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Brooks and Bouie on economic warning signs

Season 2025 Episode 248 | 10m 57s

New York Times columnists David Brooks and Jamelle Bouie join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including what a weak jobs report says about the U.S. economy, President Trump's push to control the Federal Reserve and Trump's War Department rebranding at the Pentagon.

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