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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour. I'm Doug Davis. Coming up, Hakeem Jeffries,
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  Speaker 1: who will likely become the first Black House speaker, outlines
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  Speaker 1: the Democratic agenda after Tuesday's election. Plus, Los Angeles Mayor
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  Speaker 1: African-American Karen Bass made the dreaded phone call today to
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  Speaker 1: her challenger, Nathia Rahman. And here comes the fallout. Trump's
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  Speaker 1: civil rights chief is throwing in the towel. Expect more.
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  Speaker 1: These stories and more news affecting Black America are on
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  Speaker 1: the way this hour. Stick around. But first, here's BIN
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  Speaker 1: 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 3: All right.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks a lot. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is poised
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  Speaker 1: to make history as the first black speaker. As Democrats
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  Speaker 1: prepare to take over Congress, Jeffries outlines the work he
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  Speaker 1: wants the party to pursue while speaking on CNN.
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  Speaker 3: One of the first things that needs to happen now,
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  Speaker 3: not even waiting until we get to January 3rd of
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  Speaker 3: the new Congress in the new year, is that the
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  Speaker 3: president and the administration should end this reckless and costly
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  Speaker 3: 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. There was never
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  Speaker 3: a reason to get into this war, and we need
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  Speaker 3: to get out of it immediately.
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  Speaker 1: Healthcare is also a major issue in the Democratic agenda.
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  Speaker 1: Jeffrey wants Obamacare assistance to return to Americans in need
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  Speaker 1: and the reversal of Medicaid cuts.
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  Speaker 3: We ran on affordability. We won decisively on affordability. We
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  Speaker 3: now have a responsibility to govern on affordability.
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  Speaker 1: Democrats are also planning to investigate possible conflicts. involving Trump's
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  Speaker 1: family businesses, ICE enforcement, and corporate influence. Meanwhile, African-American L.A.
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  Speaker 1: Mayor Karen Bass has conceded in the city's razor-sharp mayoral election.
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  Speaker 1: Bass found councilmember and challenger Nathia Rahman today to congratulate her.
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  Speaker 1: The latest returns show Rahman with 52.1 percent and Bass
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  Speaker 1: with 47.9 percent. Bass says she accepts the loss and
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  Speaker 1: will assist the incoming administration. The concession follows a different
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  Speaker 1: message Bass had on election night. when she encouraged supporters
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  Speaker 1: as ballots were being counted.
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  Speaker 3: As we await for the votes to be counted, there
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  Speaker 3: is one thing I can tell you with absolute certainty.
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  Speaker 3: I have never been more proud of our city.
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  Speaker 1: Bass became L.A. 's first woman mayor and its second
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  Speaker 1: black mayor in 2022. Her reelection campaign faced pushback and scrutiny.
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  Speaker 1: over homelessness and the city's handling of the Palisades fire. Ryman,
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  Speaker 1: born in India, campaigned on making life more affordable and
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  Speaker 1: says she's changing how the city approaches homelessness. She will
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  Speaker 1: become L.A. 's first Asian-American mayor. And finally, a federal
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  Speaker 1: office rooted in the civil rights struggle faces another leadership
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  Speaker 1: issue and black civil rights leaders are applauding. Harmet Dillon
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  Speaker 1: is resigning as a DOJ civil rights chief. AG Todd
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  Speaker 1: Blanche made the announcement and thanked her. For her service,
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  Speaker 1: CBS News reports that the department dismissed more than 50
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  Speaker 1: school desegregation agreements and ended several discrimination cases involving black Americans.
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  Speaker 1: Dillon defended removing federal oversight, saying the practice is outdated.
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  Speaker 1: The department also pulled back from proposed reforms for police
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  Speaker 1: in Minneapolis and Louisville, while it expanded detention measures. to
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  Speaker 1: gun rights and reverse discrimination cases. Dillon says she always
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  Speaker 1: intended on returning back to private practice. CBS News also
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  Speaker 1: reports that President Trump proposed she bow out in October.
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  Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Doug Davis for the
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