Most Mondays: ☕️
Last Monday of 2019: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️
Listeners: How early do you have to get up?
My brain:
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Don’t say it.
Me: First.
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Until then, listen here:
1. The resistance can win
2. Trumpism has limits
3. Shifting of old political lines continues
4. Progressive platform gets a boost
5. Be ready for close 2018 and 2020 elections
6. But, Democrats should be careful when reading the results
7. Voting matters
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New Zealand's Prime Minister spoke in front of Parliament today and vowed to give nothing, not even a name, to the man accused of killing 50 people at two mosques in Christchurch.
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James Comey says he will push back on a subpoena to appear in a closed-door session before the House Judiciary Committee unless he is allowed to testify publicly.
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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of a facility near El Paso, Texas, yesterday where a tent encampment is holding migrant children that have been separated from their parents. 🔊
Here are the Oscar nominees for best picture:
-"Call Me By Your Name"
-"Darkest Hour"
-"Dunkirk"
-"Get Out"
-"Lady Bird"
-"Phantom Thread"
-"The Post"
-"The Shape Of Water"
-"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Takeaways from
#ElectionDay
:
☑ It was a Democratic wave in the House
☑ Many centrist Democrats will be headed to Congress.
☑ Republicans who distanced themselves from Trump didn't fare so well.
☑ There will be a record number of women in the House.
Today marks 5 years of Up First!
I've spent the last hour trying to make a perfect 5 out of Up First cupcakes, but none of them look right and I have since given up.
But thank you to everyone who chooses to start their mornings with us! Here's to many more 🥳🥳🥳
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed naming the Russell Senate Office Building after John McCain, citing the late senator’s ability to reach across the aisle. 🔊
Don McGahn
Jeff Sessions
Corey Lewandowski
Rick Dearborn
Reince Priebus
Rob Porter
James Comey
K.T. McFarland
Rod Rosenstein
Andrew McCabe
Meet the people in Trump's orbit who the Mueller report says ignored Trump's orders.
The Trump administration sought to rush the transfer of American nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, potentially breaking the law, according to a House Oversight Committee report that cites multiple whistleblowers. 🔊
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Stacey Abrams won the Georgia Democratic primary for governor yesterday, making her the first African-American woman to win a major-party nomination for governor. 🔊
Paige Patterson, who has been under fire for weeks over his past advice to women concerning marital abuse and rape, has been quietly replaced as president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
The partial government shutdown is affecting around 800,000 federal workers and may last into January. Room for negotiation is slim as Republicans and Democrats dig into their positions on funding for a border wall. 🔊
Former Russia analyst Fiona Hill has arrived in D.C. to testify for the impeachment inquiry.
The White House has said it would not participate in the probe — but Hill left the Trump administration in July and seems to have nothing keeping her from appearing before the House.
Iran is mourning the death of its top military leader Qassem Soleimani.
Mary Louise Kelly (
@NPRKelly
) is on the ground in Tehran. She says the crowd is respectful — but angry and vengeful.
Pssst. Remember that joy last week when you saw a Saturday Up First?
Well,
@nprscottsimon
and
@lourdesgnavarro
are back tomorrow! And next Saturday, the one after that, plus the one post-Thanksgiving, that other Saturday too, also December Saturdays. And 2020 ones. Cool huh?