Minnesota Prosecutors Quit, Trump in Detroit, Inflation Report
Episode
13 min
Read time
2 min
Topics
Science & Discovery, Economics & Policy
AI-Generated Summary
Key Takeaways
- ✓Prosecutorial Independence: Six veteran federal prosecutors resigned after Justice Department officials pressured them to investigate shooting victim's widow for activist ties rather than the ICE agent who killed her.
- ✓Inflation Reality: December 2024 inflation remains at 2.7 percent annually with grocery prices showing biggest spike since 2022, natural gas up 10 percent, and one in six households behind on utility bills.
- ✓Federal Reserve Pressure: Justice Department launched criminal investigation of Federal Reserve in attempt to force interest rate cuts, risking Fed independence and potentially causing higher inflation and rates long-term.
What It Covers
Federal prosecutors resign in Minnesota over political pressure, Trump promotes economic record despite mixed inflation data, and December inflation report shows persistent price increases.
Key Questions Answered
- •Prosecutorial Independence: Six veteran federal prosecutors resigned after Justice Department officials pressured them to investigate shooting victim's widow for activist ties rather than the ICE agent who killed her.
- •Inflation Reality: December 2024 inflation remains at 2.7 percent annually with grocery prices showing biggest spike since 2022, natural gas up 10 percent, and one in six households behind on utility bills.
- •Federal Reserve Pressure: Justice Department launched criminal investigation of Federal Reserve in attempt to force interest rate cuts, risking Fed independence and potentially causing higher inflation and rates long-term.
Notable Moment
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon publicly defended Fed Chair Jerome Powell against White House pressure, warning that undermining central bank independence could backfire by increasing inflation and interest rates.
Episode Transcript
It's great to see a Martinez. Normally, I don't see a Martinez. No. I normally You're well lit. I turn off all the lights here at NPR West. Well, it just kinda has that somewhere between cinema verite and film noir. I'm not sure which French. I'm more cartoon than those other options you mentioned. I'm more of an animated short. That's me. Federal prosecutors in Minnesota are resigning. They faced pressure to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Goode, the woman killed by an ICE agent last week. How are partisan politics shaping a criminal investigation? I'm Steve Inskeep with a Martinez, and this is up first from NPR News. President Trump is selling his economic record. In the coming weeks, I will be laying out even more plans to help bring back affordability. And again, remember, that's a fake word by Democrats. How is the president promising to fix the problem that he says does not exist? And we'll hear about what the Department of Labor's inflation numbers actually show about affordability. I mean, nationally, gas is cheaper, but grocery prices and other bills keep climbing. The president says there's almost no inflation, but does it add up? Stay with us. We'll give you the news you need to start your day. This message comes from NPR sponsor, Adobe. Introducing the all new Adobe Acrobat Studio, now with AI powered PDF spaces. Need to turn 100 pages of market research into five insights with a click, templates for a sales proposal that'll close that deal, or an AI specialist to tailor the tone of your market report, you can do all that with the all new Adobe Acrobat Studio. Learn more at adobe.com slash do that with Acrobat. This message comes from Dell Technologies. Technology should be an extension of ambition. The all new Dell XPS laptop was brought to life with this philosophy in mind. It balances qualities once thought to be opposing, an iconic minimalist form factor that holds an immersive edge to edge display. It's ultra thin yet powerful with the series three Intel Core Ultra processors ready to bring the biggest ideas to life. It's everything imagined crafted with purpose. Check out the all new XPS at dell.com/xps. At least six federal prosecutors in Minnesota have quit. The six have one big reason. Justice department officials pressured them to twist the investigation of a shooting in Minneapolis. Rather than focus on the federal agent who shot Renee Macklin Goode in the head, political leaders wanted an investigation to find dirt on Goode's widow. The resignations have disrupted other federal probes such as an investigation of social service fraud the Trump administration says it cares about. Minnesota Public Radio's Matt Sepik has been covering both the fraud cases and the shooting death. Matt, why did the six attorneys resign? The attorneys aren't speaking publicly, but there are several reasons according to a source with knowledge of the situation. That person asked that we not use …
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