Axios' Nyla Budu: I think there will be a government shutdown. She says Kevin McCarthy is under pressure from conservatives to cut spending even below levels he and Joe Biden agreed to in debt ceiling deal back in May. We also look at the purported coup in Niger and new unrest in Ethiopia that the State Department is trying to help reach a diplomatic solution to.
Catch up on some of the week’s biggest stories from the US and across the globe. Bloomberg’s Marc Champion, Courtney McBride and Jordan Fabian join this episode to discuss the latest on the US presidential race and the coming Republican debates; rising tensions in the Black Sea; and the uneven global economic recovery. Plus, the stories they’ll be keeping a close eye on in the weeks ahead.
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