South Korea's President In Washington, McCarthy's Debt Ceiling Bill, Sudan Conflict

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🗓️ 26 April 2023

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is meeting President Biden in Washington D.C. to discuss defense and business ties, as the two countries mark 70 years of alliance this year. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is gathering votes to try to pass his proposed debt ceiling bill. And as the Sudan conflict drags on, it may threaten regional stability.

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0:00.0	South Korea's president is in Washington to talk trade and nuclear deterrence.
0:06.4	Yoon Sung-yul wants protection from North Korea and doesn't want to be caught in the U.S.
0:11.4	competition with China.
0:13.0	What can President Biden offer?
0:14.4	I'm Michelle Martin.
0:15.4	That's Steve Innskeep and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.0	The United States is moving closer to defaulting on its debts.
0:24.4	How Speaker Kevin McCarthy insists he does not want economic calamity, but Republicans
0:28.8	have yet to agree on what they want in return for paying the bills.
0:32.6	What do various lawmakers want and how would they agree with Democrats?
0:36.3	Also, what if the chaos in Sudan spreads?
0:39.7	If you look at where Sudan sits on the map, it is surrounded by a host of highly fragile
0:46.8	states.
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