Ryan Knutson

All right. Before we let you go, Nick, one last question. Let's just cut to the chase. Is there going to be a recession? Yes or no?

All right. Well, Nick, thank you so much for your time.

All right. Well, Nick, thank you so much for your time.

All right. Well, Nick, thank you so much for your time.

Okay, we're going to take a short break. Don't go anywhere. Something else that's making headlines this week, Molly, is the arrest of a Columbia student, Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil was one of the students that was leading the pro-Palestine protests on Columbia's campus last year, and he often spoke with the media about ending the war in Gaza. The students are here.

Okay, we're going to take a short break. Don't go anywhere. Something else that's making headlines this week, Molly, is the arrest of a Columbia student, Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil was one of the students that was leading the pro-Palestine protests on Columbia's campus last year, and he often spoke with the media about ending the war in Gaza. The students are here.

Okay, we're going to take a short break. Don't go anywhere. Something else that's making headlines this week, Molly, is the arrest of a Columbia student, Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil was one of the students that was leading the pro-Palestine protests on Columbia's campus last year, and he often spoke with the media about ending the war in Gaza. The students are here.

They are holding their grounds until they get what they want, which is divestment from the Israeli occupation. So Khalil is a legal resident. He has a green card. So first, I'm just curious to know, what is the legal argument that the Trump administration is making for why he can be deported?

They are holding their grounds until they get what they want, which is divestment from the Israeli occupation. So Khalil is a legal resident. He has a green card. So first, I'm just curious to know, what is the legal argument that the Trump administration is making for why he can be deported?

They are holding their grounds until they get what they want, which is divestment from the Israeli occupation. So Khalil is a legal resident. He has a green card. So first, I'm just curious to know, what is the legal argument that the Trump administration is making for why he can be deported?

Well, so if his arrest and deportation is legally questionable, why do it? What is the message that the Trump administration is trying to send?

Well, so if his arrest and deportation is legally questionable, why do it? What is the message that the Trump administration is trying to send?

Well, so if his arrest and deportation is legally questionable, why do it? What is the message that the Trump administration is trying to send?

This week, Trump officials also moved to cut about half of the staff of the Department of Education, about 1,500 employees. And Trump is expected to sign an executive order soon that fully dismantles the agency. Why? What is the argument for getting rid of this agency?

This week, Trump officials also moved to cut about half of the staff of the Department of Education, about 1,500 employees. And Trump is expected to sign an executive order soon that fully dismantles the agency. Why? What is the argument for getting rid of this agency?

This week, Trump officials also moved to cut about half of the staff of the Department of Education, about 1,500 employees. And Trump is expected to sign an executive order soon that fully dismantles the agency. Why? What is the argument for getting rid of this agency?

So what does the Department of Education do?

So what does the Department of Education do?

So what does the Department of Education do?

But the Trump administration isn't saying that they're going to get rid of that stuff, right? They just want to break those sort of narrower and more essential functions into different pieces and put them under different agencies.