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Musk, Ramaswamy spar with Trump supporters over H-1B work visas
Musk and Ramaswamy have found themselves at odds with some of Trump's supporters over their support for H-1B visas, which allow foreign professionals to work in America.ABC News - 13h -
Trump's Picks for Top Health Jobs Not Just Team of Rivals but 'Team of Opponents'
This is a MedPage Today story. Many of President-elect Donald Trump's candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump's ...ABC News - 15h -
Mexico, Betting Trump Is Bluffing on Tariffs, Sees an Opportunity
Business leaders in Mexico say the incoming U.S. administration will enhance the appeal of their factories as an alternative to plants in China.The New York Times - 1d -
Canadian Ministers Meet Trump Aides at Mar-a-Lago to Discuss Border, and Tariffs
President-elect Donald J. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Canadian exports unless the country stops the flow of migrants and fentanyl to the U.S.The New York Times - 1d -
Cracks appear in Trump coalition over foreign worker visas
Cracks have appeared among Trump supporters over the stand taken by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.BBC News - 13h -
Interior Dept. Is Caught Between Tribes in Casino Battles
The Biden administration’s consideration of three proposed tribal casinos in California and Oregon has touched off a fierce debate about tribal sovereignty and land rights.The New York Times - 15h -
Trump supporters and his tech allies argue over H-1B visas
A heated online debate among President-elect Donald Trump's supports is exposing what being called a "MAGA civil war." Trump's tech allies like billionaire Elon Musk and his longtime base are ...CBS News - 17h -
Trump’s threat to defund all US public media has NPR and PBS on the back foot
President-elect’s agenda and Project 2025 playbook align in stripping Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s license. On the campaign trail this year, Donald Trump routinely criticized US media. The ...The Guardian - 23h -
Tariff threat looms over meeting between Canadian ministers and Trump's Cabinet picks
Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly met with Howard Lutnick and Doug Burgum, Trump's picks to the lead the departments of commerce and interior, respectively.NBC News - 1d -
Canadian Cabinet ministers meet with Trump's nominee for commerce secretary in bid to avoid tariffs
Two top Canadian Cabinet ministers have met with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary at Mar-a-Lago as Canada tries to avoid sweeping tariffs when Trump takes officeABC News - 1d -
Trump aides meet with top Canadian officials in Florida amid icy relationship
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration members are set to meet with a pair of top Canadian officials in Florida as Trump continues to mock the country's Prime Minister Justin ...CBS News - 1d -
MAGA civil war erupts between Musk, critics over H-1B visas
A Trump World civil war has erupted over visas for highly skilled workers, with the president-elect’s new tech industry allies like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on one side and the ...The Hill - 1d -
‘Nothing to talk about’: Panama president dismisses Trump’s threats over canal
José Raúl Mulino has ruled out discussing control of the Panama Canal with US president elect, and rejected claims Chinese soldiers are operating the strategic waterway. Panamanian president, José ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump picks Miami-Dade commissioner as ambassador to Panama
Cabrera is county commissioner of District 6, which represents parts of Coral Gables, Hialeah and the City of Miami.CBS News - 2d -
Could Trump's tariffs affect small businesses?
