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Anti-government protests in Iran continue to escalate, spurred by nationwide unrest and high inflation.

However, it looks like

this could be about regime change. Eventually, President Trump has warned of military intervention

if the death toll continues to rise, to which the Iranian government responded with threats

of strikes on the U.S. and Israeli targets in the region. Back at home, the Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve

chair Jerome Powell, citing an abuse of taxpayer dollars pertaining to renovations at the Federal Reserve

headquarters.

However, Powell argues the investigation was sparked for a different reason, responding in a video

released last Sunday.

The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates

based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the

preferences of the president.

This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence

and economic conditions or whether instead monetary policy will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions

or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation.

President Trump has denied any involvement in the investigation.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced plans to deploy roughly hundreds more immigration

officers to Minnesota, less than a week after a Minnesota woman

was fatally shot during an altercation with an ICE agent. Lots to discuss this week. Let's bring in

our panel. Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Neil Chair at the American Enterprise Institute,

Matt Contenetti, Democratic campaign strategist Kevin Walling and Fox News Audio Washington-based correspondent Jared Halperm.

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