Economist Mohamed El-Erian: Most current inflation ‘could have been avoided’ if Fed acted earlier

Most of the current record high inflation could have been avoided had the Federal Reserve acted earlier and shown humility after it wrongly described inflation as “transitory,” economist Mohamed El-Erian said Sunday. El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz, appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” to discuss what caused the current inflation and where it was…

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Pope apologizes for canceling Africa trip

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Senate announces bipartisan framework for gun control package

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CNN political analyst says chatter around Biden not running in 2024 'weakens his ability to govern'

CNN political analyst and Axios editor Margaret Talev said Sunday that the chatter from Democrats about President Biden possibly not running for reelection in 2024 “weakens his ability to govern.”  “Inside Politics” Host Abby Phillip asked the panel about a New York Times article published Saturday that highlighted Democratic concern over Biden’s leadership. Many members…

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Sen. Coons downplays Schumer warning that justices would ‘pay the price’ over abortion rights

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., downplayed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s 2020 statement that Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch would “pay the price” if they ruled the wrong way on abortion, after an armed suspect was charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to kill Kavanaugh before the court rules in an abortion…

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