Episode Details

Today’s Headlines: North Carolina’s Lt. Governor and GOP candidate for Governor, Mark Robinson, is facing backlash after a CNN report revealed he made offensive comments on a porn forum under his personal email. He denies the claims, calling them "tabloid trash." In other news, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel of retaliation after they remotely detonated Hezbollah communication devices, calling it an act of war. Meanwhile, a 76-year-old man in Alaska was arrested for sending over 400 threats to Supreme Court justices. And finally, Senator Lindsey Graham is working with Nebraska lawmakers to change the state's electoral vote system before the 2024 election.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• CNN: Mark Robinson, NC GOP nominee for governor, called himself a ‘black NAZI!,’ supported slavery in past comments made on porn forum
• Axios: Hezbollah leader calls Israeli pager attacks a "declaration of war" 
• Axios: Defense secretary postpones trip to Israel amid U.S. concerns of war with Lebanon
• WA Post: Alaska man charged with threatening to kill six Supreme Court justices
• Axios: Graham met Nebraska leaders in push to get Trump one more electoral vote

Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson

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