Thursday, January 12th, 2022

Today's headlines: Aides to President Biden have discovered at least one other batch of classified documents from during his vice presidency. At least 17 people have died in California over the course of the past 11 days of storms as of Tuesday. Republicans from Nassau County where George Santos is located have called for him to resign. Thousands of domestic flights across the US were canceled yesterday morning after an antiquated FAA computer system broke down late on Tuesday. Republicans in the House of Representatives passed two abortion-related measures yesterday afternoon. Finally for today, Illinois has become the 9th state in the country to ban the sale, manufacturing, and delivery of assault weapons. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: CNN: Exclusive: US intelligence materials related to Ukraine, Iran and UK found in Biden’s private office, source tells CNN NY Times: Soaked and Battered by Repeating Rainstorms, California Girds for More CBS: Rep. George Santos rebuffs calls for his "immediate resignation" by Long Island Republicans AP News: Computer breakdown sows chaos across US air travel system Washington Post: House Republicans vote to restrict abortion rights Axios: Illinois bans military-style weapons Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices