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Forward this email to a friend December 16, 2015 Tune in to Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Sundays on NBC News Welcome to The Lid, your afternoon dose of the 2016 ethos… Our new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll finds that national news media ranks among the least trusted institutions in the country, behind even social networking websites. To regain your trust, we're proud to announce The Lid will begin posting on Facebook as a long and ranting paragraph ending with a .gif from Saved By The Bell. The 2016 Implications of Fed's Decision to Raise Rates Wed, 16 Dec 2015 22:34:00 GMT From NBC's Carrie Dann and Andrew Rafferty We're going to take a wild guess that Americans' knowledge of the decisions of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is more limited than their opinion on - for example - whatever Donald Trump just said. But the former may have a much more important effect on the coming election. The Fed's decision to raise short-term interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis was long anticipated, and its impact on regular Americans' wallets will likely be modest and gradual. On the one hand, the move is a vote of confidence for the economic recovery led by the Obama administration. But it could also tap the breaks on the economy before many Americans start to feel a real difference in their wallets   Click for more. Latest Stories Despite Personal Attacks, A Debate Broke Out Last Night Carrie and Leigh Ann take a look at last night's substantive debate. What issues were discussed and which candidates emerged on top?  Click for more. Rubio Acknowledges Unpopular Immigration Stance Within GOP The Florida senator defended his past support for comprehensive immigration reform in an interview with NBC News  Click for more. For the Record... "I didn't watch it. 'The Voice' was on, it was the final episode." -GOP Sen. Richard Burr on why he missed last night's Republican debate. Tomorrow's Sked Hillary Clinton will be joined by Bill Clinton for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York City. Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, John Kasich and Mike Huckabee are in Iowa. Ted Cruz hold rallies in Las Vegas and Saint Paul, Minnesota. More News House Democrats Dislike Spending Bill Details Did Cruz Reveal Classified Information During Debate? Trust in Law Enforcement Up, But Partisan & Racial Divide Remains Clinton and Buffett Call For Millionaire Tax Hike You're receiving The Lid from NBC News Politics. Share this with your family and friends and keep them up to date. Share now Follow Us   Privacy  | (...) NBC NEWS, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112