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  • May 30, 2023
    May 30, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Ukraine Launches Biggest Ever Drone Attack on Moscow from Reuters
    (00:45) - House GOP Leaders Confident of Passing Debt Ceiling Compromise with Biden from Axios
    (01:26) - Nine People, Including Four Minors, Injured in Mass Shooting at Hollywood Broadwalk from CBS News Miami
    (02:08) - Ted Cruz Faces Backlash for Criticizing Uganda's Anti-LGBT+ Laws from Independent.co.uk
    3 min
  • May 29, 2023
    May 29, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Biden and McCarthy Strike Debt Ceiling Deal from CNBC
    (00:40) - Russia Pummels Kyiv with Drones and Missiles in 15th Air Assault This Month from France24
    (01:14) - Six-story apartment building collapses in Davenport, Iowa, with several people unaccounted for from CBS News
    (01:58) - North Korea Notifies Japan of Plan to Launch Satellite Between May 31 and June 11 from Reuters
    (02:36) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Announces New Products and Partnerships at Computex from TechCrunch
    4 min
  • May 28, 2023
    May 28, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - US Debt Ceiling Negotiations Push Towards Critical Default Deadline from Reuters
    (00:51) - Texas House Votes to Impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton from Al Jazeera
    (01:35) - Polls Open in Turkey's Presidential Runoff as Erdogan Fights for Historic Third Term from CNN
    (02:24) - Two Charging Companies Respond To Ford's Adoption Of The Tesla NACS Plug from CleanTechnica
    4 min
  • May 27, 2023
    May 27, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Biden and McCarthy Looking to Close US Debt Ceiling Deal for Two Years Until 2023 from Reuters
    (00:39) - Janet Yellen moves debt limit X-date to June 5 from CBS News
    (01:23) - Texas Attorney General Urges Supporters to Protest at Capitol Ahead of Impeachment Vote from The Guardian
    (02:03) - US Calls Kosovo's PM to Reverse Course After Protest Clashes at Serbia Border from Reuters
    (02:48) - Elizabeth Holmes Heads to Prison for Fraud, Questions Remain from Yahoo Finance
    5 min
  • May 26, 2023
    May 26, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Indiana Doctor Reprimanded for Discussing 10-Year-Old Rape Victim's Abortion Case with Reporter from The New York Times
    (00:33) - White House and House Republican Leaders Close in on Debt Ceiling Deal from CBS News
    (01:13) - Texas House Files 20 Articles of Impeachment Against Ken Paxton from The Texas Tribune
    (02:12) - Ukraine War: Drones and Missiles Shot Down, Alliance for Ukraine's F-16s, Wagner Group in Mali Sanctioned from Euronews
    (03:00) - Jim Cramer Says It's Too Early to Get Bullish on Market Despite Debt Ceiling Deal from CNBC
    4 min
  • May 25, 2023
    May 25, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Ron DeSantis' Presidential Launch Suffers Technical Issues from Independent.co.uk
    (00:34) - Democrats Seek Unlikely Debt Ceiling Savior: Mitch McConnell from The Hill
    (01:14) - Debt Ceiling Impasse Could Delay Social Security Payments for Senior Citizens from CNN
    (01:58) - Texas Republicans Focus on Mental Health and School Safety After Uvalde School Shooting from Texas Tribune
    (02:42) - Wagner Chief Warns of Revolution if Russia's War Effort in Ukraine Continues from CNN
    (03:33) - Fitch Places US on Rating Watch Negative Amid Debt Ceiling Debate from CNN
    5 min
  • May 24, 2023
    May 24, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - White House Negotiates Debt Ceiling Deal with House Democrats from Politico
    (00:47) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Announce 2024 Presidential Run Wednesday Evening from Washington Post
    (01:23) - Uvalde Shooting Fallout: Jobs Lost, Laws Debated, Survivors Mourned from The New York Times
    (02:17) - Satellite Images Show Scale of Destruction in Bakhmut, Ukraine from Al Jazeera
    (02:56) - Cross-Border Incursions From Ukraine May Stretch Russian Defences from Reuters
    (03:42) - Target Faces Backlash Over LGBTQ+ Clothing, Removes Merchandise from Washington Post
    5 min
  • May 23, 2023
    May 23, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Fresh Round of Debt Ceiling Talks Kick Off as US Default Worries Grow from Reuters
    (00:49) - Bryan Kohberger Refuses to Enter Plea at Idaho Student Murders Arraignment from Independent
    (01:38) - Seven States Reach Deal to Cut Water Usage in Drought-Hit Colorado River from NBC News
    (02:23) - Russia Battles Ukrainian Incursion for 2nd Day with Reports of Drone Attacks from NBC News
    (03:13) - Stock Market Today Live Updates: Biden and McCarthy Meet at White House for Debt Ceiling Talks from CNBC
    5 min
  • May 22, 2023
    May 22, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Debt Ceiling Negotiations Resume as Biden and McCarthy Meet at White House from CNBC
    (00:54) - Ukraine Claims Foothold in Part of Bakhmut, Aims to Encircle City from Reuters
    (01:38) - China Summons Japanese Envoy Over 'Anti-China' G7 Summit from Al Jazeera
    (02:32) - Meta Fined Record $1.3 Billion Over EU User Data Transfers to the US from CNBC
    4 min
  • May 21, 2023
    May 21, 2023
    (00:00) - Intro
    (00:03) - Russian Forces Seize Ukrainian City of Bakhmut After 8-Month Battle from AP News
    (01:14) - Debt Ceiling Talks Stalled Until Biden Returns From G7 Summit from Financial Times
    (01:45) - Parents Agree to Watch Footage of Their Kids Escaping Uvalde Massacre from CNN
    (02:27) - Biden and McCarthy Remain Far Apart on Debt Limit Talks from The New York Times
    (03:10) - Judge Strikes Down American Airlines, JetBlue Alliance from The Hill
    5 min

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