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 Morning Announcements is your daily news rundown from Betches News--because the world’s a mess, and someone’s gotta explain it. Every morning, Betches co-founder and host Sami Sage cuts through the chaos to break down what actually matters, one unhinged headline at a time. All in under 10 minutes, so you can stay informed without spiraling.© Betches Media. All rights reserved. Giornaliero Politica e governo Scienze politiche
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  • Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 - Election Day, SCOTUS Rebuffs Trump on Ballots, Habba’s $50 Million Pardon Deal

    Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 - Election Day, SCOTUS Rebuffs Trump on Ballots, Habba’s $50 Million Pardon Deal
    Nov 3 2026
    Today's Headlines: It's here, Election Day! Early turnout is already beating 2022 in 23 states, including Texas, Delaware, Georgia, and North Carolina, and polls have Democrats leading every major Senate race, with shots in Kansas, South Carolina, and Kentucky. Meanwhile, Trump wrapped up his campaign with a surprise Election Eve speech at the renovated reflecting pool, spending nearly an hour on its pipes, resodding the Mall, and cleaning up graffiti, and he “joked” about renaming it the Trump Reflecting Pool. Speaking of his renovation obsessions, his administration also submitted a 55-page East Potomac golf course overhaul plan with no cost estimate, no timeline, and no word on who gets to play, though it does include over $300 million for a seawall. On the legal front, a judge ordered the administration to stop demanding that California set aside 20,000 supposedly noncitizen ballots, so it ran to the Supreme Court, which rejected the request almost instantly. Clearly worried about the results, Trump promised to protect Elon if Democrats take Congress and investigate SpaceX and Tesla, and floated preemptive pardons for his staff, while the NYT found that none of the nine law firms that struck deals with Trump have taken cases checking his administration’s midterm meddling, with some scrubbing voting rights work from their websites and even firms without deals turning down such cases. On the pardon beat, Trump is reportedly “furious” that Alina Habba was allegedly paid $50 million to help secure a pardon for a Venezuelan billionaire and he didn’t get a cut, since he wanted some for his presidential library (spoiler: the billionaire did get the pardon). On the foreign front, Trump said “no” when asked whether he’d resume Iran strikes after the midterms and that he’s “in no rush,” which is better than usual, though Netanyahu reportedly wants strikes so he can throw Israel’s post-election process into chaos and force another election, and Iran promises a “powerful response” to any new attack. Finally, pro-Putin Iliana Yotova won Bulgaria’s presidential runoff with over 57% to Andrey Gyurov’s 39%, becoming its first elected female head of state on just 29% turnout, and while Bulgaria is in NATO, she opposes military aid to Ukraine and thinks talking to Putin will change his mind. Resources/Articles mentioned: WMTW: 2026 Midterm Election: How many people have voted early in the US? NYT: Democrats Show Strength in Final Days of Race for the Senate, New Polls Find WSJ: Trump Surprises Republicans With Election-Eve Speech About Reflecting Pool WaPo: Trump administration lays out plan to overhaul D.C. golf course NYT: Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Request to Intervene in California Ballot Case Axios: Trump vows to protect Musk, floats pre-emptive staff pardons NYT: As Midterms Near, Top Law Firms That Capitulated to Trump Are on the Sidelines NYT: Trump Erupted After Learning of Alina Habba’s $50 Million Deal Axios: Trump to Axios: "No rush" to decide on bombing Iran again ABC News: Iran live updates: Tehran warns of 'powerful response' to any renewed attack Yahoo: Pro-Putin candidate wins Bulgaria presidential run-off Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Monday, November 2nd, 2026 - 54 Million Votes Are In, Trump Loses Twice In Court, Private Jet Crashes Near Mar-A-Lago

