Jan 27, 2026

As the Supreme Court weighs the fate of Fed Gov Lisa Cook and the Justice Department launches a criminal probe into Chair Jerome Powell, the future of the U.S. economy may well be at stake. Victoria Guida, economics correspondent and columnist at Politico, goes in depth on how the high court may rule, why the Trump...

Jan 21, 2026

Bowing to industry pressure, Senate Banking abruptly postponed its vote on the crypto market structure bill last week. Brendan Pedersen, senior policy reporter at Punchbowl News and editor of its Vault newsletter, details the dynamics behind the meltdown. He also discusses the odds for the Trump-led push to curb...

Jan 14, 2026

Juan Zarate, who helped create the current anti-money laundering regime 25 years ago while working at Treasury, assesses the system’s faults and the Trump Administration’s push for reforms. He outlines what a better system would look like and handicaps the odds of...

Jan 6, 2026

Julieann Thurlow, CEO of Reading Cooperative Bank, talks about the opportunities and challenges for community banks this year. She discusses the economic conditions, how community banks can innovate and where she’d like to see changes by policymakers.