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SpaceX Completes Starship Flight, Tulsi Gabbard Resigns, More

23 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.672 - 5.121 Stephen Carroll

Hello, I'm Stephen Carroll. I'm in Brussels, where many of Europe's biggest decisions get made.

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5.622 - 10.011 Caroline Hepke

And I'm Caroline Hepke in London. We're the hosts of the Bloomberg Daybreak Europe podcast.

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10.391 - 15.001 Stephen Carroll

We're up early every weekday, keeping an eye on what's happening across Europe and around the world.

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15.422 - 21.634 Caroline Hepke

We do it early so the news is fresh, not recycled, and so you know what actually matters as the day gets going.

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21.698 - 27.166 Stephen Carroll

From Brussels, I'm following the politics, policy and the people shaping the European Union right now.

27.206 - 32.633 Caroline Hepke

And from London, I'm looking at what all that means for markets, money and the wider economy.

33.154 - 37.48 Stephen Carroll

We've got reporters across Europe and around the globe feeding in as stories break.

37.941 - 42.587 Caroline Hepke

So whether it's geopolitics, energy, tech or markets, you're hearing it while it happens.

43.028 - 45.03 Stephen Carroll

It's smart, calm and to the point.

Chapter 2: What are the latest updates from SpaceX's recent Starship flight?

347.065 - 367.147 Ed Kalecki

Anthropic is set to close its latest round of funding, which may top $30 billion at a valuation above $900 billion as soon as next week, vaulting ahead of rival OpenAI to become the world's most valuable AI startup. Sequoia Capital, Dragonair Investment Group, Altimeter Capital, and GreenOaks Capital Partners are expected to co-lead the financing round.

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367.307 - 386.404 Ed Kalecki

Each of the firms plan to invest roughly $2 billion. A number of other existing Anthropic investors are also planning to participate, including Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and General Catalyst. The total investments in the round are currently tracking north of the $30 billion that Anthropic had been targeting. The commitments are still being finalized and the terms could change.

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386.384 - 400.803 Ed Kalecki

A federal judge Friday dismissed a human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, finding that the Justice Department's pursuit of criminal charges was designed to punish him for challenging his mistaken deportation to El Salvador last year.

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401.404 - 424.729 Ed Kalecki

The ruling amounted to an extraordinary rebuke of a Justice Department that under President Trump has repeatedly been accused of targeting defendants for political purposes. Rob Bass, who was best known for the hit It Takes Two, passed away Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 59. The Friday numbers on Wall Street. The Dow gained 294. NASDAQ was up 50. The S&P added 27.

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425.47 - 445.431 Ed Kalecki

The 10-year Treasury yield at 4.55%. The two-year at 4.12%, checking oil. West Texas Intermediate, 96.88%, up one-half of 1%. Brent Crude, 88.17%, up four-tenths of 1%. That's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Ed Kalecki. This is Bloomberg.

Chapter 3: Why did Tulsi Gabbard resign from her position?

448.635 - 456.866 Tom Keen

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457.167 - 465.278 Paul Sweeney

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465.258 - 476.708 Alexis Christophorus

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476.889 - 489.58 Tom Keen

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489.76 - 493.864 Paul Sweeney

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493.844 - 502.601 Alexis Christophorus

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502.621 - 507.55 Tom Keen

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508.576 - 512.863 Scarlett Fu

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513.103 - 516.969 Paul Sweeney

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