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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2026 · 14 MIN

A surprising slowdown in the U.S. economy. Here’s what’s going on.

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The U.S. economy saw a surprising slowdown, but the picture is more complicated. Courtenay Brown from Axios explains. White House priorities are hitting a wall in the Senate, deepening a rift between President Trump and Majority Leader John Thune. Semafor’s Burgess Everett tells us why the math doesn’t add up for Trump’s agenda. A court-ordered review found serious failures in medical care at California’s largest ICE detention center. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Ko Lyn Cheang breaks down the findings and what detainees say they’re enduring inside. Plus, the father of a high-school shooter was sentenced to 15 years for buying him the gun and failing to intervene, European countries agreed to boycott the World Cup, and Ben Affleck’s quiz-show success. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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