Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 - Hostages freed; Trump’s Nobel dreams; Tariffs tank crypto; DOJ eyes Bolton; Gov’t shutdown; Dominion goes red

Listen to this episode from Morning Announcements on Spotify. Today’s Headlines: The last 20 living Israeli hostages were reunited with their families yesterday as Israel and Hamas completed their biggest prisoner exchange yet—250 prisoners and 1,700 detainees released to Gaza. President Trump marked the moment by urging Israel’s president to pardon Bibi before heading to the Egypt peace summit, where Pakistan’s PM nominated him for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Sure, why not. The ceasefire deal came just days after Trump gave Qatar the green light to build a U.S. Air Force base in Idaho and guaranteed its national security—something we’ve never done for a non-NATO ally. Meanwhile, he’s threatening 100% tariffs on all Chinese imports starting November 1st, sending crypto prices crashing (but making one mystery trader $200 million richer). Next on his Nobel campaign tour, Trump meets Zelensky on Friday, floated giving Ukraine Tomahawk missiles. In other news, the DOJ is expected to charge his ex-adviser John Bolton for mishandling classified documents, the government shutdown hit day 11 with over 4,000 federal workers laid off—including teams from Education, HUD, and the CDC—while military families are turning to food pantries and Philly just lost its only rape crisis center. And finally, Dominion Voting Systems—the company Fox paid $800M for lying about—has been bought by a Missouri firm run by a former GOP election official. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: NBC News: Live updates: All living Israeli hostages released from Gaza; Trump, world leaders sign peace deal in Egypt CNN: US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho Axios: Trump, Zelensky to discuss Tomahawks for Ukraine at White House Friday WaPo: China vows to retaliate if Trump makes good on 100 percent tariff threat Yahoo: Trump tariffs live updates: Trump downplays China tensions; Goldman sees US consumers paying 55% of costs Coin Central: How One Trader Made $160 Million Shorting Crypto Before Trump's China Tariff Bombshell MSNBC: Criminal charges against Bolton expected as early as next week WaPo: Trump administration begins laying off federal workers amid shutdown Axios: CDC purge hits 600 workers in key offices despite reversals The Guardian: Majority of special education staff in US education department laid off – report | Trump administration Time: Shutdown Causes ‘Unprecedented’ Spike in Military Families Using Food Pantries Inquirer: Philadelphia’s only rape crisis center is pausing services indefinitely amid state budget impasse. It’s a ‘colossal loss.’ Axios: Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices