Cook Sues Trump Over Ouster, Top RFK Jr. Deputy As New CDC Acting Dir. | Balance of Power 8/28/25

"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today’s show, Nick Akerman, Former Assistant US Attorney, shares his thoughts on what to expect at Friday’s emergency hearing for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Nicholas Burns, Harvard University Belfer Center Professor & former US Ambassador to China, discusses his concern with the Trump Administration possibly allowing Nvidia to sell blackwell chips to China. Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Founding Director of Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases, & former White House Snr. Policy Advisor for Covid-19 Response, discusses the most recent turn of events at the CDC with the CDC Director Susan Monarez fired by the Trump Administration along with 25% of employees fired and departments removed.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Late Edition of Balance Power Begins
00:02:38 – Erik Larson on What to Expect From Fed. Gov Lisa Cook’s Hearing Friday, Cook Suggests ‘Clerical Error’ in Mortgage Dispute
00:05:04 – Skylar Woodhouse on Trump Admin. Firing Officials, What to Make of CDC Director Firing & Employee Resignations
00:07:25 – Nick Akerman, Fmr. US Assistant Attorney, Will ‘Clerical Error’ Help or Harm Lisa Cook During Hearing
00:15:09 – Power Moves: Romaine Bostick on Nvidia Forecasts Decelerating Growth After 2-Year AI Boom
00:17:03 – Nicholas Burns, Fmr. US Ambassador to China, on US-China Relations, Possible Sale of Nvidia Chips to China, Impact of India Tariffs on US
00:25:24 – Madison Muller Discusses CDC Not Align With Trump Administration’s Agenda, What Caused CDC Director to be Fired
00:28:19 – Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Fmr. White House Snr. Policy Advisor for Covid-19 Response on CDC Latest, RFK Jr. Wants CDC to Align With Trump Agenda
00:36:19 – Power Brief: Top Stories Watching Tonight
00:37:53 – Political Panel React to Pres. Trump Suggesting Pre-Midterm GOP Convention, Issues With Trump Tax Bill, Lisa Cook Trump Latest
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