Money Talking

Hurricane Maria left Puerto Ricans without water, power and food. But even before the storm, residents were struggling with more than $70 billion in debt. How will the recovery proceed? 

This week, federal prosecutors hit the world of college basketball with allegations of bribery, corruption and fraud. Is this just the tip of the iceberg?

Facebook is under fire for selling ads to entities connected to Russia. It's not the only issue confronting the company. How will users, politicians and Mark Zuckerberg react?

Mayor Bill de Blasio came to office pledging to fight the "Tale of Two Cities" inequality of New York City. Over the past four years, the economy is doing better. Can he take credit?

The President has been criticized by some for not fulfilling his agenda, but he has been busy, at least when it comes to reversing the actions of previous presidents.

Every time a restaurant closes, another one opens. Or so it might seem. So, is the industry thriving or struggling?

Since the spring, the Trump administration has made big promises to reform the tax code. As some of the proposals are disclosed, who will benefit and how will it be paid for?

President Trump has disbanded his CEO advisory councils, but many former execs are still part of an administration that's been mostly friendly to big business. 

More college students are taking on more debt, and paying it all off will impact their lives, and the U.S. economy, for years to come. What are the solutions? 

After the failure by Republicans to replace or repeal Obamacare, they're moving quickly to score a political win, and they're focusing on overhauling the nation's tax code by November. There's a lot do in a little amount of time, and even Trump's legislative director has admitted it's  an aggressive schedule.

But that is just one of many items on Congress' to do list that includes must several must-pass pieces of legislation like funding the government and raising the debt ceiling.

This week on Money Talking, host Charlie Herman reviews what's head and what's at stake with Catherine Rampell, opinion writer with the Washington Post, and Rick Newman, columnist with Yahoo Finance.