House to Vote on GOP Bill to Avert a Shutdown

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🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Sept. 19. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are looking to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, as they vote on a short-term spending bill today. Plus, President Trump looks to use a $550 billion Japanese investment fund to revive U.S. manufacturing. The WSJ’s Jason Douglas says the proposed plan is receiving mixed reviews as Trump exerts growing influence on the private sector. Plus, a cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover brings its production lines to a grinding halt. Kate Bullivant hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:19.0	The Trump administration looks to ramp up U.S. manufacturing with help from Japan.
0:24.6	Plus, Congress heads for a shutdown brawl today with razor-tight votes in the House and Senate.
0:30.6	Well, time is running out. On October 1st, government funding lapses.
0:35.6	Hopefully they will deliver the votes that are necessary for us to keep the government open,
0:40.1	keep the lights on.
0:41.5	And production at Jaguar Land Rover is stuck in neutral after a major cyber attack.
0:47.5	It's Friday, September 19th.
0:50.0	I'm Kate Bullivant for the Wall Street Journal.
0:52.5	And here is the AM edition of What's News, the
0:55.5	top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:02.8	President Trump is once again looking to revive US manufacturing, this time with the
1:09.7	help of a $550 billion Japanese investment fund.
1:14.5	According to documents and people familiar with the discussion, the plan to spur domestic
1:19.5	factory construction would give priority to sectors such as semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, critical
1:26.1	minerals, energy, ships and quantum computing.
1:30.4	The journal's Jason Douglas is with us now. Jason, tell us a bit more about this $550 billion
1:37.1	investment fund from Japan. What does it involve? So this is part of the trade agreement
1:43.1	between the United States and Japan. So Japan got
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