Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Nathan Hager. And I'm Karen Moscow. Karen, we begin in Washington, where the federal government is under a partial shutdown after the uproar of the killings of two U.S. citizens under immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Democrats are demanding new restrictions on federal agents, including warrant requirements, body cameras and removal of masks.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the impasse over government funding won't last long. Well, let's say I'm confident that we'll do it at least by Tuesday. We have a logistical challenge of getting everyone in town. And because of the conversation I had with Hakeem Jeffries, I know that we've got to pass a rule and probably do this mostly on our own. I think that's very unfortunate.
Speaker Mike Johnson appeared on NBC's Meet the Press. Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries says the Department of Homeland Security needs dramatic reform.
We need to actually build these strict requirements in terms of behavior into the law so that the courts can hold them accountable and the American people, through their representatives at the state and local level, can hold these individuals accountable.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was a guest on ABC's This Week, and you can hear This Week and meet the press every Sunday on Bloomberg Radio. The Senate passed a bill last week that funds DHS for two weeks to allow more time to negotiate. The rest of the government would be funded through the end of September.
Nathan, the Justice Department's latest release of its Jeffrey Epstein files continues to reverberate through Washington. On Friday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the agency had finished its review of six million pages of material on the late sex offender and ultimately released about three and a half million of them.
Blanche says congressional leaders can still see the material that's being kept under wraps. He also appeared on ABC's This Week. We have nothing to hide. We have nothing to hide. We never did. And our doors are open if they want to come and review any of the materials that we produced.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanch, but Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin says all the files need to come out. They've done no real investigation. Their entire determination has been to shut it down to protect Donald Trump. Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland appeared on CNN's State of the Union.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the partial government shutdown?
DOJ is required to redact all victims' names under the law ordering the file's release. And some other notable names are mentioned in the documents as well, Karen, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. A December 2012 email shows he once planned to visit Epstein's private island and maintain contact with the sex offender far longer than he had previously claimed.
In that email, Lutnick asked Epstein if it would be possible for his family and another to visit his island during a trip to the Caribbean. In other documents, Kathy Rumler, a legal star on her way to becoming Goldman Sachs' top lawyer, had a nickname for Epstein.
Uncle Jeffrey, that's what she called him in a 2016 email about a meeting, in an October 2018 note about a lovely and thoughtful gift, and in another message in 2019. Well, Nathan, let's turn to the markets now where risk-off is being felt across the board. Stock futures are falling and precious metals are tumbling once again after dropping more than 11% on Friday.
Spot gold is down more than 3.5% this morning.
Chapter 3: What new restrictions are Democrats proposing for federal agents?
Silver is down 3.5% after plunging 26% on Friday. The rapid declines come after a record-breaking rally, and Martin Ritchie covers the metals for Bloomberg. I think throughout last week, all that kind of frenzied trading, all the bulls piling in, I think there was a lot of warnings that this price was going ahead of reality.
But now we're in the situation, I think, across gold, silver and perhaps even copper and metals, where we're looking to see where people start to buy the dip. Bloomberg's Martin Ritchie knows that gold is now down about 20 percent from its all-time high. Oil's falling today as well, Karen. It's trading at just shy of $62 a barrel on the NYMEX.
Chapter 4: What did Speaker Mike Johnson say about the funding impasse?
That's down more than 5 percent. This drop comes after President Trump downplayed threats of a regional war over the weekend from Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The president says he is hopeful the U.S. and Iran will come to an agreement. Hopefully we'll make a deal. If we don't make a deal, then we'll find out whether or not he was right.
And this morning, a spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry said that Iran hopes diplomatic efforts to avert a war with the U.S. will bear fruit within days. Well, earnings will also be in focus on Wall Street, Nathan. More than 125 companies in the S&P 500 will report and will hear from the two of the so-called Mag7. Alphabet reports on Wednesday and Amazon is out on Thursday.
This morning, Disney reports before the opening bell. Bloomberg News has learned the board of the entertainment giant is aligning on promoting theme park division chairman Josh DeMauro to the role of chief executive. The 54-year-old has led the unit that delivers most of Disney's profits since 2020. If approved, tomorrow will succeed Bob Iger.
Time now for the Bloomberg Sports Update, and we bring in John Stashower. John. Thanks, Karen. All NFL teams now have a new head coach for the Arizona Cardinals. It's Mike LaFleur. He had been the L.A. Rams offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders. It apparently is going to be Clint Kubiak, the Seattle offensive coordinator. Well, that can't become official until after the Super Bowl.
Farmers Insurance Golf in San Diego, Justin Rose led all the way, finished with a 23-under par score, which was the best score in tournament history. Outdoor hockey in Tampa, the Lightning beat the Bruins. That's your Bloomberg Sports Update. Thanks, John. And that's news when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Karen Moscow. I'm Nathan Hager, and this is Bloomberg.
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