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☆ Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary. “As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country,” Trump said in a statement. Department of Agriculture officials and staff negotiate trade deals, guide dietary recommendations, inspect meat, fight wildfires and support rural broadband, among other activities. The America First Policy Institute is a right-leaning think tank whose personnel have worked closely with Trump’s campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration. Trump has said he again plans to institute sweeping tariffs that are likely to affect the farm sector.

Persons: Donald Trump, Brooke Rollins, Brooke, ” Trump, Rollins, “, Trump, Kelly Loeffler Organizations: America, Policy Institute, Agriculture, American Farmers, Senate, Department of Agriculture, American Farmer, American Food, CNN Locations: Trump’s, U.S, Mexico, Canada

☆ Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 who served as a platform policy director for the Republican National Committee, as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Russell Vought, then-acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, during a hearing in Washington in 2020. If he is confirmed by the Senate, Vought would oversee budget and the execution of Trump's policies across executive departments and agencies. Vought previously served as director of the Office of Management during Trump's first term. He assumed the role after working as deputy director and acting director of that office before his Senate confirmation in July 2020.

Persons: Donald Trump, Russell Vought, Trump, deregulator, Russ, ”, Tom Williams, —, Tom Homan, Brendan Carr, John Ratcliffe, Trump's Organizations: Republican National Committee, Management, Government, People, Inc, Getty, Heritage Foundation, Republican, Federal Communications Commission, Senate Locations: State, Washington

☆ Trump expected to pick Brooke Rollins to be Agriculture secretary, WSJ reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A sign of United States Department of Agriculture is seen on USDA building in Washington D.C., United States on June 21, 2023. The United States Department of Agriculture has approved selling cell-cultured chicken. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be Agriculture secretary, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Department of Agriculture officials and staff negotiate trade deals, guide dietary recommendations, inspect meat, fight wildfires and support rural broadband, among other activities. The America First Policy Institute is a right-leaning think tank whose personnel have worked closely with Trump's campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration.

Persons: Celal Gunes, Donald Trump, Brooke Rollins, Rollins, Trump, Kelly Loeffler Organizations: United States Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, America, Policy Institute, Street, Department of Agriculture, CNN Locations: Washington, United States, Trump's, U.S, Mexico, Canada

☆ Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general nominee
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

She was elected in 2011 to her first political position – Florida attorney general – and was the first woman to hold that office. “Knowing her as a trial attorney and the attorney general,” Colton told CNN, “I feel that she would be very qualified for this job.”Dave Aronberg, a Palm Beach County state attorney who worked for Bondi when she was attorney general in Florida, told CNN that while Bondi will carry out Trump policies loyally, she is likely to treat Justice Department employees fairly. And for Trump’s opponents, Aronberg said not to expect a better pick for attorney general. “Pam Bondi is the best attorney general that Donald Trump is going to nominate,” Aronberg said. Since leaving the Florida attorney general post in 2019, Bondi has worked Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to Trump and his incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Matt Gaetz, Trump, Bondi, Gaetz, Trump’s, Todd Blanche, ”, Dwight Gooden, –, Nick Cox –, University of South Florida –, ” Cox, “, Bruce Colton, ” Colton, ” Dave Aronberg, ” Aronberg, Aronberg, John Durham, “ Pam Bondi, Barack Obama’s, Joan Biskupic, John Roberts, Obama, Rick Scott, Ballard, Susie Wiles, baselessly, Joe Biden, Hunter Organizations: CNN, Trump, US Justice Department, Republicans, Justice Department, DOJ, Department of Justice, New York Mets, University of South, ”, Bondi, Obamacare, Reuters, Trump University, Ballard Partners, Foreign, Amazon, General Motors, Uber, Republican National Convention, White, Center, Litigation, Trump America, Policy Institute, Trump – Locations: Florida, Bondi, “, University of South Florida, Beach County, Russia, Washington, Qatar, Pennsylvania

☆ Europe’s Leaders Seek Greater Unity to Counter Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Liz Alderman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For months, European business leaders have watched as Donald J. Trump paved a path back to the White House by doubling down on an “America First” economic policy, putting protectionism and business-friendly tax and regulatory pledges high on the agenda. With the U.S. presidential inauguration less than two months away, they are now furiously lobbying policymakers in Brussels with an appeal of their own: Put Europe First. Nothing has galvanized the European business community quite as urgently as the prospect of a second Trump presidency, this time with Mr. Trump wielding bolder promises to disrupt the global economic order in ways that threaten to leave Europe lagging even further behind. At a business conference in Paris this week, hundreds of corporate chiefs and lobby groups from France, Germany and Italy gathered to discuss just that. They described Mr. Trump’s election as a “wake-up call” for Europe to get its house in order — or face a painful economic fallout.

