Tony Fratto

Founder of Hamilton Place Strategies and former White House and U.S Treasury Department officia

Founder of Hamilton Place Strategies and former White House and U.S Treasury Department officia

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President Trump wonders in a tweet who is worse: Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, or Chairman Xi Jinping.

Two chairmen

President Trump wonders in a tweet who is worse: Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell, or Chairman Xi Jinping.

from Left, Right & Center

Also in the show: President Trump’s first veto in defense of his border wall, Boeing, and college admissions scandal

Deadly terror attacks in New Zealand

Also in the show: President Trump’s first veto in defense of his border wall, Boeing, and college admissions scandal

from Left, Right & Center

Meanwhile, the love-fest is over in the Korean peninsula.

Trump is saving jobs — in China?

Meanwhile, the love-fest is over in the Korean peninsula.

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Derek Tran, a Vietnamese American running for California's 45th District, says he’s the only candidate who speaks fluent Vietnamese.

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Harris’ economic plan takes on price gouging. Where does Democratic “freedom” messaging leave Republicans? And the panel looks back at political freakouts.

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Kamala Harris announces Tim Walz as her running mate — what’s next? Apocalyptic language in the election continues. Plus, what’s behind the “tradwife” debate?

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An audio folk story examining the tradition of Black watermelon long-haulers, who drive to farms in the South for watermelon and sell them in Black neighborhoods around the US.

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After surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump shared a new message of unity at the RNC. Does this signal a change in his GOP vision?

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Any threat to the status quo within the American empire has led to the censorship, jailing and escape of the dissidents brave enough to stand against it.

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Orange County is suing Viet America Society for allegedly taking millions of dollars intended to be used to feed the elderly.

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Israel and its lobby today try to conflate the state with Jews around the world, that it speaks for Jews and encompasses the entire diaspora.

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