    Monday, November 2nd, 2026 - 54 Million Votes Are In, Trump Loses Twice In Court, Private Jet Crashes Near Mar-A-Lago
    Nov 2 2026
    Today's Headlines: With the big day tomorrow, 54 million Americans have already voted, up 8 million from this point in 2022, and in the 27 states that report party affiliation, Democrats are outpacing both Republicans and unaffiliated voters, while in the 14 states that report by age, voters over 40 account for more than 80% of early votes. Meanwhile, Trump’s attempts to influence the results hit a wall when a federal judge dismissed his lawsuit to block certification of Alaska’s results if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, calling it “infeasible” because ballots are already cast and the government had no workable plan to segregate votes for the other Dan Sullivan while preserving voter secrecy, though the DOJ says it will appeal, naturally. The other big midterm drama came out of Michigan, where Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the Senate primary, switched her endorsement from Democrat Abdul El Sayed to Republican Mike Rogers after insisting to colleagues as recently as the day before that she’d stick with El Sayed, and instead of attending a unity event with El Sayed at a Black church in Detroit, she popped up with Rogers at a different Black church, leaving her own staff to show up at the El Sayed event. Drama. On a more worrying note, Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, 53, suffered a stroke Saturday but is reportedly awake, alert, and being treated at Johns Hopkins. In a first, ICE officer Mario Alberto Morales was indicted in Texas for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston, leaving the man with a broken leg. Meanwhile, Trump had a rough Halloween when a federal judge threw out his $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over the Epstein birthday book drawing, saying he was “grasping at straws” and dismissing it with prejudice so he can’t refile. Finally, a private jet from Austin to the Bahamas crashed near Cresthaven, Florida, reportedly not far from Mar-a-Lago, killing nine, with videos showing it nosediving into a fireball near a highway. Resources/Articles mentioned: USA Today: Early voting surges past 54 million, topping 2022 midterm total AP News: Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to block certification of Alaska Senate race AP News: El-Sayed's primary opponent stuns Democrats by endorsing Republican opponent in Michigan Senate race Politico: Haley Stevens' bombshell sends Michigan Senate race into chaos NYT: Senator Chris Murphy Is ‘Awake and Alert’ After Suffering a Stroke CNN: An ICE officer has been charged after striking a man with a car in Houston AP News: 'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter CNN: Learjet plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida kills 9 Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Friday, October 30th, 2026 - Trump’s “Telerallies,” Alaska Probes Peltola, $1.7B Binance Hack

    Friday, October 30th, 2026 - Trump’s “Telerallies,” Alaska Probes Peltola, $1.7B Binance Hack
    Oct 30 2026
    Today's Headlines: Trump canceled a bunch of his remaining pre-election rallies in favor of “telerallies,” and when asked why, he said “I don’t feel I have to go to Kansas,” then called the reporter disgusting and told them to “put yourself in shape, you look like hell.” Meanwhile, in Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered a criminal investigation into Mary Peltola’s campaign over its role in recruiting the other Dan Sullivan and suggested the state could withhold certification if Peltola wins, and the DOJ escalated with grand jury subpoenas and records preservation demands (fun detail: the incumbent Sullivan was himself recruited from Ohio to run against a different Dan Sullivan). The DOJ was busy elsewhere too, expanding its effort to prove thousands of noncitizens are on California’s voter rolls by issuing grand jury subpoenas to local election officials. On the foreign front, Ukraine agreed to pull back strikes on Russian oil refineries until after the midterms, just as Donald and Putin would like, while Russia keeps hitting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and cities and Trump keeps calling for Zelensky’s ouster. Back at the White House, the NYT reports Natalie Harp has moved her operation into Trump’s private dining room off the Oval Office, which might explain the extra unhinged mood, and he’s also trying to evict the press corps and turn the briefing room into an indoor swimming pool, following those gilded “FDR pool” renderings. On the security front, the NYT reports US intelligence sees Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as the target of a Chinese spy plot via a Singapore data center executive who was allegedly passing info to Beijing, and Trump was told and took no action against Huang, Nvidia, or China, while Hegseth told a judge that Trump’s DC arch is a “generational national defense opportunity” because you can deploy drones and snipers from it. Turning to capitalism, Alphabet had its worst day ever, losing roughly half a trillion dollars in market value after weak revenue drivers, higher costs, and cash worries during the AI transition, while DoorDash is buying Instacart for $17 billion and Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital is buying ADT for $7.6 billion. Finally, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says hackers stole at least $1.7 billion, the largest crypto heist ever, though he insists “user funds are safe.” Ok. Resources/Articles mentioned: The Independent: Trump cancels final Kansas and Iowa rallies before Election Day — and unloads on reporters asking about it NYT: Alaska Governor Orders Investigation Into Peltola Campaign Over Second Dan Sullivan Recruitment Claims NYT: Trump Administration Pressures California With Expanded Voter Fraud Investigation WSJ: Ukraine Pauses Strikes on Russian Refineries After Pressure From U.S. NYT: As Trump Faces Down the Midterms, a Grim Mood Takes Over the White House NYT: Trump Pushes to Evict White House Press Corps NYT: Nvidia Chief, Jensen Huang, Is Seen as Target of Chinese Spy Plot WaPo: Hegseth tells court Trump’s arch needed for national defense WSJ: Alphabet Sheds Half a Trillion in Market Value in Stock’s Worst Day Ever CNBC: DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17 billion WSJ: Josh Kushner’s Thrive to Buy ADT for $7.6 Billion WSJ: Binance Suspends Transactions as It Probes What May Be Biggest-Ever Cyber Heist Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 min
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