Tyler Kendall

President Trump earlier this week said that he was canceling all meetings between U.S.

and Iranian officials.

But we know that there is this diplomacy going forward, as previous White House officials have suggested that that is always going to be an option on the table.

According to statistics cited by Bloomberg News from the Iran's human rights group, the death toll has now surpassed 3,400 people in what is considered to be the deadliest crackdown in the country in decades.

The potential for military strikes still remains on the table, though his comments, combined with a top Iranian official pledging not to carry out executions, has appeared to narrow the potential that a U.S.

attack is imminent just one day after President Trump urged Iranians to continue protesting and said that help was on the way.

This is a president that's probably going to put more of a focus on his more populist messaging and that slew of policies that we've seen in recent days.

Those proposals, including a cap on credit card interest rates, banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes, and then his post yesterday saying he's working to ensure big tech companies don't drive up electricity costs for consumers amid the AI boom.

On the heels of the CPI report, I'd expect President Trump to refocus the narrative on the economy in a critical battleground state, not just with his speech to the Economic Club in Detroit, but he's also set to tour a Ford Motors factory plant where they make F-150s in a bid to tout his domestic manufacturing plans.

push and his more protectionist policies like tariffs in a place that's seeing a mixed economic situation.

It does appear that Powell is talking with these senators in real time.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, confirmed she spoke with him earlier this morning, and she is now suggesting that Congress could launch its own investigation into the Department of Justice's investigation.

And, Joe, I'll leave you with this one.

The House Financial Services Chair, French Hill, saying that this is an unnecessary distraction, in his words, appearing to take the side of the Fed chair.

It does appear that Powell is talking with these senators in real time.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, confirmed she spoke with him earlier this morning, and she is now suggesting that Congress could launch its own investigation into the Department of Justice's investigation.

And, Joe, I'll leave you with this one.

The House Financial Services Chair, French Hill, saying that this is an unnecessary distraction, in his words, appearing to take the side of the Fed chair.

It does appear that Powell is talking with these senators in real time.

Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, confirmed she spoke with him earlier this morning, and she is now suggesting that Congress could launch its own investigation into the Department of Justice's investigation.