passed an historic bill to ban assault weapons. we will get reaction from oversight committee chairman carolyn maloney. and then the end of roe v. wade can overwhelm those struggling foster care system in america. i am ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. the january six committee might be on a hearing hiatus, but the justice department investigation into the attack on the capital appears to be finally kicking into overdrive. this week, reporting from the washington post later confirmed by nbc news, signaled a new focus in the department of justice criminal probe. donald trump, himself. prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings that trump held in the run up to january six. in recent days, two former top aides to mike pence, his chief of staff mark short and lawyer greg jacob, have been called before a federal grand jury. witnesses have reportedly been asked about conversations with trump, his lawyers and other members of his inner circle. they post al
might be on a hearing hiatus, but the justice department investigation into the attack on the capital appears to be finally kicking into overdrive. this week, reporting from the washington post later confirmed by nbc news, signaled a new focus in the department of justice criminal probe. donald trump, himself. prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings that trump held in the run up to january six. in recent days, two former top aides to mike pence, his chief of staff mark short and lawyer greg jacob, have been called before a federal grand jury. witnesses have reportedly been asked about conversations with trump, his lawyers and other members of his inner circle. they post also reports that back in april, the justice department got their hands on phone records from key officials and aides in the trump administration, including former chief of staff, mark meadows. as the saying goes, when it rains, it pours, because the new york times is reporting that f
Cnn news central starts right now. Breaking news on the economy, a genuine wow. A huge number of jobs added last month, almost double economists expectations. Donald trump a throwing his support behind a candidate for House Speaker and it is not himself. What trumps complete and total support means for the future of republicans in the house. National secrets exposed. The new reporting that trump allegedly disclosed details about nuclear subs to a Maralago Club member. Sara is off, im john berman with kate bolduan. This is cnn news central. And the Breaking News this morning, big numbers are coming out, a soaring jobs report. Now 33 consecutive months of job growth, the United States added 336,000 jobs last month. Unemployment rate holding at 3. 8 . The report is far better than what economists were expecting, almost double what the expectation was out there. The new data also comes as Tens Of Thousands of Auto Union Workers continue their massive and growing strike against the big thre
including many of the things that you ticked off. how is consumer spending holding up, what is happening in terms of job creation? is the unemployment rate holding steady? are we continuing to see firms invest in capital expenditure. are they building out capacity? did they seem optimistic to consumers? do consumers too optimistic? you look at a lot of things when it comes to recession. i don t get to make that call. it is a committee at the national bureau of economic research that gets to decide, in a sense, whether we are in an official recession or not. unless until as you rightly point out, there are signs of strain throughout the economy that make it a mixed picture, and it helps to explain why it is difficult to make the call in realtime. we typically don t find out we are in a recession until some period of time after we have actually been in one. we can put aside the
let s bring in stephanie she is the author of the best selling book, the death of and the birth of the peoples economy. it is great to have you with us. i appreciate your time, stephanie. what is your take on the recession talk. what do you take in consideration when you are deciding where we are as a country, economically, at this moment? personally, as an economist, i look at lots of things, including many of the things that you ticked off. how is consumer spending holding up, what is happening in terms of job creation? is the unemployment rate holding steady? are we continuing to see firms invest in capital expenditure. are they building out capacity? did they seem optimistic to consumers? do consumers too optimistic? you look at a lot of things when it comes to recession. i don t get to make that call. it is a committee at the