2025-07-16
14 分钟Hey, it's Luke Vargas, and before we start the show today,
I've got a little announcement, which is that I'm going on parental leave,
or should I say I'm actually already on it,
which means you won't be hearing from me for a few months.
While I'm out, Azhar Sukri will be filling in for me until early winter.
You're in great hands until then, and I'll be back before you know it.
And with that, over to the What's News team for today's episode.
It's being called the Trump effect.
The president's policies are starting to show up in inflation and employment.
Plus,
the Trump administration is planning on making it easier for your retirement plan to invest in private markets.
And Europe's charm offensive.
We look at how flattery and back channeling with Washington could help Ukraine.
Mark Rutte, the chief of NATO, he sent flattering text messages to Trump.
The president of Finland, he's a great golfer.
players.
So they played this tournament in Trump's golf club in Florida and ever
since they've been actually talking on the phone,
communicating quite intensely.
It's Wednesday, July the 16th.