Persons: Donald J, Trump Organizations: U.S, Trump Locations: Brussels, Europe, Paris, France, Germany, Italy

Senate Republicans offered mixed responses Thursday to President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he will nominate Pete Hegseth, a Fox News personality accused of sexual assault, to lead the Defense Department following the release of a police report concerning sexual assault allegations against him. Some senators defended Trump's pick, while others voiced some trepidation, and a senator told NBC News "I don't care" when approached about a police report released Wednesday tied to an allegation of sexual assault against Hegseth in 2017. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., also defended Trump's pick, saying he had reviewed the report and would push for Hegseth's confirmation. Two other picks to serve in top jobs in Trump's Cabinet have also faced potentially damaging allegations of sexual misconduct. After Gaetz withdrew his name, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., told NBC News that there were “similar, challenging allegations” with Hegseth.

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☆ Trump picks Project 2025 co-author to lead White House’s budget office
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Kaitlan Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump has selected Russell Vought as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, he said in a Truth Social post. Vought was one of the key authors of Project 2025 – the conservative blueprint that Trump tried to distance himself from during the campaign. He was Trump’s former budget director during his first administration when Vought oversaw a widespread deregulation push. During Trump’s first administration, Vought made a name for himself as a policy wonk committed to the MAGA movement. Before serving as Trump’s budget director, Vought was the deputy director and later acting director of OMB.

Persons: Donald Trump, Russell Vought, Trump, ” Trump, MAGA, Vought, Mike Pence Organizations: CNN, Management, Budget, OMB, Center, CRA, Heritage Foundation, Trump –, Mandate, Leadership, Republican National Convention Locations: America

☆ Trump names former NFL player Scott Turner as his pick for HUD secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named former NFL player and White House official Scott Turner to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If confirmed by the Senate, Turner would lead an agency that enforces fair housing laws, administers mortgage insurance to prospective homeowners and gives rental subsidies to lower-income families, among other things. In 2019, Turner traveled with former HUD Secretary Ben Carson touting the program. After leaving the league, Turner mounted an unsuccessful run for California 50th Congressional District in 2006. He was elected to the Texas House in 2012 and finished out his term in 2017 after losing a bid for the state House speakership.

Persons: Donald Trump, Scott Turner, Turner, Ben Carson, “, ” Turner Organizations: CNN, NFL, White, of Housing, Urban, Senate, Center for Education Opportunity, America, Policy Institute, Council, Trump, Economic, Washington Redskins, Washington Commanders, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, California, Congressional District, Texas House Locations: Texas, Washington

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire Scott Bessent as his pick to serve as the next secretary of the Department of the Treasury. A key Cabinet player, the US Treasury secretary advises the president on economic and fiscal matters, including spending and taxes. Bessent would be the first out gay Treasury secretary, as well as the first LGBTQ Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration, according to The Associated Press. Compared to Lutnick’s more aggressive campaign for the role, Bessent led a more understated quest for the position. All of the names Trump put out Friday night had been decided by the afternoon, the sources said, but he wanted to name his Treasury secretary first before publicly releasing his other decisions.

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Americans will see the new Trump administration enact changes at a pace that is “like nothing you’ve seen in history,” a Trump campaign official said. Trump’s transition team is also fielding requests from overseas to host his first foreign trip. Coming off a decisive victory on Nov. 5, Trump has moved swiftly to build out the Cabinet and a senior White House team that will execute his plans. “The thing to realize is Trump is no dummy,” said Stephen Moore, a senior economic adviser in Trump’s campaign. Noem campaigned for Trump, though a person close to Trump was surprised he tapped her for the job.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Thursday that he would nominate Pam Bondi to be attorney general, turning to a longtime loyalist who served as state attorney general in Florida to put his stamp on a Justice Department that he sees as politically hostile to him. Mr. Trump announced her selection hours after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration amid a growing consensus that he could not be confirmed by the Senate because of allegations that he had taken part in drug-fueled sex parties. Mr. Trump has been keen to install a close ally to head the Justice Department, which he has vowed to purge of what he calls “deep state” foes — suggesting an end to a longstanding practice of Justice Department criminal investigations operating independent of White House direction or interference. Ms. Bondi, 59, served on Mr. Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment and currently leads the legal arm of the America First Policy Institute, a right-wing think tank that has kept close ties to Mr. Trump’s transition team. Ms. Bondi oversaw the filing of voting-related lawsuits in battleground states.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Pam Bondi, Matt Gaetz, Bondi Organizations: Justice Department, America, Policy Institute Locations: Florida, Bondi

☆ Ray Dalio says to understand Trump's 2nd administration, you should study how far-right governments in the 1930s worked
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementRay Dalio said Trump's approach to governance was tried by hard-right states in the 1930s. Dalio, who often publishes personal remarks on the global economy, wrote a LinkedIn commentary on Wednesday with his predictions for a second Trump administration. Advertisement"Think of Gordon Gekko and the perspective he conveyed in his 'greed is good' speech," Dalio wrote of Trump's approach, referring to Michael Douglas' character from "Wall Street," the 1987 film. Dalio wrote that he isn't saying Trump's administration would be fascist or that Trump would behave like fascist leaders. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesTheir mission, Dalio wrote, is to "create maximum economic strength and fight foreign enemies."

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☆ Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

As head of the WWE, Linda McMahon oversaw its transformation from a wrestling entertainment company into a publicly traded media empire. He also would often film his sexual abuse, according to the filing. Both Linda and Vince McMahon were aware of Phillips’ abuse, the lawsuit alleges. In 2023, the Maryland Child Victims Act, which repeals the statute of limitations in certain child sexual abuse civil lawsuits, became law. Linda McMahon worked in Trump’s first Cabinet as the administrator of the Small Business Administration before stepping down in 2019 to chair a pro-Trump super PAC.

Persons: Linda McMahon, Donald Trump, McMahon, Vince, McMahon —, Melvin Phillips Jr, Phillips, ”, John, “ Phillips, “, Linda, Vince McMahon, Laura Brevetti, ” Brevetti, “ Ms, Vince McMahon “, ” Jessica Rosenberg, Rosenberg, Phillips ’, —, ’, Philips, Greg Gutzler, DiCello Levitt, Murphy, Falcon, Trump’s, Katelyn Polantz Organizations: CNN, Department of Education, Wrestling Entertainment, WWE, Senate, Holdings, New York Post, Maryland Child, Small Business Administration, Trump, America, Policy Institute, TK Holdings, US, Office, of Locations: Connecticut, Baltimore County , Maryland, New York, Southern, of New York

CNN —Hours after his first pick to run the nation’s top law enforcement agency dropped out, President-elect Donald Trump named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his new choice to run the Justice Department. Trump met in person with Bondi at Mar-a-Lago before officially offering her the job, a source familiar told CNN. Democratic lawmakers accused Bondi of declining to pursue an investigation into Trump University fraud allegations after receiving the donation. … I never said I don’t like gay people.”After leaving the Florida attorney general’s office, Bondi joined Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to Trump and Wiles. The family told The Tampa Bay Times that Bondi stole the dog, while Bondi accused the family of neglect.

Persons: Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Trump, Matt Gaetz, ” Trump, Pam, ” Bondi, Gaetz, Trump’s, ”, Susie Wiles, Boris Epshteyn, Jeff Sessions, Bondi, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, —, “, ” Cooper, …, Wiles, Jack Smith, –, Aileen Cannon, Bernard, Master Tank, Tank Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, of Justice, DOJ, FIRST, Florida Republican, Senate, Bondi, Trump, Democratic, Trump University, Center, Litigation, Policy Institute, Fox News, Obamacare, Ballard Partners, Foreign, Hurricane, Tampa Bay Locations: Florida, Bondi, Mar, Trump, Tampa, Qatar, Louisiana, Tampa Bay Times

She wrote two more bills that same week supporting Julian Assange and Edward Snowden, who were behind two of the biggest US national security leaks of the 21st Century. Both men are broadly seen as enemies of the state within the intelligence community. Gabbard proposed repealing Patriot ActIf confirmed, Gabbard will be the most markedly anti-surveillance official to lead the intelligence community in the post-9/11 era. Some prominent Republicans like former Trump national security adviser John Bolton and former Trump UN ambassador and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley have come out against her. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesGabbard is in many ways a stranger to the intelligence community.

