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10 Million+ to Lose Health Insurance (MS NOW’s Morning Joe)

On MS NOW’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner broke down the disastrous impact of the Republicans’ Obamacare cuts. While Americans’ discontent tends to focus more on inflation, housing and general affordability, health care may also be playing a role in their unhappiness. Last fall, Senate Democrats forced a government shutdown that would become the longest […]

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Trump’s Brazen Profiteering Off the Presidency (MS NOW’s Morning Joe)

On MS NOW’s Morning Joe today, Steven Rattner follows the money to show how the President has made billions off his second term.  Just hours before the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner last Saturday, President Trump met with the 297 largest buyers of his meme coin at his Mar-a-Lago club, just […]

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Stock Market Pushes Forward Despite War | MS NOW’s Morning Joe

On MS NOW’s Morning Joe today, Steve Rattner explains the data behind the ongoing post-ceasefire stock market rally while pointing out weak points in the Trump economy. The war against Iran remains unresolved, with the Strait of Hormuz still closed. Inflation is on the rise. The job market is soft. And yet the stock market […]

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Trump’s Budget Puts Defense First—and the American People Last | MS NOW’s Morning Joe

On MS NOW’s Morning Joe, Steve Rattner unpacks Trump’s deep cuts to domestic programs and his historically large war budget. As if President Trump doesn’t have enough political problems as evidenced by his terrible polling results, the White House recently handed Democrats yet another issue to use in the approaching mid-term elections: the federal budget. […]

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Trump Prolongs Oil Crisis | Steve Rattner on Morning Joe

On MS NOW’s Morning Joe, Steve Rattner breaks down how Trump’s failure to end the War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is behind skyrocketing prices at the pump.  President Donald Trump can continue vacillating to his heart’s content about the conditions under which he is prepared to end the war against Iran, but […]

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“[a] surprisingly modest account…Rattner has a journalistic talent for the telling detail, resulting in a memorable tale of life in the middle of the economic meltdown...Rattner deftly draws portraits of the inhabitants of "the Oval" and the West Wing...Rattner has proved himself a gifted chronicler.”
-Time Magazine

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