Fed Holds Rates Steady Despite Trump's Wishes and GDP Rebound, Khalil Legal Showdown: AM Update 7/31

The Megyn Kelly Show

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds interest rates steady despite internal dissent and pressure from President Trump, even as GDP beats expectations. Journalist Margot Cleveland breaks down the “bonkers” legal mess surrounding Mahmoud Khalil, where a district judge is overriding immigration courts. NYC Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani faces backlash over past anti-police comments, while his poll numbers surge. Ground News: Go to https://groundnews.com/megyn for 40% off the Vantage subscription and find the truth mainstream media doesn't want you to see. Byrna: Go to https://Byrna.com or your local Sportsman's Warehouse today.

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0:00.0	Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Thursday, July 31st, 2025, and this is your AM update.
0:09.1	We should be the lowest interest rate, and we're not.
0:12.3	Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell meeting heavy pushback on his decision to keep interest rates steady as the latest GDP numbers surpass expectations.
0:22.1	I really can't even express how bonkers it is.
0:25.7	You've got the immigration stuff and then you've got a normal case, but the normal case
0:30.2	is messing with the immigration case.
0:32.1	Why can't the Trump administration boot Columbia student agitator Mahmoud Khalil out of the
0:37.4	country? We'll have a full
0:38.8	report. And New York City mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani calls for more gun control in the wake of the
0:44.7	Midtown Manhattan mass shooting. Is that the answer? All that and more coming up in just a moment on your
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