Weekly Roundup: Thursday, August 1

Weekly Roundup: Thursday, August 1

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The Senate on Thursday approved a two-year budget deal that set new spending levels and boosted the nation’s borrowing authority. Plus, the Senate confirmed thirteen new federal judges, meaning Trump has shaped a quarter of the federal bench nationwide. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, Congressional correspondent Susan Davis and national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.