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The week starts with some good news: Britney is free! Next, we share an update on Steve Bannon and Mark Meadows FINALLY facing consequences for not cooperating with the January 6th committee. Wisconsin is facing a redistricting crisis, and the FBI was hit with a hacking crisis of their own. Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee revealed that she was pepper sprayed while in LA last month. Finally, Austria...

We start with an update on the January 6th committee’s attempts to get Trump to give up the documents that have been subpoenaed. Next, we share a proposed resolution from a group of House Democrats following Representative Paul Gosar's tweets depicting him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Then, we move to the ninth death resulting from the Astroworld festival, before closing with a story abo...

We begin today with the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Next, we cover the inflation surge, before moving to a surprise announcement from the United States and China. Lastly, we wrap with the $600 million dollar Flint water settlement. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NPR: "Defense calls for mistrial as Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in his homicide trial" NPR: "Inflation surges to its high...

The January 6th committee issued 10 more subpoenas yesterday, so let's unpack who these were issued to. Meanwhile, the Republican Party is reportedly considering stripping committee assignments from their 13 members of Congress who voted in favor of the bill. Yesterday, Pfizer asked the FDA to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older. Also, Oklahoma’s Supreme Court tossed out...

Yesterday the January 6th committee in the House issued subpoenas to 6 of Trump’s top advisors. Speaking of the insurrectionists, Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona shared a quite concerning video on Twitter. Next we share more updates on the Astroworld tragedy before closing with some good news. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Washington Post: “House Jan. 6 committee issues subpoe...

Something major passed in Congress last Friday, so let's start today off by unpacking it. Next, let's talk about some voter fraud news regarding the Virginia election. Meanwhile, this past weekend, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a new coronavirus vaccine mandate for large businesses with over 100 employees. And for our last story, we cover the tragedy at the Astroworld music festival....

Another day, another update on the election results. Yesterday, a federal judge slammed Trump’s attempt to shield documents from Congress. Next, we have quite a satisfying story to share. Then, in Wisconsin in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, one of the jurors was dismissed yesterday morning after he made a joke to a deputy about the shooting of Jacob Blake. And lastly, yesterday some bombshell reporti...

Let’s start today off with some more election results. Next, we share some good news about paid leave and the reconciliation bill. Also yesterday in the Senate, Republicans blocked the debate of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. And lastly, Facebook announced on Tuesday that they’re getting rid of facial recognition. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: US News: “Republicans W...

First, we have some election results for you. (And of course, I’ll be back with more results and analysis tomorrow, as well as on the Betches Sup podcast). Next we have an update on the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11, the $1.85 trillion dollar spending bill, and a compromise on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Finally, we close this news day with a small climate win. Resources/A...

Today is Election Day - so consider this your official reminder to go vote! Yesterday the Supreme Court heard two challenges to Texas’s new abortion law. Next, we move to spending bill (yes, again), before wrapping with an explanation of the phrase "Let's Go Brandon." Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Washington Post: "Biden administration asserts 'no constitutional right is safe’ if T...

We start with a bunch of breaking news from last week including an update on the Pfizer vaccine, a decision coming out of the Supreme Court, and Joe Biden's meeting with Pope Francis. Next we move to why Republican representative Adam Kinzinger will not seek reelection for his House seat and a summary from the G20 summit. Lastly, tomorrow is Election Day, so this is your reminder to vote. Resource...

We kick off with President Biden’s announcement that the final reconciliation bill will be $1.75 trillion dollars. Next, let’s share some news from Facebook, before closing with why there’s a probe into school library books. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Washington Post: “What’s in Biden’s spending plan” Axios: “How Facebook plans to build its metaverse” Axios: “Texas House probes...

Let’s start by talking about the spending package (again). It’s now looking likely that paid family and medical leave is going to be dropped from the bill completely. Stories continue to emerge from the Facebook Papers that you might find interesting. Next, the United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation and 108,000 people will have their medical debt wiped out parti...

