It is just coming in right now. The federal reserve announced half a point. That was not the most expected. 48 days to the election, great news for the economy. Critics said it could not happen, but our policies a little policies are lowering costs and creating jobs. As a republican nominee plans to raise your grocery prices. How can a family of four that, like cheerios? i haven t seen cheerios in a long time. And nancy pelosi on the state of the race and the maga threats in the house. And growing calls for center in the senate as a hate crime hearing flies off the rails. You do not support hamas. I oppose you should hide your head in a bag. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. I am chris hayes. We are so back. This afternoon federal reserve chair jerome powell took the stage to announce the feds first cut in interest rates since 2020 and the beginning of the pandemic recession and it was a big one. A half percent interest rate reduction to stimulate borrowing and
made progress, but just how much is an open question with dramatic consequences for geopolitics. plus, reckless. a security threat, a consummate narcissist, two former trump officials warn another trump presidency would endanger the country, but only some of his gop rivals showed they re willing to confront him head on. a debate from affair over race on this juneteenth holiday. the first black president and only black republican in the u.s. senate disagree on how much progress america has really made on race. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, the american secretary of state takes a big trip and a big risk. today, antony blinken stood shoulder to shoulder with china s xi jinping. that handshake, 35-minute meeting was even possible, sends a signal that china and the u.s. are serious about taking the teeth out of tough talk these past few months. listen to the u.s. secretary of state as he strikes a realistic, but generally posit
up to 82 on inauguration day and 86 at the end of the second term. democrat heavy weights are claiming joe biden is as sharp as a tack. i saw the president last night. he was in fighting form. i think people should judge presidents on their performance and record, not on their age. and the president has a great record. is he up for a second term? 100%. incredibly sharp and probing, incredible command of the details. probing on the details, asking tough questions. harris: ask the man who is not a doctor in leaving our borders wide open. get it there him 100%. the president could not remember where he went for several days last week. the answer, ireland. a new op-ed warns democrats could turn on the president like they have with the 89-year-old senator dianne feinstein of california. some of her fellow lawmakers are trying to shove her out the door after an illness. democrats do feinstein dirty but not done the same to biden yet, they say. cassie and marie harf are here t
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