Friday Politics Roundup | Debt limit bill; Big Oil; Gannett strike; climate crisis; wildfires; DePasquale announces; theater kids fight back with joy.

<p>Debt limit deal passed in the Senate now <a href='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/02/joe-biden-debt-ceiling-bill?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter'>awaits Biden’s signature</a>. Another DC drama fest comes to a close. Losers in the deal are the poor, student debt holders, the IRS, and our planet. Winners include the uber-rich, Big Oil, and business-as-usual. </p> <p>Part of the debt limit deal ensures students will start paying their loans again at the end of the summer. And, <a href='https://prospect.org/economy/2023-06-02-manchin-pipeline-payoff-future-permitting-reform/'>Manchin will get his pipeline</a>. </p> <p>In a separate attack on student debt holders, the<a href='https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/u-s-senate-votes-to-block-student-loan-relief-white-house-will-veto/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=8776e3f1-a8ca-4564-a51f-0481b456ab92'> U.S. Senate voted to block Biden’s student loan relief package</a>. Biden says he’ll veto. </p> <p>The U.S. economy adds 339,000 jobs in May, way beyond economists’ expectations. </p> <p><a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/06/01/gannett-journalist-strike-walkout-protest-ceo/'>Hundreds of Gannet newspaper journalists</a> are set to walk off the job in protest of the company’s leadership and deep job cuts. </p> <p>A <a href='https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/wheat-supply-at-risk-climate-change-rcna86911'>new report shows</a> that the world’s wheat supply may be vulnerable to crisis due to climate change. </p> <p>Demonstrating once again that our justice system is built for the rich,<a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/30/health/sacklers-purdue-liability-bankruptcy.html?smid=tw-share'> the Sacklers will not face any personal liability</a> for the billions they made fanning the flames of the opioid crisis. </p> <p>Eugene DePasquale announces he will run for Attorney General. </p> <p><a href='https://www.inquirer.com/news/garden-state-parkway-wildfire-pinelands-bass-river-20230602.html'>New Jersey closes sections of the NJ Turnpik