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Trump ratchets up pressure on Powell to lower rates Jul 24, 2025

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President Trump heads to the Federal Reserve headquarters, ostensibly to inspect an ongoing $2.5 billion renovation to its building. But as NBC News Senior Business Correspondent Christine Romans explains to host Brian Cheung, the visit represents an escalation in the tension between the president and Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Also, the U.S. Department of Education has temporarily paused student loan forgiveness for some borrowers. Vivian Tu, host of the “Networth and Chill” podcast, joins us to share how those impacted can tackle their loan repayments.

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Congress breaks early; Kohberger sentenced to life Jul 23, 2025

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Speaker Mike Johnson has called Congress’ summer recess early. NBC News Chief Capitol Hill Correspondent Ryan Nobles joins host Yasmin Vossoughian to discuss the factors potentially playing into the early recess. Also, Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of four Idaho University students. Dr. Ben Miller, a clinical psychologist and adjunct faculty at Stanford University School of Medicine, gives perspective on what the friends and family of the victims may need to do to get closure.

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What it will take to end the war in Gaza; what’s in the MLK Jr. files? Jul 22, 2025

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U.N. workers in Gaza warned this week that the hunger crisis in the enclave is entering a “death phase.” Host Yasmin Vossoughian is joined by NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the humanitarian crisis and what it would take to end the war. Chief Washington and Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell also joins us to discuss the release of the MLK Jr. files.

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Are GLP-1 medications okay for children's use? Jul 21, 2025

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A new study out today finds that certain genes may raise a child’s risk of obesity. As childhood obesity rates climb, the use of weight loss medications for treating this is surging too. Host Yasmin Vossoughian sits down with Dr. Casey Berman, a pediatric endocrinologist from NYU Langone Health, and one of her teenage patients to talk about the science, the safety, and the growing debate: should children be prescribed these medicines?

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Why is Washington State Giving Private Data to ICE? Jul 18, 2025

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First up: An investigation from KING 5 in Seattle. Washington State’s Department of Licensing is once again quietly sharing driver’s license data with ICE and Homeland Security. Host Yasmin Vossoughian speaks with KING 5 investigative reporter Kristen Goodwillie about what the station uncovered. Then, media analyst Bill Carter joins to unpack CBS’s bombshell decision to cancel not just The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, but the entire franchise next spring.

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DOGE days of summer; Plus, Bad Bunny’s homecoming Jul 17, 2025

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Overnight, the Senate voted to claw back $9 billion in already-approved funding slashing support for foreign aid, NPR, and PBS. It’s a bold move that could redefine federal budgeting under the Trump administration. Host Brian Cheung breaks it down with NBC News’ Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur, and later, sits down with José Díaz-Balart, anchor of weekend Nightly News, to talk about Bad Bunny’s groundbreaking residency in Puerto Rico and what it means for the island and its culture.

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MAGA rift over Epstein files widens Jul 16, 2025

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Pressure is building on President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the Jeffrey Epstein files with Republicans, Democrats, and MAGA influencers all demanding answers. Trump calls the documents “pretty boring stuff,” while Bondi denies a client list exists and won’t release what the DOJ has. Even U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene calls it “the first fracture in MAGA.” Host Yasmin Vossoughian breaks it all down with Chief Justice and National Affairs Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell and politics reporter Allan Smith.

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Congress' crypto week; Are your supplements safe? Jul 15, 2025

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It’s crypto week in Congress - and lawmakers are trying to create a framework for regulating the industry. Host Yasmin Vossoughian talks with NBC News Senior Business Correspondent Christine Romans and Chief Capitol Hill Reporter Ryan Nobles. And then we turn to Doctor Kavita Patel who talks about when supplements can be too much of a good thing. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

My time in Kerrville Jul 14, 2025

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We are 11 days out from the tragic Texas floods where at least 129 people are dead and 166 still unaccounted for. A majority of those are Kerr County residents, where Host Morgan Chesky grew up. Morgan has been on the ground in his hometown ever since and digging into some of the most pressing questions of the response with Texas officials.

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My phone call with President Trump Jul 11, 2025

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Host Brian Cheung sits down with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker, fresh off a wide-ranging phone call with President Trump. From looming tariffs to a cryptic tease about a “major statement”on Russia coming next week, Welker breaks down what the president said and what he didn’t.

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