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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour. I'm Doug Davis. Coming up, we'll
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  Speaker 1: hear how Democrats are outlining their legislative and investigative priorities
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  Speaker 1: ahead of taking back control of Congress in the new year. Plus,
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  Speaker 1: Georgia Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms holds a news conference following
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  Speaker 1: her historic win. And Nicki Minaj, oh Nicki, will share
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  Speaker 1: comments regarding her latest post on X. These stories and
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  Speaker 1: more news affecting Black America are on the way this hour.
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  Speaker 1: But first, here's BIN News Now.
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  Speaker 2: Black House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has officially announced his
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  Speaker 2: bid for Speaker of the House. In a letter Wednesday,
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  Speaker 2: Jeffries pledged to prioritize affordability under the new Democratic majority.
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  Speaker 3: We're going to fight hard for every single American, wherever
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  Speaker 3: you may reside.
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  Speaker 2: Leadership elections are November 18th. If elected, Jeffries would become
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  Speaker 2: the first Black House Speaker. NBC News is now projecting
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  Speaker 2: Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman will become Los Angeles' next mayor,
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  Speaker 2: defeating black incumbent Karen Bass. Raman leads by nearly 35,000
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  Speaker 2: votes with more than 52 percent of the vote. And
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  Speaker 2: rapper Nicki Minaj's attorneys are asking a judge to let
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  Speaker 2: them withdraw from a lawsuit involving unpaid travel and production expenses.
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  Speaker 2: According to TMZ, the lawyers cite irreconcilable differences and say
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  Speaker 2: they've struggled to contact Minaj and her husband about their decision.
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  Speaker 2: They also claim the couple has a habit of not
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  Speaker 2: answering their phones, making communication difficult. I'm Amber Payton with
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  Speaker 2: BIN News Now. Back to you, Doug.
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  Speaker 4: All right.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks a lot. Tonight, Democratic leaders are preparing a two-part
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  Speaker 1: agenda after regaining control of Congress, financial relief for households
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  Speaker 1: and tougher scrutiny of the White House. Hakeem Jeffries likely
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  Speaker 1: to become the first black speaker of the House if elected,
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  Speaker 1: tells CNN.
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  Speaker 3: One of the first things that needs to happen now
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  Speaker 3: is not even waiting until we get to January 3rd
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  Speaker 3: of the new Congress in the new year, is that
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  Speaker 3: the president and the administration should end this reckless and
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  Speaker 3: costly war of choice in Iran that has skyrocketed gas prices,
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  Speaker 3: skyrocketed fertilizer prices, skyrocketed the price of diesel, and as
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  Speaker 3: a result, increased costs on everyday Americans.
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  Speaker 1: Jeffries is also prioritizing health care. He plans to help
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  Speaker 1: restore ACA insurance assistance and reversing Medicaid cuts when it
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  Speaker 1: comes to investigations. Democrats plan to meddle into alleged reports
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  Speaker 1: of Trump's family business dealings, corporate influence, and immigration enforcement.
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  Speaker 1: The White House says it's willing to cooperate on legislations,
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  Speaker 1: but calls any investigations politically motivated. Meanwhile, in Georgia, after
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  Speaker 1: Tuesday's historic victory, Governor-elect African-American Keisha Lance Bottoms held a
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  Speaker 1: news conference thanking her supporters and explained how she beat
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  Speaker 1: out billionaire Republican Rick Jackson. Bottoms told the media she
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  Speaker 1: had the message voters of all colors wanted to hear.
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  Speaker 4: We heard the people loud and clear when they talked
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  Speaker 4: about challenges related to affordability. We've heard people loud and
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  Speaker 4: clear when they've said that they can't get access in
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  Speaker 4: their communities. We've heard people loud and clear when they
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  Speaker 4: said they need more access and expanded resources for mental
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  Speaker 4: health services. We've heard our veterans loud and clear when
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  Speaker 4: they've said that the VA cuts have hurt them tremendously.
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  Speaker 1: Bottoms also mentioned how it was faith that carried her
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  Speaker 1: through some of the toughest moments of her campaign when
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  Speaker 1: there was little money to push forward. The AJC reports
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  Speaker 1: Jackson invested $ 200 million of his own money in the race.
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  Speaker 1: Bottoms did get some help from national donors and Democratic organizations,
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  Speaker 1: but nothing close to Jackson's budget. NBC News reports Trump's
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  Speaker 1: low approval rating in Georgia became central to Bottoms' messaging.
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  Speaker 1: Keisha Lance Bottoms is the nation's first black woman governor.
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  Speaker 1: And finally, you knew it was coming. I'm speaking about
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  Speaker 1: veteran hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj. The Trinidadian immigrant took to
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  Speaker 1: X to defend President Trump after Democrats won back the
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  Speaker 1: House and Senate. In a post, she reminded Americans that
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  Speaker 1: Trump is still the president and congratulated all of the winners,
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  Speaker 1: including black Florida rep Byron Donalds, who's the state's new governor.
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  Speaker 1: Donalds also made history. as the state's first black chief executive.
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  Speaker 1: Minaj also used her post to praise Elon Musk. Black Twitter,
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  Speaker 1: of course, responded quickly to her post, criticizing her rhetoric.
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  Speaker 1: Some users also commented that Minaj is just kissing up
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  Speaker 1: to President Trump due to her current immigration status. Stay
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  Speaker 1: you get your podcasts. I'm Doug Davis for the Black
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