Shutdown Threat Looms as Trump Urges Congress to Reject Spending Bill

Trump mass deportation threats infuriate immigrant advocates

President-elect Trump’s pledge to enact mass deportations and end birthright citizenship, potentially affecting millions of U.S. citizens, is raising alarm bells among immigrant communities who ...

The Hill - 6d

Should investors bet on bonds or equities as Trump's presidency looms?

Is this the right time to shift from fixed-income investments to risk assets like stocks and shares?

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 12

China Comes Out Swinging as Trump Trade War Looms

Beijing is brandishing an expanded arsenal of countermeasures as President-elect Donald Trump threatens across-the-board tariffs on Chinese-made goods.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 12

In bolting to UNC, Bill Belichick rejects NFL before it can reject him – again

Bill Belichick's decision to become UNC's next football coach was a stunner. But the NFL world made clear there was no place left for the legend.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 12

For Trudeau, Trump’s tariff threat is a test

President-elect Donald Trump’s recent post announcing his plan to enact a 25 percent tariff on all goods coming into the United States has shaken the Canadian political establishment.

The Hill - Dec. 11

China ramps up Wall Street meetings as Trump inauguration looms

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng has met with several U.S. finance executives as Beijing seeks to build relationships in the face of rising bilateral tensions.

CNBC - Dec. 11

Trump jabs at Canada, Trudeau as tariffs threats continue

President-elect Donald Trump says he looks forward to talking about tariffs with Canada's Justin Trudeau as fears about rising costs in the U.S. grow. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady ...

CBS News - Dec. 10

Live updates: Congress sprints to end as Trump nominees make rounds

Lawmakers returned to the Capitol this week to begin a sprint to finish work on a bill to keep the government funded, and legislation to authorize major defense programs. Read about the effort to ...

The Hill - Dec. 10

Is Trump a threat to the US economy? With Larry Summers

Martin Wolf in conversation with the former US Treasury Secretary

Financial Times - Dec. 10

Watch: House Republicans hold presser as shutdown deadline looms

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other GOP leaders held a press conference Tuesday morning with just 10 days left until government funding is set to expire. Members on both sides of the aisle ...

The Hill - Dec. 10

Congress races toward fast-approaching government shutdown deadline

Congress has just 10 days until government funding is set to run out, and lawmakers don’t have a deal to keep the lights on during the holidays. Members on both sides of the aisle expect the ...

The Hill - Dec. 10

More than 75 Nobel laureates urge Senate to reject RFK Jr.

Seventy-seven Nobel laureates signed a letter urging the Senate to oppose the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), The New York Times ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

Johnson needs Dems to pass a stopgap spending bill. Here's what they want.

Given his thin margins in the House and conservatives who tend to always oppose short-term funding fixes, he will almost certainly need to get House Democrats on board.

Politico - Dec. 9

Trump, Congress must fix the national emergency that Biden declared

President Biden's executive order declared the People's Republic of China's pursuit of cutting-edge technologies as a national emergency, and the Treasury Department's new outbound investment rules ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

Ro Khanna supports cutting defense spending in Trump's DOGE

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said that there could be “huge bipartisan cooperation” for President-elect Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) committee in the new year — at least when it ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

Cheney responds to Trump jail threat: ‘Here’s the truth’

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) responded to President-elect Trump’s threat that he would throw members who sat on the House committee that investigated rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

Trump return to DC looms over Kennedy Center Honors

In a night filled with political moments — including multiple nods to President Biden, a Grateful Dead tribute from former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and accolades for ...

The Hill - Dec. 9

Ukraine war briefing: Trump urges China to help end Ukraine war

After meeting US president-elect, Volodymyr Zelenskyy cautions that Ukraine needs a ‘just and robust peace, that Russians will not destroy within a few years’. What we know on day 1,020. See all ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

Trump says ‘we're not touching’ Social Security in proposed cuts to government spending

During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll make the federal government “more efficient,” but he does not plan to touch federal entitlements like ...

NBC News - Dec. 8

An unseen financial threat looms before Trump and his Treasury

We need to build a smarter regulatory mousetrap that relates to the economy that exists to prevent the next financial crisis.

The Hill - Dec. 8

Elon Musk spends $277 million to back Trump and Republican candidates

Elon Musk was the largest donor in the 2024 election cycle, spending at least $277 million to back President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican candidates.

CBS News - Dec. 6

DOGE's Musk, Ramaswamy want Congress to pass huge spending cuts. That's a tough sell

Congress' enthusiasm for smaller government is tempered by the difficulty of agreeing on what to cut.

CNBC - Dec. 6

Bahamas rejects Trump proposal to take in deported migrants

President-elect reportedly plans to send people to countries they have no ties to as part of his attack on immigration . How would Donald Trump carry out his mass deportation scheme? The ...

The Guardian - Dec. 5

Trump’s tariff threats could open the door to China

The elephant in the room is China, the other nation Trump has vowed to hit with tariffs.

The Hill - Dec. 5

Trump’s Cabinet choices are disastrous. Why are so many Democrats in Congress quiet?

Trump's Cabinet picks are uniquely dangerous for the country — and many Democrats are acting like everything's normal.

NBC News - Dec. 5

NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is leading a fresh push for European countries to ramp up defense spending

ABC News - Dec. 4

Trump names Peter Navarro, jailed for contempt of Congress, trade adviser

President-elect says Navarro, his former White House trade adviser, will focus on tariffs. Donald Trump said he would name former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro as senior counselor for ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Trump taps Peter Navarro, convicted of contempt of Congress, as trade counselor

Peter Navarro served as a trade adviser in the first Trump administration, and was recently released from a four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Mexico makes largest fentanyl bust as Trump’s tariff threat looms

Drugs seizure comes after US president-elect says he will impose levies if flow of narcotics is not halted

Financial Times - Dec. 4

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the threat to press freedom

A second term for Trump has chilling implications for critical independent journalism and the media the industry . Donald Trump’s second term promises to deliver historic threats to US press ...

The Guardian - Dec. 4

Mike Bloomberg warns making RFK Jr. HHS secretary risks killing Americans, urges Senate to reject him

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

CNBC - Dec. 3

With Threats to Encryption Looming, Signal’s Meredith Whittaker Says ‘We’re Not Changing’

At WIRED’s The Big Interview event, the president of the Signal Foundation talked about secure communications as critical infrastructure and the need for a new funding paradigm for tech.

Wired - Dec. 3

Congress faces shutdown dilemma that could mess with Trump's first 100 days

Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown and is expected to kick the funding fight til early 2025 when President-elect Donald Trump will be in office.

NBC News - Dec. 3

Groups urge Congress to rein in federal bureaucracy after Supreme Court slashes agency authority

A coalition of 19 conservative and libertarian groups sent a letter to congressional leaders Wednesday urging them to act after a major Supreme Court decision clawing back federal agency power. The ...

The Hill - Dec. 3

Dollar climbs after Trump’s Brics tariff threat and French political woes

Currency on course for biggest daily rise since November 5 US presidential election

Financial Times - Dec. 2

Starmer rejects false choice between Trump’s US and EU in key speech

At lord mayor’s banquet in London, British PM says ‘national interest demands that we work with both’. Keir Starmer has “utterly rejected” the idea that the UK must choose between the United States ...

The Guardian - Dec. 2