Wednesday, September 4th, 2024 - DOJ Charges Hamas, Chinese Disinfo Campaign & Kathy Hochul’s Aide; Hotel Union Strike

Today’s Headlines: The DOJ announced criminal charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants for the October 7th attack, including conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals and use weapons of mass destruction. The charges, filed in New York, also accuse Iran and Hezbollah of supporting the attack. In election news, Kamala Harris' campaign plans to transfer $25 million to support Democratic candidates in down-ballot races while Donald Trump's attempt to move his hush money case to federal court was denied. Additionally, a Chinese-linked disinformation campaign has been targeting American social media and a deputy chief of staff to NY Governor Kathy Hochul was charged with aiding the Chinese Communist Party. Lastly, hotel union workers across major chains went on strike over wages and staffing issues. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: DOJ charges Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel WA Post: Harris to transfer nearly $25 million to help down-ballot Democratic candidates AP News: Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's request to intervene in wake of hush money conviction Axios: Chinese-linked online network is stoking U.S. political divisions: report NY Times: N.Y. Official Charged With Taking Money, Travel and Poultry to Aid China Axios: Thousands of hotel workers launch Labor Day weekend strike action Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices