What the Fed’s latest decision reveals about the U.S. economy
JAN 29, 202614 MIN
What the Fed’s latest decision reveals about the U.S. economy
JAN 29, 202614 MIN
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The Federal Reserve voted to keep rates steady on Wednesday. Bloomberg looks into the decision.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about Venezuela. NPR reports on how Rubio faced intense scrutiny over U.S. involvement in the country.
Some of the people convicted then pardoned for their part in the Jan. 6 attack want financial penalties they paid to the government returned. The Washington Post’s Beth Reinhard joins to discuss what emboldened them to ask for their money back.
Plus, the FBI raided the election offices of a key 2020 battleground county in Georgia, the agents who shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti have been put on leave, and why so many people are suddenly obsessed with beans.
Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.