Van and Rachel react to R. Kelly’s 30-year sentence and the "normalization" of his crimes (17:02), plus Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially sworn in (24:26) to the Supreme Court. They are then joined by Marc Goldwein, senior policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, to break down the current state of the U.S. economy (41:07).

Host: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

Guest: Marc Goldwein

Producers: Trudy Joseph and Donnie Beacham Jr.

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