26 Jul 2022

US: Jan 6 hearing hiatus, Biden Covid recovery, big week for economic data

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 26 July 2022

US correspondent Ron Elving joins Kathryn to talk about the last January 6 hearing ahead of the summer break, and why it may have done more damage to Donald Trump than the previous seven.

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President Biden is recovering from Covid and this week the central bank will make a decision on a rate hike - the big question: has inflation peaked?

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference 2022 in Orlando, Florida, on 26 February, 2022.

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