The Journal. - Can the GOP Unite Around Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?

President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill today to urge passage of his multitrillion dollar tax and spending agenda. The bill is a complex piece of legislation that includes tax cuts, spending increases, spending reductions and some tax hikes. In total, it would increase budget deficits by nearly $3 trillion over a decade. WSJ’s Richard Rubin reports on the testy debate inside the GOP over the bill. Jessica Mendoza hosts.    


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Marketplace All-in-One - Watch the dollar!

Things aren’t looking so good for the U.S. dollar. Though it’s spent decades as the world’s reigning reserve currency, it’s been weakening lately thanks to tariffs and uncertainty in the U.S. economy.


But its declining value, has been in the making for a while, according to Harvard economist and author of the new book, “Our Dollar, Your Problem,” Kenneth Rogoff.


“The problem we’re facing is that, independent of this dollar phenomenon, interest rates are going up,” said Rogoff. “And if you’re the world’s biggest debtor, that’s tough.”


Rogoff joins Kai and Kimberly to unpack how the greenback became the world’s go-to currency, what a reserve currency actually is, why it’s been losing some of its value lately and what might take its place. Plus, how does military power tie into all this? 


We’ll also get into some potential cryptocurrency regulation coming down the pipeline and discuss the troubling parallel between Trumpism and Brexit. 


Then, you tell us what books help you reset – from classic literary romances to an apocalyptic sci-fi tale. And, our intern, Zoha Malik (hi!) shares her answer to the Make Me Smart question. 


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The Bulwark Podcast - S2 Ep1046: David French: Schizo-in-Chief

One day Trump sounds like Bernie promising the government will provide for everything. Then the next, he's like Paul Ryan the belt-tightener, prepping for austerity. And Code Pink was the order of the day when Mr. Tough Guy was in Saudi Arabia—attacking the foreign policy of the United States in the land of the 9/11 hijackers. Plus, Trump's SCOTUS appointees show some spine, Marco is truly pathetic, the big, insane reconciliation bill would gut Medicaid and hurt MAGA voters even if Trump denies it, and the DOJ investigates the hiring practices of Chicago's mayor.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: The Smiley Face Murder Conspiracy

Could a group of serial murderers be kidnapping, drugging and drowning young men across the United States? Scores of young male college students have been found dead in what law enforcement calls accidental drownings -- but a team of retired detectives believe there's something more sinister at work. Join Ben, Matt and Noel as they dive into the strange, twisting story of the Smiley Face Murders -- the fact, the fiction, the controversy and more, in tonight's Classic episode.

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Big Technology Podcast - Google DeepMind CTO: Advancing AI Frontier, New Reasoning Methods, Video Generation’s Potential

Koray Kavukcuoglu is the Chief Technology Officer of Google DeepMind. Kavukcuoglu joins Big Technology to discuss how his team is pushing the frontier of AI research inside Google as the company's Google IO developer event gets underway. Tune in to hear Kavukcuoglu break down the value of brute scale versus novel techniques and how the new inference-time “DeepThink” mode could supercharge reasoning. We also cover Veo 3’s sound-synced video generation, the open-source-versus-proprietary debate, and what a ten-percent jump in model quality might unlock for users everywhere.

CoinDesk Podcast Network - Proving the Rumors Wrong: Brandon Lutnick on Tether’s Reserves | Consensus 2025 Highlights

Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman Brandon Lutnick joined Consensus 2025 onstage with a conversation about his new roles and the company's bold ventures in the crypto space. Plus, the journey that led them to Tether and he addresses the rumors about the stablecoin issuer's reserve.

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SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci joined CoinDesk live at Consensus 2025 with insights into President Donald Trump's second term and the state of the overall crypto and stocks market. Plus, why Trump's tariff policies are not the "right plan for America" or "the integrated global economy."

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Says Bank Will Allow Bitcoin Purchases | COINDESK DAILY

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry as JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon announced his bank will allow clients to purchase bitcoin.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon announced his bank will allow clients to purchase bitcoin, marking a significant reversal of his continued skepticism about cryptocurrencies. Plus, the U.S. Senate advances the GENIUS Act for stablecoin regulation and Circle explores a potential sale and IPO. CoinDesk’s Christine Lee hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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