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On "Forbes Newsroom," HarrisX Founder and CEO Dritan Nesho discussed a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll revealing voters' attitudes on the economy, Iran, the Los Angeles anti-ICE protests, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Clifford Winston, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss President Trump's leadership style in his second term, and how that is impacting his policymaking and the American people.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) spoke about his amendment, the Respect America's Constitution Amendment, which reaffirms that only Congress has the power to spend or not spend taxpayer dollars, and was unanimously voted against in the House Appropriations Committee by Republicans.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Mark Montgomery, Retired Rear Admiral and senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discussed the conflict between Israel and Iran, President Trump's response, and what outright hostility between the two nations means for the Middle East.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Over nearly 50 years, Donald Trump expanded his father's real-estate empire into a $2.5 billion fortune. Then, in less than five years, he created a crypto kingdom worth even more. Forbes senior editor Dan Alexander joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) explained why she voted against President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," as well as what impact the legislation could have on Americans.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Houman Hemmati, who serves of the Board of Directors of 'Saving California,' joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the protests in Los Angeles over workplace ICE raids, as well as President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard and Marines against Governor Gavin Newsom's wishes in response. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) discussed the GOP reconciliation bill, Trump-backed cuts to the NIH budget, and President Trump sending military troops to Los Angeles, California, amidst anti-ICE protests.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Former Congressman David Jolly, who served in Congress as a Republican, is now running for governor of Florida as a Democrat. Jolly joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss his campaign. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ethan Blevins, a Senior Legal Fellow, Pacific Legal Foundation, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the government's access to Americans' personal data. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Warrick, EVP at Overhaul, joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the recent legal actions surrounding President Donald Trump's tariffs, global trade negotiations, and how both are impacting the global supply chain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ADL CEO Greenblatt gives the latest on the Boulder Attack with Forbes Senior Editor Maggie McGrath.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the recent legal actions surrounding President Donald Trump's tariffs and what it means for the international business community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Congressman Mike Levin (D-CA) explained why he voted against President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," as well as what changes he hopes the Senate makes to the legislation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

