State of Play: debt ceiling talks and a murky 2024

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🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The political fight over the debt ceiling continues to grow, as we approach a cliff that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says will come at the start of June. Meanwhile, lies were a central theme in politics this week. Axios' Hans Nichols explains in our weekly politics State of Play. Plus, the FDA lifts a longtime restriction on blood donations. And, Netflix says it will put billions into more Korean content. Guests: Axios' Hans Nichols; University of California, Irvine's Kyung Hyun Kim; and LAist's Vivian Yoon. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: White House debt ceiling meeting postponed FDA formally loosens blood donor restrictions on gay, bisexual men California Love: K-Pop Dreaming - Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0	Good morning! Welcome to Axios today.
0:36.0	It's Friday, May 12th. I'm Nyla Budu.
0:38.0	Here's what you need to know today.
0:40.0	The FDA lifts a longtime restriction on blood donations.
0:43.0	Plus, Netflix says it'll put billions more into Korean content.
0:48.0	But first, debt ceiling talks and a murky 2024 election.
0:52.0	Our weekly politics state of play is today's one big thing.
0:59.0	While new data this week shows inflation is easing,
1:02.0	the political fight over the debt ceiling continues to grow.
1:05.0	As we approach a cliff, the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says
1:08.0	will come at the start of June.
1:10.0	Axios' Hans Nichols is here to catch us up quick.
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