Small businesses selling imported goods could see the impact of President-elect Donald Trump's promised increased tariffs on other countries. CBS MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more ...CBS News - 2d -
Trump is right on tariffs, here's why
The Theory of Second Best suggests that introducing new distortions in an imperfect economy can offset existing distortions. Tariffs on Chinese tractors could be beneficial in preserving American ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump picks Marino Cabrera for ambassador to Panama
President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for American ambassador to Panama, days after suggesting that the United States should take control of the Panama Canal.NBC News - 3d -
Young Canadians ditch ice hockey for football and basketball
High costs and scandals undermine appeal of the country’s national sportFinancial Times - 3d -
The toy industry is bracing for the impact of Trump's promised tariffs
Toy stores and the toy industry are warning that Trump's pledge to add tariffs to Chinese imports could harm their businesses.CBS News - 3d -
The impact of tariffs on the U.S. toy industry
If President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat of imposing new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, it could have major repercussions for the U.S. toy industry. Kelly O'Grady explains.CBS News - 3d -
Trump announces ambassador to Panama amid fight over canal
President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as his pick for U.S. ambassador to Panama. The announcement comes as Trump is sparking a feud with ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump Picks Kevin Marino Cabrera for Ambassador to Panama
The selection of Mr. Cabrera, a Miami-Dade County commissioner, comes a few days after Mr. Trump called for the United States to regain control of the Panama Canal.The New York Times - 3d -
Fate of Trump's Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate
The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questionsABC News - 3d -
Trump’s Mass Deportation Threat Divides Local Officials
Communities are divided on how much to cooperate with immigration agents. In San Diego, the sheriff has vowed to defy a new policy protecting migrants.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump threatens to take over Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to take over the Panama Canal unless it cuts the price it charges for ships to pass through the key shipping lane. Trump is also again floating the idea ...CBS News - 4d -
Meet the Cabinet: What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department. NBC News campaign embed Alex Tabet takes a look at Bondi’s career and how she might ...NBC News - 4d -
How a Consulting Firm and Trump’s I.R.S. Pick Pushed a Problematic Tax Credit
Billy Long worked with Lifetime Advisors, a company that solicited clients to claim a pandemic-era tax credit that the I.R.S. said became a magnet for fraud.The New York Times - 4d -
The political furor over Trump's FCC pick Brendan Carr is bogus
Brendan Carr is being disparaged by a variety of establishment corporate media outlets and media activist organizations, but among the wide array of appointments being made by the incoming ...The Hill - 4d -
How Trump’s tariffs can generate both economic and political reform in China
If Trump is allowed by Elon Musk to stick to his guns, he can apply to China the principle he announced for his domestic opponents: “Success will be our retribution.”The Hill - 4d -
Trump’s FCC nominee sends Disney warning letter over ABC
President-elect Trump’s pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sent Disney CEO Bob Iger a letter warning that he would be "monitoring" ABC's negotiations with local stations to ...The Hill - 4d -
Will Trump’s tariff threats protect the dollar’s dominance?
Brics nations’ plan to create rival to greenback is bound to fail even without president-elect’s measures. In 2023, the leaders of Brazil and the other Brics countries at the time – China, India, ...The Guardian - 5d -
5 things to know about Trump's threats to retake the Panama Canal
President-elect Trump is sparking a new feud with Panama over an old topic: the vital maritime canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. What Trump is proposing would be a massive shift in ...The Hill - 5d -
‘A hostage situation’: South Korea paralysed in fight against Trump tariffs
Companies fear political vacuum in Seoul will leave them vulnerable to tariffs and loss of subsidiesFinancial Times - 5d -
Meet the Cabinet: What to know about Chris Wright, Trump’s pick for secretary of energy
President-elect Donald Trump announced Chris Wright, chairman and CEO of Liberty Energy, as his choice to be his secretary of energy. NBC News campaign embed Alex Tabet takes a look into Wright’s ...NBC News - 5d -
Gimenez calls Trump Panama threats 'legitimate'
Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) on Monday called President-elect Trump’s recent threats about the Panama Canal “legitimate.” “I always take the president seriously, and it’s … [a] legitimate threat to ...The Hill - 5d -
Matt Gaetz, former Trump AG pick, had sex with underage girl while in Congress, House Ethics report says
Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress after President-elect Donald Trump picked him to be attorney general, putting the fate of the House Ethics report in question.CNBC - 5d -
Trump's 25% tariff could be an existential threat to Canada's recovering auto industry
There's growing concern that potential tariffs on Canadian imports to the U.S. could be an existential threat to the country's recovering automotive industry.CNBC - 5d -
Trump’s pick to lead Federal Railroad Administration a positive for railroad stocks: analyst
David Fink, the former president of Pan Am Railways, is “carrier friendly,” according to TD Cowen.MarketWatch - 5d -
Consumer confidence dented by stock-market worries and threat of Trump tariffs
The consumer-confidence index fell to a three-month low in December.MarketWatch - 5d