Following her unmasking, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified Tuesday before a Senate committee. She told lawmakers that Facebook constantly put its profit over its users’ safety and health, through the design of its algorithm to produce high engagement on the platform. Howard Kurtz, host of “MediaBUZZ” on the FOX News Channel and the Media BUZZMeter podcast, weighs in on the big takeaways from this week’s testimony and if this hearing is the one that will unite both Republicans and Democrats to finally regulate the social media site.
The U.S. will default if the debt limit is not raised or suspended before October 18, the day Treasury Secretary Yellen has warned the country will run out of cash. Republicans have already blocked efforts to raise the debt ceiling, arguing Democrats must use budget reconciliation to raise the ceiling alone. President Biden met virtually with Democrats on Monday in an attempt to ease internal fighting and negotiate a compromise on a spending plan with a smaller price tag. Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics, Mark Zandi joins to explain what the debt ceiling actually means for the country and our history of raising the debt ceiling. Later, he explains the likelihood of Democrats tackling this issue alone, the repercussions for minting a trillion-dollar coin and the expectation of a compromise from the Democratic Party.
Plus, commentary by FOX Nation host Tomi Lahren.