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President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday named former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as his pick for the next ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a key alliance that Trump derided for years. He served just three months in the position until Bill Barr was confirmed as attorney general. Before becoming acting attorney general, Whitaker served as chief of staff to Sessions when he was attorney general. Trump has long criticized NATO, accusing European allies of not contributing enough toward defense spending. In February, Hillary Clinton warned that Trump would seek to withdraw the U.S. from NATO if he were to be re-elected.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Whitaker, Trump, Matt, Whitaker doesn't, Whitaker, Jeff Sessions, Bill Barr, George W, Bush, Ursula von der Leyen, Hillary Clinton, JD Vance, Putin Organizations: Donald Trump Wednesday, Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Patriot, NATO Allies, AMERICA, Justice Department, Trump, Twitter, Sessions, Southern, Southern District of, Center of Law & Justice, Policy Institute, Union, NBC, Fox News, Fox Business, Ukrainian, U.S Locations: States, Southern District, Southern District of Iowa, Russia, Europe, Ukraine, U.S, Poland

☆ Trump names Linda McMahon as his pick for education secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Linda McMahon, a former World Wrestling Entertainment executive who served in the first Trump administration, as his pick to lead the Education Department. Before joining the first Trump administration, McMahon briefly served on the Connecticut State Board of Education in 2009, and made unsuccessful bids in 2010 and 2012 for U.S. Senate seats in the state. CNN first reported on McMahon as Trump’s pick for education secretary. McMahon is also the latest Cabinet pick from Trump’s transition team. Earlier Tuesday he named Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, who is co-chairing his transition alongside McMahon, as his choice for commerce secretary.

Persons: Donald Trump, Linda McMahon, Trump, McMahon, ” McMahon, Vince McMahon, Elon Musk, Doug Collins of, Lee Zeldin, Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick Organizations: Wrestling Entertainment, Education Department, Senate, Small Business Administration, Trump America, Action, Connecticut State, of Education, U.S, CNN, Inc, World Wrestling Entertainment, Fox News, “ Department, Government, SpaceX, America, Policy Institute, Environmental Protection Agency Locations: Connecticut, Texas, Doug Collins of Georgia, New York

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Matthew Whitaker, who served as acting attorney general during Trump’s first term, as his pick to be US ambassador to NATO. During the campaign, Trump also indicated he would only adhere to NATO’s mutual defense commitment for countries who are contributing enough of their annual budgets to defense. He served as the former acting attorney general in Trump’s first term and temporarily led the Justice Department after Trump fired Jeff Sessions. During brief tenure at the top of DOJ, Whitaker quickly took charge of Mueller from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Before becoming the acting attorney general, Whitaker was the US attorney for the Southern District of Iowa and chief of staff to Sessions.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matthew Whitaker, Trump’s, Matt, ” Trump, “ Matt, Whitaker, –, Trump, JD Vance, ”, “, Mark Rutte, Jeff Sessions, Robert Mueller’s, Mueller, Rod Rosenstein Organizations: CNN, NATO, Patriot, NATO Allies, AMERICA, Russia, Ukraine, Trump, Justice Department, Sessions, DOJ, Democratic, Southern, Southern District of Locations: States, Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Paris, Europe, North America, Trump’s, Southern District, Southern District of Iowa

CNN —Trump transition co-chair Linda McMahon is expected to be named as secretary of the Department of Education, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The decision took shape after it became clear that McMahon would be passed over for Commerce secretary. McMahon is also the former CEO of the WWE, which she co-founded with her husband, Vince McMahon. As head of the WWE, McMahon oversaw its transformation from a small wrestling entertainment company into a publicly traded media empire. During Trump’s first campaign for president, McMahon donated more than $7 million to two pro-Trump super PACs, according to Open Secrets.

