Tuesday, January 10th, 2023

Today's headlines: The House of Representatives voted to pass their new rules package last night, which will govern the next two years under Speaker Kevin McCarthy. a nonpartisan organization, the Campaign Legal Center, filed a complaint yesterday accusing George Santos of a smattering of campaign finance violations. Attorney General Merrick Garland has assigned a US attorney in Chicago to review classified documents that were found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington DC. Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Orlando with abdominal pain. Finally for today, more than 7 thousand nurses at two major New York City hospitals went on strike yesterday. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: NY Times: House Narrowly Approves Rules Amid Concerns About McCarthy’s Concessions NBC: GOP Rep. Scott Perry, subject of Jan. 6 probes, declines to recuse himself from looking into those investigations Washington Post: George Santos broke campaign finance laws, nonpartisan watchdog says CBS: U.S. attorney reviewing documents marked classified from Joe Biden's vice presidency found at Biden think tank Bloomberg: Bolsonaro Hospitalized in US After Brasilia Riots, O Globo Says NY Times: Nurses Go on Strike at 2 New York City Hospitals  Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson