Women’s right to choose wins in South Carolina, Kevin McCarthy and disarray in the of the US Congress, The Emerging composer and Singer Songwriter: How difficult is it?

- Rep.-elect Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) Friday became the next speaker of the House after more than a dozen GOP holdouts backed him once progress was made on a deal hashing out the rules of the 118th Congress. This comes after 15 rounds of voting. - In South Carolina, the high court ruled 3-2 Thursday that the state’s six-week abortion ban violated the state’s constitutional right to privacy. The ruling means the state’s previous ban at about 20 weeks stays in place, for now. - Listen to the music compositions by our special guest who goes by the name "Lavyta". Pretty darn incredible. "Only on the Andy and Amanda Show!" Questions and comments: Email the show: [email protected]