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May 22, 2022

Dem’s anti-price gouging bills are ‘pretty gimmicky,’ likely won’t bring down inflation: former Obama adviser

Former economic advisor to the Obama administration Jason Furman criticized anti-price gouging bills being pushed by Democrats in Congress as “pretty gimmicky,” saying they likely won't impact consumers feeling the squeeze from high inflation.

May 22, 2022

White House economic adviser puts inflation blame on Putin and COVID: 'Unexpected challenges'

Brian Deese, the Director of the National Economic Council, said Sunday that Putin and the war in Ukraine, along with the delta and omicron variants of COVID were the reasons why the administration has been wrong on inflation.

May 22, 2022

Mothers 'stressed out right now' over formula shortage: 'It's very scary'

Mothers are “stressed out right now” over the baby formula shortage and told “Fox & Friends Weekend” the issue, among others, is encouraging them to head to the polls this November.

May 22, 2022

Biden top economic adviser dodges recession questions, claims US economy merely in 'period of transition'

President Biden’s National Economic Council Director Brian Deese refused to use the term recession to categorize the state of the U.S. economy, instead saying that America “is in a period of transition” amid soaring inflation.

May 22, 2022

Director of National Economic Council on inflation: Putin and COVID were 'unexpected challenges'

Brian Deese suggested Sunday during CNN's "State of the Union" that Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the delta and omicron variants of COVID were why the administration got inflation so wrong. 

May 22, 2022

Biden is 'really having problems': Mark Penn

Stagwell Group president and managing partner Mark Penn says those 'problems' include inflation, crime and immigration, which he argues point to ratings in which 'no president could really get reelected.' 

May 22, 2022

Sen. Cotton on Biden's trip to Asia: 'We need to take firmer action'

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., argues 'it's important' for President Biden to 'visit our allies in the Western Pacific,' but that his trip came 'too late' given China 'is the number one threat we face.' 

May 22, 2022

US economy ‘in a period of transition’: National Economic Council director

National Economic Council Director Brian Deese discusses the U.S. economy, inflation and the baby formula shortage.

May 22, 2022

Elon Musk moving Twitter to Miami would be the ‘icing on the cake,' says Miami mayor

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez discusses why he wants Big Tech companies to move to Miami.

May 21, 2022

Miami mayor warns government overspending is 'socialist model gone wrong' as inflation soars

Francis Suarez discussed how discusses how government overspending is leading to rising inflation Saturday on "One Nation."