2 Sep 2025

US correspondent David Smith

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 2 September 2025

What are the repercussions of the US President's move to take over the Federal Reserve? David also discusses the proposal to turn Gaza into a US-managed tourist location. The President is also talking about mandating voter identification for all elections, which is widely expected to be challenged as unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: Lisa Cook takes the oath of office to serve as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System during a ceremony at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building of the Federal Reserve May 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Cook becomes the first Black woman to serve as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board.   Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Photo: AFP / Getty Images / Drew Angerer

Washington bureau chief for The Guardian, David Smith. 

Get the RNZ app

for easy access to all your favourite programmes

Subscribe to Nine To Noon

Podcast (MP3) Oggcast (Vorbis)