Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Karen, we begin in Washington, where the federal government is under a partial shutdown after the uproar over 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.
House 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 Democratic candidate for a Texas state Senate seat in a conservative district near Dallas won a runoff election on Saturday, overcoming a late intervention from President Trump. Taylor Romet defeated Republican Lee Walmsgans in the race for the seat in Tarrant County, which includes Fort Worth, getting 57 percent of the vote.
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Chapter 2: What are the implications of the US government shutdown?
Congressman Jamie Raskin of Maryland appeared on CNN's State of the Union. The latest batch of documents includes a list of unverified tips about President Trump that the Justice Department has called untrue and sensationalist.
The Wall Street Journal reports the release also exposed the names of dozens of Epstein's victims, including many who have not shared their identities publicly or were minors when they were abused. DOJ is required to redact all victims' names under the law ordering the file's release.
Let's turn to the markets now, Nathan, where risk-off is being felt across the board. Stock futures are falling and precious metals tumbling once again. After dropping more than 11% on Friday, spot gold is down another 3.7% this morning. Spot silver is down 3.6% after plunging 26% on Friday. The rapid declines come after a record-breaking rally, and Martin Ritchie covers the metals for Bloomberg.
Chapter 3: How are Democrats responding to federal agent actions?
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 notes that gold is now down about 20% from its all-time high.
Oil is falling today as well, Karen. West Texas Intermediate is down nearly 5%, trading just above $62 a barrel. The drop comes after President Trump downplayed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's threats of a regional war over the weekend. President Trump says he is hopeful the two sides 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 says the country hopes diplomatic efforts to avert a war with the U.S. will bear fruit within days.
Earnings will also be in focus on Wall Street, Nathan. More than 125 companies in the S&P 500 reporting. We'll hear from two of the so-called Mag7. Alphabet reports on Wednesday and Amazon on Thursday. This morning, we hear from Disney before the opening bell.
Bloomberg News has learned the board of the entertainment giant is aligning on promoting theme park division chairman Joss 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.
And there are some new developments this morning on the artificial intelligence front, Karen. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Wong says the company's proposed $100 billion investment in OpenAI was, quote, never a commitment and that the company would consider any funding rounds one at a time.
Huang's comments come after the Wall Street Journal reported Friday that NVIDIA's investment plan had stalled after some inside the company expressed doubts about the deal. Huang spoke to reporters in Taipei over the weekend about OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman.
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