“Playing with fire”

August 26th, 2025, 4pm: A ratcheting up pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve: Donald Trump says he’s removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Nicolle Wallace discusses the implications for democracy as Trump’s second term looks more and more like a descent into authoritarianism. Later, an update on Congress’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and more on the states wading into the redistricting fights. 

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