Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
Charges of a do nothing Congress and a new scandal involving Republican Mark Foley add to the challenges incumbents face on election day next month. An update on Congress, what was accomplished, what wasn’t and the elections ahead.
Guests
- Andrew Kohut Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
- Byron York Chief political correspondent, "Washington Examiner," and author of "The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy."
- Thomas Mann Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-author of "The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing America and How To Get It Back On Track"
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