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Oil prices end higher as traders weigh potential Trump policies
Oil futures finished higher on Thursday, recouping their losses from a day earlier and then some, as traders continued to tackle uncertainty surrounding incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...Business - MarketWatch - November 7 -
Trump’s Energy Policies May Be a Mixed Bag for Oil Companies
The president-elect has promised to make it easier to build energy infrastructure and secure drilling leases. But higher production could hurt prices and profits.Business - The New York Times - November 7 -
Trade, tech, defence: UK braces for policy flashpoints with Trump’s US
Key differences are set to test the transatlantic relationshipWorld - Financial Times - November 7 -
The Justice Department policy that could end some Trump prosecutions
A longstanding Justice Department policy could be applied to some of former President Donald Trump's legal cases as conversations are underway about winding down the prosecutions before Trump takes ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Could prison companies get a boost from Trump's immigration policies?
The largest private prison companies in the U.S. stand to benefit from Trump's vow to increase deportations.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Fed Chair Powell: Election will have 'no effects' on policy decisions
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the presidential election will have “no effects” on policy decisions. The fed cut key interest rates a quarter point.Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
‘This victory is a mandate’: rightwing groups ready with policy proposals for new Trump administration
Project 2025 and other far-right groups have outlined a blueprint for Trump’s second term. As Donald Trump prepares to move back into the White House, he’ll have a host of rightwing groups trying ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Judge strikes down Biden administration policy on immigrant spouses
A federal judge struck down a Biden administration policy that provides a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. U.S. District ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden accused of repeated Hatch Act violations
White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden has been accused of repeatedly violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal government employees from engaging in campaign activity in their ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
Trump asks arch protectionist Lighthizer to run US trade policy
Tariff hawk’s potential reappointment to top economy role likely to alarm trading partnersBusiness - Financial Times - November 8 -
Democratic governors vow to protect their states from Trump and his policies
Blue-state governors are preparing political and legal moves to shield their states’ policies and residents from Donald Trump's new administration.Politics - NBC News - November 8 -
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Fiscal policy was a squabble too far for German coalition’s odd throuple
At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countries. Germany’s coalition government, which collapsed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Voters in Red and Blue States Repudiate Lenient Drug Policies
Californians voted for tougher penalties for dealers. Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota rejected proposals to legalize marijuana. Massachusetts denied a measure allowing possession of ...Health - The New York Times - November 8 -
Trump expected to limit and dismantle landmark Biden climate policies
President-elect Donald Trump's victory clears the way for him to deliver on his campaign promises to dismantle many of President Biden's marquee climate policies. CBS News national environment ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Trump’s trade tariffs: how protectionist US policies will hit German carmakers
‘Shifts in production’ expected if baseline tariffs on imported goods are imposed to benefit US auto manufacturing . In 1964 the new US president was angry about European trade. Specifically about ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
The sky isn’t falling: Trump’s foreign policy won’t be a catastrophe
While Trump’s approach is far from traditional, it’s neither reckless nor isolationist. Instead, it represents a strategy of restraint aimed at addressing core threats without entangling America in ...Politics - The Hill - November 9 -
Trump Is Expected to Upend Biden Labor Policies Favoring Unions
After gains by organized labor under President Biden, a second Trump administration is likely to change course on regulation and enforcement.Business - The New York Times - November 10 -
A few helpful suggestions for President Trump on NASA space policy
We have a chance for a reset that will enable a space future for the United States and the world.Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
Trump’s return adds new strains on UK foreign policy
Keir Starmer’s government will probably move towards deeper UK-EU relations under geopolitical pressuresWorld - Financial Times - November 11 -
Stephen Miller expected to be named Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House, a source with knowledge of the transition team's plans said Monday.Politics - NBC News - November 11 -
Trump taps Stephen Miller for top White House policy job
Stephen Miller, who served as a top adviser during the first Trump administration, will return to the White House in January to serve in a top policy job, multiple officials confirmed Monday. ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
How Tom Homan and Stephen Miller could shape Trump's immigration policy
Tom Homan will serve as "border czar" in Donald Trump's second administration, the president-elect announced Monday. Sources also tell CBS News that immigration hardliner Stephen Miller will return ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Trump to name immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy
Miller worked in the first Trump administration as a senior adviser and is known for his extremist rhetoric. Donald Trump is expected to announce that he will appoint immigration hardliner and ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Newsom traveling to DC amid push to protect policies from Trump
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is traveling to the nation’s capital this week amid a push to protect California’s policies from President-elect Trump, following his decisive victory in the White ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Norway apologises to Sami, Forest Finns and Kvens for forced assimilation policy
Parliament votes to express ‘deepest regret’ over more than a century of ‘Norwegianisation’ of minorities. The Norwegian parliament has apologised unreservedly to minority groups and Indigenous ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
Rubio and Waltz picks put China back at the center of US foreign policy
Trump’s expected choice of Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mike Waltz indicates China is going to be at the center of U.S. foreign policy, deepening U.S.-China tensions.Top stories - ABC News - November 12 -
Is Donald Trump a foreign policy dove? If only | Mehdi Hasan
Trump is surrounding himself with hawks so you can be assured that his will be a very hawkish administration. “If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of ...World - The Guardian - November 13
