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Armed with cash, ICE plans for rapid growth
Aug 15, 2025Immigration and Customs Enforcement has plans to nearly double the number of its immigration detention centers by the end of the year. The agency has an enormous budget to carry out its agenda, but ca...
A vibe check on the job market
Aug 14, 2025It’s not just you — we feel the bad vibes in the job market too. On the show today, we’ll unpack how what we’re hearing from those on the job hunt compares to what the data shows about a labor market ...
China has an economic data problem. Is the U.S. next?
Aug 13, 2025Since President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner over a weak jobs report, we’ve been thinking a lot about the trustworthiness of U.S. economic data. Other countries like C...
A new era of athlete pay in the U.S.
Aug 12, 2025Today we’re diving into some ongoing battles over athlete pay, from college athletics to the WNBA. In the case of college sports, a recent lawsuit settlement involving the NCAA allows colleges and uni...
A federal takeover of the nation's capital
Aug 11, 2025President Trump today said he’s temporarily taking over Washington’s police department and sending in National Guard troops to crack down on crime. We’ll get into the legal questions surrounding the m...
SOS at the IRS
Aug 08, 2025President Trump will replace Billy Long as the head of the Internal Revenue Service, less than two months since he was confirmed. This comes after months of turmoil at the IRS. We’ll explain. And, did...
Are we in a K-shaped job market?
Aug 07, 2025Remember the K-shaped economy? It’s the idea that the American economy recovered unevenly after the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week’s bombshell jobs report showed a similar pattern in the labor market, w...
Big Tech's Trump era power play
Aug 06, 2025Apple today plans to announce a new $100 billion investment aimed at boosting the compan’s production in the United States. It’s the latest in a string of moves by tech companies that could help maint...
Why state and local politics matter now more than ever
Aug 05, 2025The Trump administration has vowed to roll back all sorts of federal regulations, from workplace safety standards to environmental protections. State and local governments have faced pressure from the...
Lessons from the rest of the world on politicizing economic data
Aug 04, 2025President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner is not without international precedent. Other countries have gone down the path of meddling with economic data for political gai...