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The U.S. economy is the largest globally, but its debt outweighs that distinction by trillions. Maya MacGuineas, president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joins “America Decides” to explain why that’s a problem, and how increasing that debt with the latest budget proposal could hurt average Americans.
Wall Street Journal Report: In President Trump’s first month in office, a lot of work has been done by Elon Musk. Musk’s early marathon of government cuts at DOGE echoes his Twitter takeover back in 2022. In Musk’s first month leading the social media giant X, he cut roughly three quarters of the staff, brought in employees from his other companies and more. Will he be able to continue to make changes like this in the federal government?
CNNBC report: Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former U.S. Department of Labor chief economist, and Betsey Stevenson, University of Michigan professor of economics, join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the impact of the firing of tens of thousands of federal workers on the labor market and the economy.
The Supreme Court wrapped up its term this week after a series of significant and contentious rulings. A PBS panel discusses the dynamics of the court and the political implications of the polarization between the conservative supermajority and liberal dissenting voices.