FiveThirtyEight Politics

There's A Debt Ceiling Agreement ... For Now

May 30, 2023

01:03:14

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Debt Ceiling Agreement Suspends the Debt Limit

3min

Biden's Position on the Debt Ceiling

3min

The White House's Rounding Error on the Debt Cut

2min

The Debt Ceiling and New Taxes Off the Table

2min

The Cost of Cutting Spending

3min

The IRS and the Tax Cuts

2min

The White House's Stance on Bipartisan Legislation

2min

Kevin McCarthy Says He's Not Worried About the Negotiations Over the Government Funding Bill

2min

10.

The Confusion of Polls on the Debt Ceiling

3min

11.

The Debt Ceiling: A Good or Bad Use of Polling?

2min

12.

The Debt Ceiling and the Debt Solution

2min

13.

The President's Strategy of Staying on the Sidelines

2min

14.

The Opposition's Position on the Debt Ceiling

2min

15.

The Effects of a Short Debt Ceiling Breach on the Economy

2min

16.

The Rise of State Legislation Restrictions Around Gender and Sexuality

2min

17.

The Rise and Fall of Anti-LGBT Legislation

3min

18.

The Republican-Led Debate on Abortion in Arkansas

2min

19.

The Evolution of Transgender Laws

3min

20.

The Fall of Support for Same-Sex Marriage in America

2min

21.

The Importance of Transgender People in Public Opinion

2min

22.

The Role of Religious Right in the Republican Party's Base

2min

23.

The Forgotten Girls

2min

24.

The Importance of Community in a Small Town

2min

25.

Darcy's Journey After High School

2min

26.

The Disadvantages of Ambition in Girls

2min

27.

How to Build Community in Your Neighborhood

2min

28.

Forgotten Girls for Anyone Who's Interested

2min

In this installment of the podcast, the crew talks about what’s in the debt ceiling agreement, why polls on the debt ceiling have been straight-up contradictory and what could happen if the legislation isn’t passed by next Monday. They also discuss the significant increase in laws involving sexuality and gender in Republican-led states and what Americans think about them. And Galen speaks with senior writer Monica Potts about her new book, "The Forgotten Girls."

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