Weekly Roundup: October 8th

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🗓️ 8 October 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Congress reached a deal to raise the debt ceiling enough to cover the government's spending for a few more months. Anemic job growth persists. Former president Trump is holding an Iowa rally this weekend and his continued flirtation with re-election has kept the Republican primary field on ice.

This episode: White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell, chief economics correspondent Scott Horsley, Iowa Public Radio reporter Clay Masters, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Annalisa from Seattle, Washington.
0:03.5	It's currently Friday night, and instead of going out with my friends,
0:06.7	I was staying up writing an essay that I turned in five minutes before the deadline.
0:11.5	Terry, if you're listening to this, please give me a passing grade.
0:15.7	This podcast was recorded at...
0:17.8	It is 109 PM on October 8th. It's a Friday and it's 2021.
0:24.5	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:26.7	Enjoy the show!
0:27.8	I appreciate the request for a passing grade and not an ape.
0:33.8	Look, if you got it in right before the buzzer, you're gonna take what they give you.
0:40.6	Good luck. I hope you worked out.
0:43.5	Yes.
0:44.5	Hey there, it's the Imperial Politics Podcast.
0:46.9	I'm Aisha Roscoe. I cover the White House.
0:48.9	I'm Kelsey Snally, cover Congress.
0:50.7	And Scott Horsley is with us once again. Hi, Scott.
0:54.3	Good to be with you.
0:55.5	Scott Horsley is a Chief Economics Correspondent at MPR.
1:01.5	This week, there was a little bit of good news because the federal government reached
1:06.7	a deal so that it will be able to keep paying on its debts.
1:12.1	The federal government is not gonna default for now.
1:15.7	So Kelsey, what exactly happened in the Senate?
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