Red Sea shipping attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia are putting China's exporters under pressure. A self-proclaimed Yemeni pirate has taken social media by storm. Why Democrats are worried about third parties. Plus, Congress clears a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown. #news #reuters #podcast 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe BACKGROUND READING: Red Sea shipping attacks pressure China's exporters as delays, costs mount 🔗 https://www.reuters.com/world/red-sea-crisis-pressures-chinas-exporters-shipping-delays-costs-mount-2024-01-19/ Biden allies plot to thwart third-party bids that threaten his reelection 🔗 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-allies-plot-thwart-third-party-bids-that-threaten-his-reelection-2024-01-18/ US Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, sends it to Biden 🔗 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-congress-scrambles-pass-stopgap-bill-avert-government-shutdown-2024-01-18/ Follow on Apple, Google or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript here: https://www.reuters.com/podcasts Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement (https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/privacy-statement.html) for information on our privacy and data protection practices.