$80B for the IRS, $7B for Elon, & Cuts for Wall Street Bankers A 8/10/22
Elon Musk sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, just in case the courts mandate he follow through with his deal to buy Twitter. As a part of the Inflation Reduction Act the IRS will receive an...
10 Aug 202229min
Searching Mar-a-Lago, Signing Off on CHIPS, & Take a Chance on Meme? 8/9/22
The FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s resort home in Palm Beach, Florida, escalating federal law enforcement scrutiny on Trump and sparking drama on both sides of the political ...
9 Aug 202222min
Build Back Smaller, Come Back Workers! 8/8/22
In a tight vote after a weekend vote-a-rama, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending the legislation to the House. Brian Sullivan and Ylan Mui discuss the climate, health care, and tax ...
8 Aug 202229min
Washington Weekend: Competing for Chips & Voting for Billions 8/5/22
President Biden is set to sign the Chips and Science Act, aimed to support US semiconductor manufacturing. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) discusses the bipartisan effort to boost US competitiveness wit...
5 Aug 202239min
Pete Buttigieg, Golfers Striking Back, & Fake News Propaganda 8/4/22
Gas prices may have peaked for now, but the road to lower inflation is long. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses the U.S. energy economy and the giant inflation reduction act crafted by ...
4 Aug 202227min
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard & The Flight Watched ‘Round the World 8/3/22
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard says, with labor growth as strong as it’s been, it’s unlikely we’ve been in a recession–and we might have brighter economic days to come. In an extended interview...
3 Aug 202233min
Bill Ackman: The ultimate regulator is Visa 8/2/22
In our continuing coverage of the lawsuit against Pornhub parent MindGeek and Visa, hedge fund investor and Pershing Square billionaire Bill Ackman discusses the next steps he expects Visa and other c...
2 Aug 202241min
The Visa, Pornhub, Bill Ackman Story 8/1/22
A district judge has denied Visa’s motion to be removed from a lawsuit against MindGeek, Pornhub’s owner. The judge upheld the legitimacy of the plaintiff’s allegation that Visa “knowingly” provided t...
1 Aug 202234min
