A Little Off the Top: Fed’s Quarter-Point Trim; Ousted CDC Director Speaks Out on RFK Jr. Pressure

It’s Fed Day! And the drama didn’t disappoint. The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates by a quarter-point, the first cut this year after weeks of speculation and fierce criticism from President Trump. We’ll take you inside the room: who was at the table, what swayed the decision, and how this cut could hit everything from Wall Street trading floors to your credit card bill. NBC News Business and Data Correspondent and pod co-host Brian Cheung joins host Laura Jarrett to break it all down. And ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez testified before a Senate committee today, just weeks after being fired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. She says she lost her job for refusing to bend to his vaccine agenda. Joining her was Debra Houry, who resigned as the CDC’s chief medical officer in protest. The two described turmoil inside the agency. Monarez claims Kennedy pushed her to meet with a lawyer seeking to revoke the polio vaccine and to change the childhood vaccine schedule. Her tenure lasted less than a month. NBC News Correspondent Anne Thompson was in the room and joined the pod. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.