President Donald Trump threatened to escalate the trade war with the EU last week – in a social media missive, he suggested a 50% tariff on the EU starting June 1st. Days later, he walked that back and temporarily paused the tariffs until July 9. Andrew Wilson, Deputy Secretary-General and Global Policy Director at the International Chamber of Commerce, joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GOP strategist and Executive Director of Principles First Brittany Martinez joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the House narrowly voting to pass the budget bill, and what challenges await the legislation as it makes its way to the Senate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last month in a draft budget, the Trump administration floated the possibility of cutting funding for Head Start. Since then, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a Senate subcommittee vowing that his department will preserve the program. Mathew Moura, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Teaching Matters, joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Ilya Somin, a legal scholar and attorney, discussed his and the Liberty Justice Center's lawsuit against the Trump Administration which aims to end the President's tariffs, as well as the recent hearing before the U.S. Court of International Trade.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Thursday, the For Country Caucus, a bipartisan group of veterans now serving in Congress, will hand wash the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI), one of the only three Vietnam veterans in Congress, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss participating in the annual event ahead of Memorial Day. In addition, he reacts to cuts and restructuring at the VA, as well as the reconciliation bill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congressman Greg Murphy (R-NC), a board certified urologist, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," HarrisX Founder and CEO Dritan Nesho discussed a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll showing a 5-point jump in positive economic sentiment, helping President Trump's approval rating to hold steady, as well as what voters consider his biggest achievement and his greatest failure in the early months of his second presidency.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Clifford May, the founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, reacted to the phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Republican National Committee spent more than $300,000 at businesses tied to Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. in March—including nearly $200,000 at Mar-a-Lago—showing that even as Trump promotes new revenue streams like crypto and Truth Social, his old assets continue generating political cash. Forbes staff writer Zach Everson joins Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent of Truth Social, disclosed “material weaknesses” in its financial reporting controls—acknowledging the risk of errors in its financial statements—according to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forbes staff writer Zach Everson joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Staff Writer Zach Everson discussed his report showing that Donald Trump's second term has seen three new ways—Trump Media & Technology Group, World Liberty Financial and the $TRUMP meme coin—for allies, favor seekers, foreign firms and governments and pretty much anyone else to direct money to the president's business empire.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The union for NJ Transit's engineers walked off the job starting Friday over pay disputes, and the strike means that the country's third largest rail service has come to a grinding halt. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop joined "Forbes Newsroom" to react to the news. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Immigration attorney Shannon Laguerre-Maingrette joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the Supreme Court case about birthright citizenship and the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Constitutional lawyer Jeff Lewis joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the Supreme Court case about birthright citizenship and the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Forbes senior editor Alex Knapp joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss President Donald Trump's drug pricing executive order and the impact of potential cuts to Medicaid. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan Wang, Eurasia Group's China director, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the temporary trade agreement between China and the United States, and what needs to happen in the continuing negotiations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," David Daoud, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discussed the release of the last American hostage in Gaza, what's next in the Israel-Hamas war, and President Trump's trip to the Middle East. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The FDA has granted approval to Teal Health's at-home cervical cancer screening wand, the first self-collection tool for HPV screening in the U.S. Kara Egan, the cofounder and CEO of Teal Health, joined ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath talk about this milestone and what happens next.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," author and U.S.-China relations expert Gordon Chang discussed the U.S.-China trade deal and what comes next as President Trump continues to attempt to open up China to U.S. goods.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Massimo Faggioli, professor of theology at Villanova University, spoke to Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath about the selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope and what it could mean for global politics to have a pontiff that was born in the United States.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A last-minute proposal on the sale of public land from House Republicans during budget negotiations could have negative ramifications for the communities nearest the parcels that could be privatized, says Jennifer Novak, an environmental lawyer. Novak spoke to Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath on "Forbes Newsroom" about the proposal and what it could mean in the long term.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Andrew Wilson, Deputy Secretary-General and Global Policy Director at the International Chamber of Commerce, joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the framework for the trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K., as well as the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China to majorly roll back tariffs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Three recent radar glitches between air traffic controllers and planes at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport are raising questions about summer travel and the overall safety of flying in the U.S. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, a Forbes staff writer covering the travel industry, joined ForbesTV anchor Maggie McGrath to talk about the tech failures and what it would take to revamp air traffic control procedures in the U.S.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the Trump Administration cuts billions of dollars worth of services and research from the Department of Health and Human Services, 19 state attorneys general have joined in a lawsuit to stop the slashing. Harry Nelson, a leading healthcare attorney and founder of Nelson Hardiman, joined Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath to explain the lawsuit, the nature of the cuts so far, and what it could all mean for public health going forward.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Trump Administration earlier this week made moves to dismiss a lawsuit that would curtail mifepristone access, but as healthcare attorney and founder of Nelson Hardiman Harry Nelson explained to ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath in this Forbes Newsroom segment, there's more to the administration's actions than meets the eye.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss a letter she wrote along with 14 Republican colleagues to the new commissioner of the Social Security Administration voicing her concerns about the agency, as well as budget negotiations within Congress. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the trends in giving in President Trump's second first 100 days in office. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA), a member of the Democratic Doctors Caucus, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss potential cuts to Medicaid as Congress continues budget negotiations.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tinatin Japaridze, an Analyst at the Eurasia Group, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the ongoing negotiations between Ukraine, Russia and the U.S., President Trump's threat to withdraw from participating, and the newly signed U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new directive to require placebo testing for new vaccines.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Matt Taglia, Senior Director of Emerson College Polling, discussed a new Emerson poll showing U.S. citizens' divided overall in thier view of President Trump at 45-45, and why he rates at a mere 37% favorable in his handling of the economy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Don Clemmer, a writer and former staffer with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, discussed the life and legacy of Pope Francis, what's next for the Vatican, and who might become the new leader of the Catholic Church.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's Secretary of the Treasury, appears to have lost six figures in a quick-turnaround real estate transaction earlier this year. Money in politics reporter Kyle Khan-Mullins joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss.Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kylemullins/2025/04/17/how-scott-bessents-llc-flipped-a-house-and-lost-100000-in-one-month/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

President Trump is asked about the ongoing trade war with China and discusses a possible drop in tariff rates.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

President and CEO of Oxfam America Abby Maxman joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss DOGE's attempts to cut and dismantle USAID in the Trump administration's first 100 days. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Pedestrians pushing a crosswalk button near the University of Washington earlier this week got to listen to “Bezos” spout on about not taxing the rich and even reference Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of United Healthcare's CEO last year. Forbes money in politics reporter Kyle Khan-Mullins joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who served in President Trump's first term, gave his take on the new sweeping tariffs, present Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the "endgame" for the tariff push, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.