on embossed pens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode summarizes the final hours of the House impeachment managers case to convict Trump, plus an update on how the Republicans are taking the trial. Next is an update from the Biden administration regarding the border wall and a massive announcement that they expect all Americans to be vaccinated by July. Then we have a new development in the case against Derek Chauvin for George Floyd’s murder. Lastly, we finish with new reporting that confirms some suspicions about Trump’s case of Covid in October. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode we recap the most salient arguments and moments from the prosecution in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial. Then we talk about a Washington Post analysis regarding the financial histories of the Capitol rioters, and end with news of a new investigation out of Georgia into Trump’s attempt to overturn the Georgia election results. Remember that one? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode we start with a summary of what happened on the first day of Trump’s senate impeachment trial. Next comes a story about how one of the leaders of the Oath Keepers, who helped organize the insurrection, had previously worked for the FBI and had top-secret security clearance. Then we discuss a pretty wild story about a cyber hack on a water plant in Florida, and end with a story of teamwork from Chuck Schumer and AOC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode marks the first day of Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate and we start with a rundown of what to expect this week. Our second story involves findings from The Washington Post about how the Education Department disproportionately audits Black and Latino college students’ financial aid applications. We end the episode with a story about how Rachel Maddow and MSNBC got $250,000 richer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump’s Senate impeachment trial starts this week, and we talk about a Liz Cheney anecdote that points to how the Senate Republicans are likely to vote. Next we have an update on the Covid relief package, plus news of a new proposal for an additional child tax credit. We finish the episode with more fallout from Fox News’s $2.7 billion defamation suit for lying about the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Friday’s episode talks about the latest consequences for Marjorie Taylor Greene and an update on next week’s Senate impeachment trial. Then we talk about President Biden’s first foreign policy speech of his term, and how Fox News got smacked with a massive lawsuit for airing misinformation about the election. Finally, we have some positive results from a new study on the AstraZeneca vaccine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we start with a breakdown of the situation with the ongoing farmer protests in India. Then we move onto the latest with Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney*, and Canada’s declaration of the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization. Lastly we cover the Republican attempts to roll back voting rights in the Georgia state senate. *After this episode was recorded, the Republican vote to remove Liz Cheney failed in a secret ballot, 145-61. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Wednesday’s episode start with an update on Biden’s executive orders to overturn Trump’s immigration policies. In Senate news, we have an update on the Covid relief bill and Democrats’ move to pass a $1.9 trillion package via budget reconciliation, which does not require 10 Republicans signing on to pass it. Also in the Senate, we have two Cabinet confirmations that have taken way too long, and a surprising denunciation by the Senate Minority Turtle. Then we have an update on the sentencing of Alexey Navalny in Russia, and we finish with news about Amazon’s Jeff Bezos announcement that he is stepping down as CEO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode we go into the background and geopolitical context of the military coup in Myanmar, followed by a tragic incident of police pepper-spraying a 9-year old Black girl. We close the episode with news of a Biden administration deal to manufacture at-home Covid tests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Monday’s episode starts with an update on the Covid relief negotiations and the 10 Senators who may be willing to negotiate. Next we talk about the second weekend of mass protests in Russia, and Donald Trump’s loss of his entire legal team about a week before his Senate trial. Plus an update on which corporate America darlings support the January 6th sedition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Friday, we continue to cover the drama around Gamestop shares falling over 40% on Thursday after Robinhood restricted trading for its users. Next, we talk about how Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene was appointed to the House Education and Labor Committee and how Kevin McCarthy met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago to plan for the 2022 midterms. Finally, with the rise of more contagious Covid strains, experts are sharing new precautions around mask-wearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Thursday we start with GameStop’s stock surge as Reddit users team up to take on Wall Street. Next, we talk about the Department of Homeland Security’s warning of a domestic terrorist threat following the inauguration, the GOP’s plan to use the filibuster to stall Biden’s DHS nominee Alejandro Mayorkas, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s social media past coming back to bite her. Finally, we cover some good news as Biden signed a number of executive actions to address the climate crisis, create jobs, and restore scientific integrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Wednesday’s episode, we update you on the Senate trial of Donald Trump, including what scholars say about the constitutionality of trying a former president, and which Republican Senators had the spine to vote to proceed. Next, we talk about President Biden’s first perfect phone call with Vladimir Putin and run through some of his recent achievements, including securing 200 million more vaccines for the American people and rescinding the Trump administration memo that led to child separation at the border. *After this recording, Leahy has been released from the hospital and has returned home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Tuesday we start off with an update on the articles of impeachment against former President Trump, including who will be presiding over the Senate trial. We cover a few more news items out of the Senate, and how Mitch McConnell is resisting the transfer of power.* We also cover the first few confirmations of Biden’s cabinet and the executive actions he’s taking in the face of a paralyzed senate. Lastly, we end with some Coronavirus updates, including the status of the remaining vaccine trials. *After this recording, Mitch McConnell agreed to pass the organizing resolution and formally hand over majority power to the Democrats, without formal agreement to keep the filibuster in place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices