Episode Details

Today's headlines: The Committee on Oversight and Reform will be led by Representative James Comer and will feature Scott Perry, Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Lauren Boebert. Solomon Pena, a failed republican candidate for the New Mexico state house, has been arrested for orchestrating the recent string of 4 attempted shootings that targeted newly elected state officials in New Mexico. TSA reported yesterday that they intercepted a record number of firearms at airport security checkpoints in 2022. The National Restaurant Association has been making food service workers unknowingly provide funding for lobbying against their own interests. Finally for today, Greta Thunberg was arrested yesterday at a protest against the expansion of a German coal mine

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• Washington Post: Reps. Greene, Gosar lost committee seats over extremist comments. Under McCarthy, they’re back.
• ABC: McCarthy expected to keep 3 Democrats off House committees
• Axios: GOP Rep. George Santos gets House committee seats despite blowback
• NBC: Failed GOP candidate visited homes of New Mexico Democratic politicians to dispute election before shootings, officials say
• Axios: TSA finds record number of firearms at security checkpoints in 2022
• NY Times: How Restaurant Workers Help Pay for Lobbying to Keep Their Wages Low
• AP News: Greta Thunberg carried away by police at German mine protest

Host: Sami Sage

Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz

Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson

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