Writers' Strike, Debt Ceiling, SCOTUS Ethics Hearing

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🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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The Writers Guild of America called on their members to stage a strike after failed negotiations over updates to compensation agreements in the streaming era. President Joe Biden has invited lawmakers to the White House for talks to settle the debt ceiling debate after a deadline was set for default. And, The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing today on Supreme Court Ethics after findings that several justices hadn't disclosed questionable business dealings and gifts.

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0:00.0	The U.S. may run out of money to pay its bills by June 1st.
0:05.9	And how Speaker Kevin McCarthy is playing hardball.
0:08.3	We will not pass the debt seeing that it just raises it without doing something about
0:11.6	our debt.
0:12.6	Can lawmakers reach an agreement before the clock runs out?
0:14.7	I'm Layla Faldon.
0:15.7	That's Amartina's and this is Up First from NPR News.
0:21.2	Hollywood writers are going on strike after failed negotiations over updates to compensation
0:26.3	agreements in the streaming era.
0:28.0	Yes, the show is a hit, but I don't get paid every time somebody watches it.
0:32.1	What does this mean for your favorite shows?
0:33.7	And the Senate Judiciary Committee is investigating Supreme Court justices after recent reports
0:38.6	found several judges had questionable business dealings.
0:41.5	Stay with us.
0:42.5	We've got all the news you need to start your day.
0:49.5	Support for this podcast comes from NPR sponsor Raymond James, a firm focused on transforming
0:54.9	lives, businesses and communities through tailored wealth management, banking and capital
1:00.2	market solutions.
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1:04.7	Hollywood writers are striking against the major studios.
1:07.4	Yeah, writers are demanding updates to their contracts to keep up with the streaming
1:11.6	era and they don't want to be replaced by AI.
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