Friday, June 2, 2023
The 7
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🗓️ 2 June 2023
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Friday briefing: Debt ceiling deal passes Senate; Phoenix water shortage; hurricane season; spelling bee winner; and more
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| 0:00.0 | One of the biggest cities in the US is facing a groundwater shortage. |
| 0:08.0 | We also have an update on a key Trump investigation. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Jeff Pierre and this is the seven from the Washington Post. It's |
| 0:15.0 | Friday, June 2nd. It's also for all those who celebrate National Donut Day. |
| 0:19.5 | Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:28.6 | Number one, the debt ceiling deal passed the Senate last night. The bill would suspend the debt limit, which controls how much money the U.S. can borrow until January 2, 2025. |
| 0:35.8 | It's now on track to take effect by Monday. |
| 0:38.1 | That's when the government would no longer be able to pay all of its bills. |
| 0:41.9 | This means that the U.S. is basically out of the woods. |
| 0:44.7 | President Biden needs to sign the bill into law and that will be the final step. |
| 0:48.8 | The deal also cuts some government spending and there are a lot of other details too. |
| 0:53.0 | It adds new work requirements for food stamps and expedites a major natural gas pipeline in Virginia. A key Trump investigation has expanded. |
| 1:09.2 | A key Trump investigation has expanded. |
| 1:12.0 | That is story number two. Investigators in the Atlanta area |
| 1:15.6 | are examining efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies |
| 1:18.9 | to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat in Georgia. |
| 1:23.8 | The post reported this morning that investigators are looking at activities in Washington, |
| 1:27.9 | D.C. and several other states beyond Georgia. |
| 1:31.3 | This could be assigned that prosecutors are building a case for a far-reaching |
| 1:34.8 | criminal scheme under Georgia's racketeering laws. A decision on whether to file charges |
| 1:40.3 | is expected this summer. Number three, |
| 1:43.0 | the jobs. |
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