Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy pledged to pass legislation to raise the debt ceiling at at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday - but all of this comes as budget politics are heating up on Capitol Hill. What will it take to reach a consensus?<ul>
<li>Plus, AI-generated tax scams.</li>
<li>And, what the Bud Light controversy says about America today.</li>
</ul>Guests: Axios' Matt Phillips, Peter Allen Clark and Eleanor Hawkins.Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Fonda Mwangi and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.Go Deeper:<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/admin/eden/editor/story/aa6bbcbb-c04e-41ef-910c-d65bbd1bf7aa">Budget politics heat up as Speaker McCarthy visits Wall Street</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/13/tax-scams-irs-ai-chatbot-chatgpt?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioswhatsnext&amp;stream=science">AI chatbots give tax scammers a boost</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.axios.com/admin/eden/editor/story/66f1480e-717d-4ef6-9e7c-23801ceca2d3">How Bud Light became a microcosm of America in 2023</a></li>
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