About the episode
U.S. officials are meeting with Russian officials Monday for talks in Saudi Arabia.USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes explains that experts warn federal spending cuts will make the country sicker and poorer as healthcare costs rise without new treatments.An independent government watchdog agency will review the health and safety effects of President Donald Trump's mass firings.USA TODAY Investigative Reporter Kenny Jacoby discusses how an NHL team's executives milked youth hockey families for profit.Here's what readers told us about the economy.Let us know what you think of this episode by sending an email to [email protected] Transcript available hereAlso available at art19.com/shows/5-ThingsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
