The News Roundup For June 2, 2023

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Summary

The House passed a deal to raise the debt ceiling this week in an attempt to avoid an economic disaster. Now, it moves to the Senate where amendments are expected.

Meanwhile, overseas a top Russian official said U.K. lawmakers are legitimate military targets after the British foreign secretary argued that Ukraine has the right to use military force within Russia's borders.

A new law passed in Uganda would sentence a gay person to life in prison and maybe even the death penalty. The bill's signing prompted criticism from human rights groups.

And Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won another four years in office after being pushed to a runoff election.

We cover all this and more during the this edition of the News Roundup.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Sarah. I'm your host for this edition of The News Roundup.
0:03.5	Just a quick heads up before we start the show,
0:05.6	the news is rapidly changing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode.
0:10.4	Stay up to date with the news by listening to your local NPR member station
0:14.2	and visiting npr.org for all the latest.
0:17.2	Thanks for listening and enjoy the show.
0:19.4	You're listening to the 1A podcast. I'm in PR Sarah McCammon and it's time for another edition of
0:32.5	The News Roundup. So let's get into it. The people who negotiated this, I wouldn't let them buy me a car.
0:38.4	It's been a long week here in Washington. The Senate passed a bill late last night to raise the
0:44.5	debt ceiling into 2025 and cut the deficit. All that's needed now is the presidential pen,
0:50.8	but there's plenty of other important news from across the country to catch up on.
0:54.3	And joining us for the hour to talk about it are Idris Kallun,
0:57.5	Washington Bureau Chief for the Economist, Washington correspondent Joe Matthew from Bloomberg,
1:02.8	and even MacKend National Politics Reporter at CNN. Welcome to Olive You.
1:08.1	For months, the country has been holding its collective breath over whether Congress could
1:12.0	get its act together over the debt ceiling. And today we are all breathing just a little bit
1:16.8	easier. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden agreed to a deal over the
1:22.2	holiday weekend. The bill passed the House on Wednesday and the Senate gave it the green light
1:26.9	last night. The relief from some was palpable. Okay, good evening everybody. Now Democrats are
1:34.0	feeling very good tonight. We've saved the country from the scourge of default, even though there
1:40.2	was some on the other side who wanted default, wanted to lead us to default. That Senate
1:45.7	majority leader, Democrat Chuck Schumer, Eva, I'll start with you. Even if this delay in raising
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