An Ignoble Experiment: The 7: A key new recording of Trump; the debt ceiling deal vote; takeaways from NASA’s UFO panel; and more

2023/06/01

Good morning. It's Thursday, June 1, and we're looking at pictures of a spectacular "Manhattanhenge" sunset in New York City this week. Now let's catch up.

The details: The bill would suspend the debt limit, which controls how much money the U.S. can borrow, until Jan. 2, 2025. It also cuts some government spending.
Why it matters: The bipartisan vote was a big step toward preventing a disastrous debt default. The U.S. has until Monday before it can't pay its bills.
What's next? The deal heads to the Senate. Lawmakers may have to work through the weekend to pass it in time.

When? The recording is from 2021. The former president appears to brag about having a document related to Iran, The Post reported yesterday.
What this means: The audio suggests that Trump understood the legal and security issues around having such restricted information.
Why it matters: Trump is under investigation for potentially mishandling government information. Hundreds of classified documents were found at his Florida home last year.

Why? The state's Supreme Court said a pair of laws passed last year were unconstitutional. They allowed private citizens to sue anyone who performed or enabled an abortion.
What now? Abortion remains largely inaccessible in the state due to a much older ban. But that one is less strict about allowing abortions in life-threatening situations.

Why? The white-collar workers, many in Seattle, were protesting the company's return-to-office policy, as well as climate issues. (Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns The Post.)
The big picture: This was part of a greater wave of anxiety spilling over in the tech industry after rounds of mass layoffs at multiple companies this year.

What are they? The first medications shown to slow cognitive decline from the disease. One of them could be granted full FDA approval as soon as this summer.
The plan: People enrolled in the outpatient part of Medicare, and who meet coverage criteria, will have the cost of these drugs covered, officials said this morning.

The details: The Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat are playing in the best-of-seven series. Game 1 in Denver starts at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. It airs on ABC.
What's at stake: If Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets win, it would be their first championship since joining the NBA. The Heat would be the first No. 8 seed in NBA history to take the title.

What to know: A team has looked into more than 800 sightings of mysterious objects in the skies, it said yesterday. Of those, between 2 and 5% can't be explained.
What now? The panel said it needed better information to understand these objects. But there's no evidence — so far — that the UFOs are linked to alien life.

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