Powell’s stunning rebuke to Trump as DOJ launches criminal probe

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<p>Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In response, Powell issued an extraordinary public rebuke. The <a href="https://apple.news/AoeM1575zTVe93-DTyj92Qw"> Wall Street Journal</a> has the latest.</p> <p>As many as 500 people have died in Iran during two weeks of protests and unrest. Jon Gambrell of the <a href="https://apple.news/A4a1wZsXCSN27mRtX9h_1IA">Associated Press</a> joins to discuss the crackdown on demonstrators and why Trump has opened the door on taking action against Tehran.</p> <p>Tens of thousands took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest the presence of ICE in the city after an officer killed local resident Renee Good. <a href="https://apple.news/ADDr40qPVQ5WxIocweHoF1w">Reuters</a> reports on how the Department of Homeland Security is sending even more agents to the state in response.</p> <p>Plus, authorities in Mississippi <a href="https://apple.news/AftLNWGWGQW2h6OQbiC3gXA">arrested</a> an individual in connection with a fire at a historic synagogue, the National Portrait Gallery <a href="https://apple.news/ALMhYkGV9QVGOx_qG_ZnBkA">updated</a> Trump&rsquo;s portrait, and the big <a href="https://apple.news/AOYVE8phHQNKqD4pJ4XWnvQ">winners</a> at this year&rsquo;s Golden Globes.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>