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Political Gabfest - What Is the Bond Market, Anyway?

Sep 3, 2026 · 1h 6m

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how a narrow Supreme Court majority used aesthetic standing to greenlight Trump's ballroom construction, why bond yields are rising around the world and how that impacts everyone with guest Jason Furman , and how the extradition showdown between Texas and Minnesota over an ICE officer involved in a shooting betrays fraying relations among the states. Here are this week’s chatters: Emily: Does Cutting Flower Stems Underwater Really Help? ; Rachel Feltman for The Washington Post: How to keep fresh cut flowers from dying (with science) John: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Line of Duty on Rotten Tomatoes; The…