Episode 61

Year 2025Episode 61180 minAug 2, 2025
Episode 61

Just hours after a weak jobs report showed signs of a clear slowdown in the job market, President Trump did what he does best: fire the messenger. Senior Economics reporter for Axios, Courtenay Brown, and former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota join The Weekend to discuss the president's direction to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and his claim that the job numbers were "rigged." Plus, humanitarian aid groups have issued a new warning about the starvation in Gaza. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert joins The Weekend to discuss the growing international frustration with Israel over the humanitarian crisis, as he says, "enough is enough."

Texas Republicans, following President Trump's demands, unveiled a new congressional map this week that could hand the GOP five additional House seats, each drawn in areas Trump carried by double digits. Representative Lloyd Doggett and Texas State Representative Rafael Anchía join The Weekend to discuss what Democrats can do at the local and national level. Plus, a dive into the escalating tensions with Russia that led Trump to order the deployment of two U.S. nuclear submarines to "appropriate regions".

President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics just hours after the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report. Critics say the termination of Erika McEntarfer could undermine confidence in the U.S. economy. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis joins The Weekend to discuss the impact of the recent jobs report and the President's tariff wars.. There are lots of new developments in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's accomplice and convicted sex trafficker, was transferred from a low-security federal prison in Florida to a smaller, less restrictive prison camp in Texas. Arizona Rep. Yassamin Ansar joins The Weekend to discuss the latest developments of the scandal.

Episode 61 has aired on Aug 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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