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Feb 9, 2018

02/09/2018: The blink-and-you-missed-it government shutdown

(U.S. Edition) While you were sleeping, the government shut down…and then voted to reopen. After Republican Sen. Rand Paul briefly helped stall a vote, the House ended up passing a $400 billion budget deal. We’ll talk to budget guru Stan Collender about where some of the money in this deal is going and why we could have another shutdown soon. Next, we’ll discuss how markets are doing in Asia following the Dow’s 1,000-point plunge yesterday, and then look at NBC’s plans to attract more eyeballs by streaming coverage of the Olympics online.

Sen. James Risch (R-ID) (L) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) leave the U.S. Capitol following early morning votes on Friday in Washington, D.C. Despite an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to slow down the process, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to continue to fund the government and lift strict budget caps.
Sen. James Risch (R-ID) (L) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) leave the U.S. Capitol following early morning votes on Friday in Washington, D.C. Despite an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to slow down the process, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to continue to fund the government and lift strict budget caps.
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(U.S. Edition) While you were sleeping, the government shut down…and then voted to reopen. After Republican Sen. Rand Paul briefly helped stall a vote, the House ended up passing a $400 billion budget deal. We’ll talk to budget guru Stan Collender about where some of the money in this deal is going and why we could have another shutdown soon. Next, we’ll discuss how markets are doing in Asia following the Dow’s 1,000-point plunge yesterday, and then look at NBC’s plans to attract more eyeballs by streaming coverage of the Olympics online.