Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Diane Rehm Show, 2015-10-30)

The Senate passed a budget agreement early this morning that will avert a government default and raise the nation’s debt ceiling through March 2017. Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan becomes the new Speaker of the House, ending John Boehner’s five-year tenure in the top leadership job. A disappointing third quarter GDP report may impact the Federal Reserve’s decision on whether to raise interest rates later this year. Republican presidential candidates rail against the media – and each other – in their third debate. Bernie Sanders calls for an end to the federal prohibition on marijuana. And a South Carolina police officer is fired for throwing a high school student across a classroom. A panel of journalists joins guest host Indira Lakshmanan for analysis of the week’s top national news stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-10-30/friday-news-roundup-domestic