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Show Notes
Today's headlines: A bipartisan group of senators announced yesterday that they have reached agreement on 2 potential bills meant to strengthen the administration of elections, while the Defense of Marriage Act was passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to testify before the Fulton County grand Jury on August 9th, Donald Trump is still trying to get the 2020 election decertified, and Kremlin Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Russian state media yesterday that Russia’s ambitions extend further south into Ukraine. Finally, the EU proposed plans for all member states to reduce gas consumption by 15 percent until Spring, and more than 100 million households in the US are currently under heat warnings.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:
- NPR: A bipartisan Senate group announces a deal on reforming the Electoral Count Act
- Washington Post: Amid GOP support, Senate Democrats see hope for same-sex marriage vote
- NY Times: Giuliani Ordered to Testify in Georgia Criminal Investigation
- CNBC: Trump urged Wisconsin Assembly speaker in July to decertify Biden 2020 election win
- CNN: Lavrov says Russia's objectives in Ukraine now extend beyond eastern Donbas region
- Axios: EU asks member states to start rationing gas due to Russia "blackmail"
- Washington Post: Extreme heat prompts alerts in 28 states as Texas, Oklahoma hit 115
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