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Episode Synopsis
1. The Trump administration responds to a federal judge's order that it pay out SNAP food assistance benefits immediately, despite the government shutdown. SNAP is known as FoodShare here in Wisconsin. Nearly 700-thousand people in our state rely on the benefits.
2. Senators are back on Capitol Hill today as the government shutdown enters its 34th day. The record for the longest shutdown in US history is likely to be broken in less than 48 hours as Democrats and Republicans show no signs of reaching an end to the stalemate. Those flying this week may experience longer than usual wait times at TSA. Staffing shortages have also been reported in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, and Miami, all of which are crucial airline system hubs.
3. It's one of Wall Street's biggest merger announcements to date! And it will create a giant consumer health goods company. These are two iconic companies. Kimberly-Clark has been trying to challenge the dominance of Procter & Gamble and Kenvue has been on the selling block for a while now. It was spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023.
2. Senators are back on Capitol Hill today as the government shutdown enters its 34th day. The record for the longest shutdown in US history is likely to be broken in less than 48 hours as Democrats and Republicans show no signs of reaching an end to the stalemate. Those flying this week may experience longer than usual wait times at TSA. Staffing shortages have also been reported in cities like Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, and Miami, all of which are crucial airline system hubs.
3. It's one of Wall Street's biggest merger announcements to date! And it will create a giant consumer health goods company. These are two iconic companies. Kimberly-Clark has been trying to challenge the dominance of Procter & Gamble and Kenvue has been on the selling block for a while now. It was spun off from Johnson & Johnson in 2023.
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