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A comprehensive social spending and climate bill proposed by the Biden administration, also known as the Build Back Better bill. Joe Manchin's opposition was key to its failure.

Economist who warned about long-term interest rates staying persistently elevated.

Host of Mad Money on CNBC.

Gross Domestic Product, the standard measure of a country's economic output. The hosts question its utility in reflecting the financial well-being of the average individual, arguing that personal experience and survey data are more telling.

The significant shortfall between US government spending and revenue, a major concern for some panelists and a central point of contention regarding the Big Beautiful Bill.

Municipalities limiting cooperation with national immigration enforcement, criticized for exacerbating local resource strains.

The set of rules and regulations governing the entry of foreign nationals into a country. The podcast discusses the current U.S. immigration policy as a potential political strategy by the Democratic Party to gain millions of future voters.

The Governor of California whose poll numbers are fading amidst his defense of the Democratic establishment.

A politician who ran in the Los Angeles election against Nithya Raman.

A US military reserve force proposed by both Mark Benioff and Donald Trump as a solution to clean up crime and open-air drug markets in San Francisco.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an agency Fetterman defends while acknowledging a need for specific reforms.

A series of protests and civil unrest in Los Angeles following ICE raids, involving violence against law enforcement and the deployment of the National Guard.