2 Sep 2025

US correspondent David Smith

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 2 September 2025

What are the repercussions of the US President's move to take over the Federal Reserve? David also discusses the proposal to turn Gaza into a US-managed tourist location. The President is also talking about mandating voter identification for all elections, which is widely expected to be challenged as unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: Lisa Cook takes the oath of office to serve as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System during a ceremony at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building of the Federal Reserve May 23, 2022 in Washington, DC. Cook becomes the first Black woman to serve as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board.   Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Washington bureau chief for The Guardian, David Smith.