Senate Hearings with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss this morning’s Senate hearings with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ announcement that he will seek to lift all vaccine requirements in the state, including those for public schools. Then, they talk about Donald Trump’s request that the Supreme Court expedite ruling on whether the president has the power to impose tariffs under emergency powers law, as claimed by the administration. Next, they discuss reactions to a federal judge in Boston who ruled that the administration must restore $2.6 billion in research funding to Harvard, saying that the freeze violates the university’s first amendment rights. Then, they talk about the case of Lauren Chen, the social media influencer at the heart of a Justice Department’s case alleging Russian influence involving her and several other conservative commentators. No charges were ever brought against her. Plus, the Justice Department opened a mortgage fraud probe into Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve Governor that Trump hopes to fire and replace with someone who agrees with the White House on interest rate policies. And finally, RCP contributor Charlie Stone talks with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a U.S. Marine veteran, about Arizona politics and the future of Democratic Party, including what he thinks the party must do to better connect with male voters.
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Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon discuss this morning’s Senate hearings with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ announcement that he will seek to lift all vaccine requirements in the state, including those for public schools. Then, they talk about Donald Trump’s request that the Supreme Court expedite ruling on whether the president has the power to impose tariffs under emergency powers law, as claimed by the administration. Next, they discuss reactions to a federal judge in Boston who ruled that the administration must restore $2.6 billion in research funding to Harvard, saying that the freeze violates the university’s first amendment rights. Then, they talk about the case of Lauren Chen, the social media influencer at the heart of a Justice Department’s case alleging Russian influence involving her and several other conservative commentators. No charges were ever brought against her. Plus, the Justice Department opened a mortgage fraud probe into Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve Governor that Trump hopes to fire and replace with someone who agrees with the White House on interest rate policies. And finally, RCP contributor Charlie Stone talks with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a U.S. Marine veteran, about Arizona politics and the future of Democratic Party, including what he thinks the party must do to better connect with male voters. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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