Trump-Powell Firing Drama Rattles Markets; Senate Passes DOGE Cuts

On today's podcast: 1) President Donald Trump said he’s not planning to fire Jerome Powell, and still managed to make it sound like a threat. 2) Republicans are set to succeed in their decades-long quest to end federal funding for public broadcasting after the Senate passed a $9 billion package of cuts derived from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort. 3) President Donald Trump said he would send letters to more than 150 countries notifying them their tariff rates could be 10% or 15% as he forges ahead with his trade agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.