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Extended interview: Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament sit down with "Sunday Morning" correspondent Anthony Mason to discuss their album, "Dark Matter," their songwriting process, their aspirations as a band, and ...CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Trump details immigration plans, says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters
President-elect Donald Trump spelled out some of his initial plans for his incoming administration in his first post-election interview over the weekend. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole ...CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Trump Says He Won’t Try to Fire Jay Powell as Fed Chair
The president-elect said he would not try to replace the Federal Reserve chair, but would seek to cut immigration, impose tariffs and more.The New York Times - Dec. 9 -
Trump names Alina Habba counselor to the president, with other State Department roles
President-elect Donald Trump announced several State Department roles in a series of consecutive posts on Truth Social on Sunday.ABC News - Dec. 8 -
Donald Trump promises to pardon January 6 rioters on ‘day one’
President-elect says he will ‘act quickly’, claiming convicted Capitol rioters had been put through a ‘very nasty system’. In his first sit-down television news interview since winning a second ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Fact-Checking Trump on ‘Meet the Press’: Tariffs, Immigration and More
The president-elect repeated several false and inaccurate claims on a range of topics that were staples of his 2024 campaign.The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
Trump says he will not remove Jay Powell from Fed before term ends
President-elect also does not rule out higher inflation as a result of his tariffsFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
Trump Says He Does Not Have Plans to Replace Jerome Powell as Fed Chair
Donald J. Trump, the president-elect, said he doesn’t “see it” when asked if he would try to oust the head of America’s central bank.The New York Times - Dec. 8 -
Trump says he won't seek to remove Fed chairman Powell
President-elect Trump in a new interview said he does not plan to try and fire Jerome Powell as chairman of the Federal Reserve upon taking office next year. "No, I don't think so. I don't see it," ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
Donald Trump says he won't fire Fed chief Jerome Powell
President-elect Donald Trump says he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term runs through May 2026, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
Trump says he won't fire Fed chief Jerome Powell
President-elect Donald Trump said he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whose term runs through May 2026.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
'Good man, this one': Trump praises Prince William as they sit down for talks
William joins other world leaders in Paris for the ceremonial reopening of the world-famous cathedral.BBC News - Dec. 7 -
What to know about Trump’s picks to carry out immigration agenda
On the campaign trail, President-elect Trump pledged to crack down on immigration, repeating at his rallies the line: “On Day 1, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history.” ...The Hill - Dec. 7 -
Texas aims to become key part of Trump’s immigration plans
For the past four years, Texas has made itself an adversary of the White House on immigration.NBC News - Dec. 7 -
Trump’s tariffs didn’t spark inflation last time? Here’s the trouble with that defense.
When allies of President-elect Donald Trump address one big criticism of his tariff plans — that the levies would boost inflation at time when Americans are already frustrated with elevated prices ...MarketWatch - Dec. 7 -
Kristen Welker previews one-on-one interview with President-elect Trump
NBC News' Kristen Welker joins Top Story to discuss key takeaways from her interview with President-elect Donald Trump. Watch more of the wide-ranging interview on Sunday's "Meet the Press."NBC News - Dec. 7 -
Tillis backs Bondi, Patel; says he trusts committees for other Trump picks
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced his support of President-elect Trump’s nominees for attorney general and FBI director in a Friday post on social platform X. “My position on supporting Trump ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Trump Names 2 Officials to Help Carry Out Immigration Crackdown
The president-elect picked Rodney S. Scott, an outspoken Border Patrol chief from his first term, to run Customs and Border Protection. And he chose Caleb Vitello to head Immigration and Customs ...The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
John Fetterman says Hunter Biden, Trump both deserve pardons after 'politically motivated' trials
John Fetterman said Thursday that the federal cases against Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and the New York state hush money case against Donald Trump were both “politically motivated” and ...NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Trump’s Threats About the Dollar Could Push Other Countries to Find Alternatives
President-elect Donald J. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that seek to replace the dollar in trade or undermine its global reserve currency status.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
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These Two Factors Could Set Up a Trump Clash With the Fed
If borrowing costs don’t drop and household costs remain high, the incoming president could turn his ire on the traditionally independent central bank.Inc. - Dec. 5 -
How will Trump handle immigrants carrying communicable diseases?
Current law makes immigrants inadmissible if they have one of the diseases that the secretary of Health and Human Services has determined to be “a communicable disease of public health significance.”The Hill - Dec. 5 -
The case for supporting Ukraine is both moral and geostrategic
While Ukraine and the West are willing to make concessions in order to reach a compromise with Russia, Putin is not. He will accept a compromise only if he is forced to accept one.The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Musk, Trump, A.I. and Other DealBook Summit Highlights
The economy, inflation, tariffs, the future of media, pardon politics and other big topics that made headlines this year.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
Revealed: Biden lays groundwork to expand immigration jails as Trump readies for office
In the past year, the Biden administration has extended contracts for private sector jails before Trump’s plan for mass deportations. Donald Trump’s plan for the mass deportation of undocumented ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Trump team plans to deport some migrants to countries other than their own
The incoming Trump administration is preparing a list of countries to which it may deport migrants when their home countries refuse to accept them.NBC News - Dec. 5 -
On Trump tax cuts, energy and immigration plans, clash emerges between House, Senate GOP leaders
Jason Smith, Chair of House Ways and Means, tells CNBC that his voting majority will be extremely slim for passing President-elect Trump's tax cut promises.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
Chuck Todd: Pete Hegseth 'created his own problems' as Trump weighs other Defense picks
NBC News Senior National Security Correspondent Courtney Kube, Senior Capitol Hill Correspondent Garrett Haake and Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd join Meet the Press NOW to discuss the ...NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Powell says he's not worried about the Fed losing its independence under Trump
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke Wednesday at the New York Times DealBook conference.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Inflation threatens Fed rate-cut expectations once again. Here’s why.
With investors looking toward Friday’s November nonfarm-payrolls report, market participants see the potential that it could be overshadowed by an entirely different set of data: next Wednesday’s ...MarketWatch - Dec. 4 -
Powell ‘not concerned’ over risks Trump will stifle Fed independence
US central bank chief says his institution has ‘broad support’ on Capitol HillFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Inflation Is a ‘Little Higher’ Than Expected
Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, said it was too early for the central bank to start reacting to the tariffs that President-elect Trump had been promising.The New York Times - Dec. 4 -
Immigration advocacy group launches political arm to counter Trump agenda
A top immigration advocacy group announced on Tuesday a new political arm to highlight the human consequences of the incoming Trump administration’s immigration enforcement plans. The Immigration ...The Hill - Dec. 3 -
Biden’s Christmas present for Trump: Sticky inflation
President Biden's big-spending ways have ensured that the nation's initial progress in inflation reduction is flattening out, keeping inflation rates higher than Federal Reserve Bank officials prefer.The Hill - Dec. 3 -
49ers RBs McCaffrey, Mason both headed to IR
49ers running backs Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason are both headed to injured reserve.ESPN - Dec. 3 -
Fed Governor Waller says he is 'leaning toward' a December rate cut, but worries about inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller cited recent data indicating that progress on inflation may be "stalling."CNBC - Dec. 2 -
Fed Governor Waller says he is 'leaning toward' a December rate cut but worries about inflation
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday he is anticipating an interest rate cut in December but is concerned about recent trends on inflation that could change his mind.NBC News - Dec. 2 -
Top Fed official warns progress on taming US inflation ‘may be stalling’
Governor Christopher Waller says he still supports a December interest rate cut barring a surprise in the economic dataFinancial Times - Dec. 2
