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Musk, Trump and a divided House send government toward shutdown

Musk, Trump and a divided House send government toward shutdown

Here & Now
19 min
20 Dec 24
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The House voted down a second try at reaching a deal to avert a government shutdown at midnight on Friday. ABC's Rick Klein discussed what's to come. And, striking Amazon workers — members of the Teamsters Union — are seeking recognition of their union, better working conditions and higher pay. Randy Korgan — the Teamster's National Director for Amazon shares more about the ongoing strike. Then, data centers are driving a huge surge in electricity demand as artificial intelligence and cloud computing grow. Brian Singer, an analyst at Goldman Sachs, looks to the future of data and electricity usage.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy