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CBS Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger joins Scott Jagow with tips for Americans headed toward retirement.

CBS Correspondent Natalie Brand at the White House joins Megan Lynch to talk about the latest with President Trump and the tariffs and a new $200 million ballroom at the White House.

John Shaw, Director of the Paul Simon Public Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale joins Megan Lynch to talk about a new effort to take politics out of legislative redistricting.

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Kelly Richards, Illinois State Longterm Care Ombudsman, joins Megan Lynch

KMOX's Maria Keena visits with Page Selby, Ameren's Customer Advocacy Manager, about the surge in higher than expected electric bills that customers are experiencing.

WWJ's Jeff Gilbert joins Megan Lynch as new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds the US has a higher highway fatality rate than 29 other wealthy nations.

The Federal Reserve kept a key interest rate stable this week. Mike McKee, Bloomberg Economics Editor, joins Megan Lynch with reasons why.

Michael Calhoun leads coverage of the indictment of Dr Sam Page on multiple counts. Guests include KMOX Legal Analyst Brad Young and SLU political science professor Christopher Duncan. KMOX's Maria Keena and Sean Malone contributed to the story.