For our first story, we have a scandal right out of Liberty University. Next, let’s do an update on the spending bill in Congress, before getting to the billionaire tax proposal. Plus, Spanx founder Sara Blakely just sold her company to Blackstone at a valuation of about $1.2 billion dollars. Then, we cover Princess Mako's wedding, a new U.S. private refugee sponsorship program, and Pfizer's Covid...

Let's start with yesterday’s military coup in Sudan. Next, we have to talk about Facebook and Tesla. Lastly, we have today’s edition of Democracy Watch (and this is a big one, everyone). Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NY Times: "Sudan’s Military Seizes Power and Fires on Protesters: News Updates" AP News: "US condemns Sudan coup, suspends $700 million in aid" NPR: "The Facebook Pape...

Last week, Alec Baldwin fired a gun on the set of the movie Rust, accidentally killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding the director Joel Souza. Next, we have an update on if we’re ever getting any sort of deal on an infrastructure spending bill. We share a shady story about Johnson & Johnson, before closing with a weather report and an announcement from the White House. Resources/Arti...

The House of Representatives voted to recommend prosecution under contempt charges to the Department of Justice for Steve Bannon. Yesterday in NYC, Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced that the city will require all police officers, firefighters, and other municipal workers to get COVID vaccines. Meanwhile, Paris Hilton met with members of Congress yesterday to discuss federal reforms of residential trea...

Yesterday the FDA finally approved both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots. On Tuesday night, the January 6th bipartisan House committee voted unanimously in favor of contempt-of-Congress charges against Steve Bannon. Moving to our next story, Republicans in the Senate unanimously blocked yet another piece of voting rights legislation called the Freedom to Vote Act. Meanwhile, Manchin...

Last night, The January 6th insurrection committee voted to prosecute Steve Bannon for criminal contempt. Next, we move to a story about a Miami school that is telling vaccinated kids to stay home for 30 days after their shot, before moving over to the Secretary of Homeland Security's recent COVID test results. Finally, we cover the governor’s race in Virginia between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and...

Yesterday former Secretary of State Colin Powell passed away due to COVID complications. Next, we move to some Strike-tober action before covering the trial of the three men who were charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year. Finally, Donald Trump underwent an actual deposition for 4 and a half hours yesterday and we debrief you on more Trump legal news. Resources/Articles mentioned...

We got a short news day. First, we have an IATSE strike update, before revisiting a horrific story that broke late last week. Finally, former president Bill Clinton was discharged from the hospital yesterday. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Deadline: "Hollywood Strike Averted As IATSE & AMPTP Agree On New Film & TV Contract; Read Details Of Deal" NBC News: "Southlake school leader te...

We’re starting today’s episode with our newest segment: Democracy Watch. Yesterday, the FDA advisory committee officially recommended Moderna booster shots for people ages 65 and older, as well as younger adults who are at high risk. Then, we move to some economic stories, the supply chain, before ending with our final headline about Robert Durst. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP N...

We start with a new study about booster vaccines from the National Institute of Health. On Tuesday, the FDA authorized the first ever e-cigarette. Meanwhile, the chair of the Senate Homeland Security, senator Gary Peters has asked TikTok to provide information on its policies surrounding violent and extremist content. Next, we move to our new and exciting segment, Democracy Watch. To close, we end...

We still have not quite settled the debt ceiling issue yet. New York City is giving every public school kindergartner $100 dollars in a college savings account, and California became the first state in the nation to adopt a law that will require large retail stores to provide gender-neutral toy sections. And in Texas, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order prohibiting COVID-19 vaccine mand...

The pharmaceutical company Merck asked the FDA yesterday to grant them emergency use authorization for their new COVID antiviral pill. Also, you may have heard that Southwest Airlines has cancelled several hundred flights in recent days. Next we have a new update on the slow rolling Facebook scandal (but Facebook isn’t the only threat from cyberspace). Then we move to actor William Shatner’s sched...