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Show Notes
Today's headlines: The Senate has approved the Inflation Reduction Act, a long-delayed health and climate bill, while Friday’s jobs report exceeded expectations by showing that the US economy added 528 thousand jobs in July, and unemployment is down to 3.5 percent. Then, Alex Jones was sentenced to pay an additional 42.5 million dollars in punitive damages, North Carolina announced on Friday that it plans to put AR-15 guns in every school in Madison County, and Indiana has officially become the first state to pass a new abortion ban since Roe was struck down. Finally, Hungary's Viktor Orban fired up Texas conservatives at CPAC this weekend, and President Biden is cleared to come out of isolation since he tested negative for covid yesterday.
Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:
- Washington Post: Senate approves Inflation Reduction Act, clinching long-delayed health and climate bill
- CNBC: Payrolls increased 528,000 in July, much better than expected in a sign of strength for jobs market
- NPR: A jury tags Alex Jones with $45.2 million in punitive damages for 2 Sandy Hook parents
- Axios: North Carolina school district plans to put AR-15s in every school
- Washington Post: Abortion law in Indiana leads to fallout for state, politics
- BBC News: Hungary's Viktor Orban fires up Texas conservatives
- CNN: President Joe Biden officially cleared to emerge from isolation following rebound Covid-19 case
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