Washington Today (5-31-23): House Dem votes save debt limit & spending cut bill after GOP revolt

House moves towards a vote a bill that suspends the U.S. debt limit and avoids a default in just a handful of days, while also reducing federal spending, by clearing another hurdle today, passing the Rule for the bill, which will set up general debate and final passage vote tonight.

We hear some of the debate on the Rule, for and against, speak with The Hill's congressional reporter Mychael Schnell (3) about the dramatic vote to pass the Rule, with Democratic votes saving the bill after a Republican revolt, and whether the bill will pass tonight.

President Joe Biden gets a briefing on preparing for hurricane and wildfire season.

Transportation Department proposes to make more robust automatic emergency braking systems standard on all light-duty cars and trucks

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby on a Chinese military jet flying close to a U.S. plane in the South China Sea, what the Pentagon calls "an unnecessarily aggressive maneuver".

And a special NASA panel on unidentified aerial phenomena, also called UFO's, holds its first public meeting.

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Title: Washington Today (5-31-23): House Dem votes save debt limit & spending cut bill after GOP revolt
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