Episode 50: August 22-27, 2021

The 25th Hour

Fully authorize us the chance to catch you up and stay ahead of the 24/7 news cycle with THE 25TH HOUR!
* NYC mandated vaccinations amongst school staff, with unions engaging in negotiations.
* Kathy Hochul was officially sworn in as NYs 1st female Governor, who also announced State Sen. Brian Benjamin as her Lt. Gov. Cuomo gave a Farewell Speech where he still denied he did anything wrong.
* The FDA fully authorized the Pfizer vaccine for the first time, with hopes it'll get more people vaccinated.
* After warnings of an attack by the US government, a suicide bombing from ISIS-K went off inside the airport in Afghanistan, killing 13 service members and nearly 200 Afghans. Biden retaliated with an airstrike, killing two terrorists involved in planning future attacks, but warned that another attack may be imminent, still holding onto his Aug. 31st deadline.
* The House passed a budget resolution in favor of Biden's $3.5t human infrastructure proposal, and also passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
* The Supreme Court forced the Biden administration to resume Trump's Remain in Mexico policy and swatted down his emergency eviction moratorium.
* Hurricane Ida is on the move, setting sights on New Orleans, 16 years to the day it was hit by Katrina, with officials urging immediate evacuations.
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