Breaking news. Charges dropped. Three counts against former President Donald Trump are thrown out in georgia, how the judge is explaining his decision. Time up for tiktok . The chineseowned app is now one step closer to being banned in the u. S. Whats next for the legislation and what it means for millions of american users. Prescription for change, a weight loss drug gets approved for a new use. And game over . Doesnt have to be for kids who just love their video games. How you can help them set healthy boundaries. Well begin this hour with that breaking news involving former President Donald Trump. A judge Scott Mccaffrey overseeing the Georgia Election interference case has dropped three charges. Saying the prosecution lacked enough detail for those charges. Hes pleaded not guilty to the counts. Leading us off this hour is blayne alex ander in atlanta, blayne, walk us through this, what charges were dropped. What it means for the case against trump . Reporter ellison, three counts t
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Credit rating, citing concerns including deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years and eroding confidence in the u. S. s fiscal management. In the next hour, how much confidence do you have in the nations Economic Leadership . Call and let us know. 202 7488001 for republicans, 202 7488000 free democrats in independents 202 7488002. If you want to post on social media, you can do that on facebook and twitter. You can text us at 202 7488003 and follow the show on instagram. The Fitch Credit Agency made the announcement. Fitch downgrades the u. S. Longterm rating, outlook stable. When it comes to some of the reasonings for the downgrade, you can find online, here it is in part. There has been atead deterioration of standards of governance over the last 20 years, including fiscal and debt matters notwithstanding the june bipartisan ant to suspend the debt limit. The repeated debt limit politicaloffs and lastminute resolutions have eroded confidence in fiscal managemen
Washington journal is next. Host welcome to washington journal, one of the nations three big Credit Rating agencies recently downgraded the u. S. Credit rating, citing concerns including deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years and eroding confidence in the u. S. s fiscal management. In the next hour, how much confidence do you have in the nations Economic Leadership . Call and let us know. 202 7488001 for republicans, 202 7488000 free democrats in independents 202 7488002. If you want to post on social media, you can do that on facebook and twitter. You can text us at 202 7488003 and follow the show on instagram. The Fitch Credit Agency made the announcement. Fitch downgrades the u. S. Longterm rating, outlook stable. When it comes to some of the reasonings for the downgrade, you can find online, here it is in part. There has been a steady deteoration of standards of governance over the last 20 years, including fiscal and debt matters nstanding the june bipartis
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