Morning Announcements

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 i...

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 Representati...

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 me...

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.  Lear...

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/ad...

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 (...

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 head...

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...

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/adcho...

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...

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 scar...

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...

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’...

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....

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 o...

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 rich...

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...