Tax bill debate, Cassie’s second day in trial, MLB’s historic decision & more

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🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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We start with the latest on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package. House lawmakers pressed RFK Jr. on vaccinations during his congressional hearing. We have key takeaways from Cassie Ventura’s second day on the stand in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial. We have an update on another high-profile student detained by immigration authorities. Plus, Major League Baseball’s historic decision on the sport’s permanent ban against two famous players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.2	From CNN, I'm Afamadiki, with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, May 14.
0:38.3	Lawmakers are at odds over what President Donald Trump has dubbed his quote,
0:42.3	One Big Beautiful Bill. Three House committees are working on moving elements of the sweeping tax and spending cuts package,
0:48.3	one step closer to a full floor vote in the chamber by Memorial Day.
0:53.3	Earlier today, the House Ways and Means
0:54.9	Committee advanced a portion of Trump's agenda. After more than 24 hours of debate, the House
1:00.4	Energy and Commerce Committee also voted to advance a slice of the Megabille, which includes
1:05.2	a major overhaul to Medicaid, among other health and energy provisions. But Missouri Republican
1:10.6	Senator Josh Hawley,
1:12.1	whose state relies heavily on Medicaid,
1:14.4	said the House's version of the bill
1:16.0	won't pass in the Senate without major changes.
1:18.7	We're not talking here about just work requirements.
1:21.8	The House goes much, much, much further than that.
1:24.3	This is real Medicaid benefit cuts.
1:26.1	I can't support that.
1:27.1	No Republicans should support that. We're the party of the working class. We need to Medicaid benefit cuts. I can't support that. No Republicans should support
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