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Global News Podcast

US Republicans face mutiny in Congress

Global News Podcast

BBC

News, Daily News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Rep. Matt Gaetz vows to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy following a budget deal that split the Republican Party. Also: Hundreds of thousands of Poles have joined an opposition rally in Warsaw ahead of a crucial general election. And European golfers beat the Americans in a dramatic Ryder Cup.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:06.0

I'm Nigel Adely and in the early hours of Monday, the 2nd of October,

0:10.6

these are our main stories. The fallout continues from Saturday's temporary deal

0:16.2

to avoid a U.S. government shutdown, as further military aid to Ukraine is now under threat,

0:22.0

and deep political divisions are exposed. Hundreds of thousands of polls join the

0:27.1

not-position rally in Warsaw, ahead of a crucial general election.

0:31.6

And we're here from the writer of a new play, which recalls the miraculous escape of Danish Jews

0:37.5

during World War II. Ordinary Danes, fishermen, policemen, nurses, priests, they stood up

0:44.9

and they helped them at risk of their own lives and potentially their families lives as well.

0:49.6

Also in this podcast, Turkey hits Kurdish targets in Northern Iraq, following a suicide bombing

0:58.6

near the parliament in Ankara. And... Sorry, proud. I mean, it was rollercoaster today.

1:05.7

Never felt so many emotions. Guys, it's just hung in there like I knew they would.

1:10.4

High drama, as European golfers hold off an American revival to reclaim the writer cup.

1:21.2

Mugene could be about to descend on U.S. Congress. A hard-line Republican, Matt Gates says he will

1:28.0

seek to oust how Speaker Kevin McCarthy, after he defied the right wing of his own party,

1:34.0

and pushed through a last-minute spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.

1:38.9

Without enough support from the Republicans, he relied on opposition Democrats.

1:44.5

On the U.S. broadcaster ABC on Sunday, Mr. Gates accused Mr. McCarthy of having lied to

1:51.0

conservative members of the party. America's lawmakers take one upper-down vote on the funding

1:57.2

of the entire government. That is crazy. That is the reason we're 33 trillion in debt.

2:01.6

We want to move to single-subject spending bills, so he made that commitment, he broke it.

2:05.8

And if at this time, next week, Kevin McCarthy is still Speaker of the House,

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