Episode Details

Today's headlines: 47 Republicans and 36 Democrats will be sworn in today, followed by a vote for the new Speaker of the House. The republican district attorney in George Santos’ county announced she is opening an investigation into the new representative after Santos lied about quite literally everything about himself. Key notes from the January 6th Committee have come out, one of which states that Trump and his allies took at least 200 discrete actions to convince state legislators and lawmakers to disregard the 2020 election results, and also released thousands of pages of Donald Trump’s tax returns. At least several dozen Russian soldiers were killed in a massive military strike in Donetsk on New Year's day. Finally for today, Brazil’s new leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was officially sworn in on Sunday.

 Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• CBS: New Congress set to convene as uncertainty plagues McCarthy's bid for speaker
• Washington Post: Nassau County district attorney opens investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos
• Washington Post: Key findings from the Jan. 6 committee’s final report
• Gov Info: Select January 6th Committee Final Report and Supporting Materials Collection
• Washington Post: What we’ve learned from Trump’s tax returns
• Washington Post: Dozens of Russian soldiers killed in massive Donetsk missile strike
• PBS: Officials say President Bolsonaro may have left Brazil for Florida

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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