Tuesday, May 30th, 2023

Morning Announcements

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News, News Commentary, Daily News, Politics

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🗓️ 30 May 2023

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Today’s Headlines: President Biden and House Republicans have reached a deal to suspend the debt limit through 2025, preventing a federal default. The agreement includes spending limits, work requirements for SNAP recipients, and expanded benefits for veterans and others. The deal also ends the pause on student loan repayments. In Texas, the state House has impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton over bribery allegations. Turkey's President Erdogan has been reelected, and Russia has issued an arrest warrant for Senator Lindsey Graham. France threatens to block Twitter in Europe if it doesn't comply with new rules. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: AP News: Debt ceiling deal: What’s in, what’s out of the bill to avert US default CBS News: Debt ceiling deal's next steps — getting it through Congress CNBC: Treasury now says it could run out of money June 5, buying time for debt ceiling talks Texas Tribune: Texas AG Ken Paxton impeached, suspended from duties; will face Senate trial BBC News: Erdogan wins five more years as Turkey's president AP News: Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham over Ukraine comments The Wrap: France’s Digital Minister Threatens to Ban Twitter in Europe After Site Ditches Disinformation Rules Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Tuesday, May 30th, and you're listening to the morning announcements presented by
0:06.6	Betcha's media.
0:07.6	I'm your host Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute breakdown
0:11.6	of the headlines that isn't afraid to take a side and roast the most consequential reality
0:16.2	show there is.
0:17.5	Our government.
0:22.2	President Biden and the House Republicans have thankfully reached a deal to suspend the
0:25.8	country's debt limit through 2025.
0:28.3	In exchange for some limits to government spending, thus avoiding a federal default and
0:33.1	a global economic meltdown.
0:35.4	The agreement will keep non-defense spending roughly flat in 2024, and increase it by
0:40.0	only 1% in 2025, as well as require Congress to approve 12 annual spending bills or else
0:46.5	face a 1% spending cut.
0:48.8	It will also rescind approximately $30 billion of unspent COVID relief funds, and funding
0:54.0	that was allotted to the IRS last year to crack down on tax fraud, as well as accelerate
0:58.8	the time spent reviewing government projects for their environmental impact.
1:03.1	One of the provisions that will impact Americans most directly is the addition of expanded
1:07.4	work requirements for individuals who receive SNAP food benefits, by raising the age limit
1:12.2	from 49 to 54.
1:14.2	However, the agreement also includes new expanded benefits for veterans, unhoused individuals,
1:19.4	and young people aging out of foster care.
1:22.1	And finally, the deal will end the pause on student loan repayments in August, which
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