not a science guy blaming a pickup truck for extreme weather. these are not people who are speaking in good faith, they re not trying to solve problems, they are not even interested in what actually happened. they are lying, they are unscrew bills, and they will say anything if they think it will make them more powerful so best to ignore them. on the other hand, and this is also true, over time it is possible to draw legitimate connections between decisions that politicians make in the catastrophes that follow. the rising gas prices for example, the rising gas in america now qualifies as a catastrophe. it s true no matter how you feel about carbon emissions, you still assume you were afford to be able to drive to work or take a vacation with your kids the summer or buy my dinner in a restaurant once in a while. but now you can t, and gas prices are the reason you can t. nothing makes the country poor faster than rising energy prices. so how did this happen? well, we are going
the studio. thank you for jumping into the chair like the true professional that you are. we have a lot of serious news to get to. start with this. we know the gang member accused of murdering two california cops this week should have been behind bars. that deceased suspect was a freeman thankeds to george gascon s soft on crime policy. he had a previous strike conviction and was only sentenced to probation for felon in possession of firearm charge. ashley: if flores would have been prosecuted in february of 2021, he may have been sentenced for up to three years in prison. george gascon s office is standing by the light sentencing, his office saying the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent for this type of offense. given his criminal history at the time the court sentenced him, mr. flores did not have a documented history of violence. george gascon office lost a top aid and the group working to recall him said they reached 650,000 signature to trigger a r
this administration has failed. the far left pro abortion group is now reportedly clairing, quote, open season on pro life americans. it s been a week and joe biden still has not condemned the attempted murder of a sitting supreme court justice. mayra flores flipping the district in texas. the democratic party has gone so far left and they don t represent our values. a little bright thing to wake you up. there s someone running. there s some people surfing right now. that s where everyone in south carolina goes to surf. the cameraman didn t follow them. what happened to that? like he was just there. still running. i think he s looking for something. i don t think that s exercise. they re getting a high of 85 today and if you look at the forecast, there s one big sunshine. there s not a cloud over it. that s what you want for the summer. last time we were in the neck of the woods, we were south of there. . i had shrimp and grits every meal. they act
a breach of the minesterial code. tonight with the context, the spectator s deputy political editor katy balls and the republican strategist doug heye. hello, welcome to the programme. we have lived through an era of record low interest rates. for years, it was cheap to borrow, while the money put away in savings accounts earned us very little in return. but things are changing. today, the us federal reserve set out an increasingly aggressive approach to monetary policy as it confronts the highest inflation in the united states forfour decades. in the last hour, it raised interest rates by 0.75% which is the biggest jump in rates since 1994. and that has implications for all of us. here s the chair of the federal reserve, jerome powell. the current picture it s plain to see. the labour market is extremely tight, and inflation is much too high. against this backdrop, today the federal open market committee raised its interest rate by 0.75% in anticipation of ongoing increases
three republican in the house and karl rove will also weigh in. sandra: big show coming up. first, fox news alert. move to the federal reserve that could impact every american. standing by for a major decision that would be the biggest interest rate hike in nearly 30 years. ok, we are waiting for it. hello, i m sandra smith in new, i don t. trace, great to have you. trace: you as well, i m in for john roberts, and this is america reports. fed decision will be a dramatic attempt to cool down the economy, increasing rates would make everything from a mortgage to a business loan to credit cards much more expensive. all this as president biden continues to deflect on inflation. refusing to take responsibility for the administration s role in skyrocketing prices. sandra: the u.s. has a higher inflation rate than many of the other major economies and the white house is promising a new messaging on the economy strategy with democrats ahead of the midterms. we ll dig in, bu