Episode Details

Today's headlines: Saturday morning, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday by the quote “highly political Manhattan District Attorney’s office.” The International Criminal Court announced on Friday that they were issuing an arrest warrant for Putin in response to war crimes in Ukraine. UBS agreed to purchase its longtime competitor Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion dollars. French President Emmanuel Macron is now facing a no confidence vote following his unilateral decision last week to push through a law that would raise the retirement age 62 to 64. Wyoming became the first state to ban the use of pills for abortion effective July 1st. Florida republicans announced they will be advancing a bill that would ban girls from talking about their menstrual cycles in school before 6th grade. Finally for today, it has now been over a week since Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fell at an event in DC and was admitted to the hospital with a concussion.

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• Reuters: Trump says he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, calls for protests
• AP News: Source: Lawyer invited to testify before Trump grand jury
• AP News: International court issues war crimes warrant for Putin
• WSJ: UBS Agrees to Buy Credit Suisse for More Than $3 Billion
• Guardian: French government to face no-confidence vote over pension age rise
• NY Times: Wyoming Becomes First State to Outlaw the Use of Pills for Abortion
• WSJ: Florida bill would ban young girls from discussing periods in school
• AP News: Florida aims to revoke hotel’s liquor license for drag show
• NBC: City of Miami Beach Issues State of Emergency, Curfew Following Weekend of Deadly Shootings
• Courier Journal: Senate GOP communicating with Mitch McConnell post fall and concussion as physical rehab continues

Host: Sami Sage

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