
newsMar 19, 20261:01:08pending
Fed drops jobs bomb as real bombs continue falling
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-- On the Show
-- JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, joins us in person to discuss immigration enforcement fears in Chicago, regulating crypto and prediction markets, and what agenda Democrats should pursue ahead of 2028
-- Jerome Powell warns the United States economy faces rising inflation risks, weak private sector job growth, and tariff-driven pressure, as Donald Trump’s policies strain the labor market
-- Maria Bartiromo and other Fox hosts react nervously to hotter-than-expected inflation data and warn Americans that prices could worsen in the coming months
-- Donald Trump posts a confusing threat about the South Pars gas field in Iran that reveals panic over escalating conflict and the economic fallout of the war
-- Karoline Leavitt struggles to defend Operation Epic Fury and gives evasive answers when pressed about NATO coordination and the administration’s war strategy
-- Markwayne Mullin, Trump's choice to replace Kristi Noem at DHS, refuses to say he would follow the law over the president when questioned by Maggie Hassan about illegal orders
-- JD Vance delivers a speech to a quiet crowd and tells Americans struggling with gas prices that people overseas are suffering even more
-- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez argues the Trump administration’s shifting explanations for war with Iran contradict earlier claims about destroying Iran’s nuclear capabilities
-- On the Bonus Show: Labor rights leader Cesar Chavez is accused of sexual abuse, Joe Kent is under FBI investigation after resigning in protest over the Iran war, a judge implies he'll stop construction of Trump's ballroom, and much more...
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(00:00) Start(01:37) Powell warns of economic risks(08:23) Fox reacts to inflation report(16:20) Trump threat about Iran gas field(22:21) Leavitt struggles defending war plan(29:29) Mullin questioned on illegal orders(36:10) JB Pritzker interview(45:49) Vance comments on gas prices(52:42) Ocasio-Cortez questions Iran war claims
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