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May 2022
51m 42s

Biden, Fed head meet on inflation crisis

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President Biden huddled with Fed Chair Jerome Powell to try and figure out the best way to deal with inflation. One of Biden's key economic advisers joins us to offer perspective. Plus, new details emerge from the tragic Texas school shooting. We have the latest, plus a frank discussion about America's gun culture. And, as monkeypox cases pop up around the globe, we get the facts from the woman leading the charge against the disease for the WHO. 

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