Persons: CNN —, Linda McMahon, McMahon, Donald Trump, Howard Lutnick, Cantor Fitzgerald, Scott Bessent, Trump’s, Larry Kudlow, Trump, AFPI, Vince McMahon Organizations: CNN, CNN — Trump, Department of Education, Commerce, Commerce Department, Treasury, Small Business Administration, America, Trump, Policy Institute, WWE Locations: Connecticut

☆ Trump urges Senate GOP to block Biden's last judicial nominees
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday pushed his fellow Republicans in the Senate to stop Democrats from confirming any more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees. The Senate has confirmed 216 of Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary. Biden has put forward 261 total judicial nominees, the White House said in a Nov. 8 press release announcing his 56th round of hopefuls. Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told ABC News he would continue to bog down the nomination process. "I was on the Senate floor until almost midnight last night voting to confirm President Biden's judicial nominees," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., wrote on X.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden's, Trump, Judge Embry Kidd, Biden, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, John Thune, Sen, Thune, Patty Murray, We'll, Murray, Kamala Harris, Susan Collins of, Lisa Murkowski Organizations: America, Policy, Tuesday, Senate, Radical, Republican, U.S ., Appeals, ABC News, Democrat, ABC, Republicans, GOP Locations: Palm Beach , Florida, U.S, Susan Collins of Maine, Alaska

☆ Meet the Press – November 17, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +58 min

And by the way, I do believe that President Trump has the ability to pick some really, really good people. We've seen what they've done to President Trump, we've seen the attacks that they continue to go after him with. That's - that’s being taken completely out of context. And President Trump hasn't been the one that weaponized the DOJ to go after his political enemies. I think that's a pretty controversial pick, from whatever pronoun that he or he - he or she decides to use.

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☆ Xi says he will work with Trump team as he meets Biden in Peru
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to work with the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Donald Trump as he held his final talks with outgoing President Joe Biden on key conflicts from cyber crime to trade, Taiwan and Russia. Biden met Xi for about two hours at a hotel where the Chinese leader was staying, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Lima, Peru, for their first talks in seven months. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is planning to stop in the U.S. state of Hawaii and maybe Guam on a sensitive visit that is sure to anger Beijing in the coming weeks, Reuters reported on Friday. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s former economy minister Lin Hsin-i met Biden at the summit on Friday and invited him to visit Taiwan in the near future. “When Xi meets with Biden part of his audience is not — it’s not solely the White House or the U.S. government.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Xi, “, ” Biden, haven’t, Trump, Marco Rubio, Mike Waltz, Lai Ching, Lin Hsin, ” Xi, Jake Sullivan, ” Shen Dingli, ”, Shen, Ryan Berg Organizations: Economic Cooperation, Republican, Reuters, Embassy, Wednesday, Biden, Pacific Rim, APEC, U.S, Americas, Center for Strategic, International Studies, . Locations: Taiwan, Russia, Asia, Lima , Peru, China, Beijing, U.S, Washington, U.S ., Hawaii, Guam, North Korea, Ukraine, Russian, ”, United States, Shanghai, Lima, America, Peru

☆ How different a commander in chief will Trump be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

On the face of it, there are sizable differences in foreign policy between Trump and President Joe Biden. In October, the Biden administration again helped to intercept a barrage of around 200 Iranian ballistic missiles, which also caused minimal damage to targets in Israel. Bringing US troops homeIn 2020, the Trump administration signed a US withdrawal agreement from Afghanistan with the Taliban. But after McMaster was pushed out of office in 2018, the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban the withdrawal agreement of all US forces from Afghanistan. Nonetheless, the incoming Trump administration seems intent on resurrecting Schedule F, an executive order issued in the last months of the first Trump term.

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☆ How Europe can avoid a trade war in a 2nd Trump term
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

They say the EU will need to employ some retaliatory measures but has to be careful not to escalate. AdvertisementEconomists and analysts said that in order to avoid a trade war, policymakers in Europe need to employ a specific playbook to mitigate the economic drag while keeping trade tensions in check. Kenningham says the EU will likely hit the US with targeted tariffs on certain industries, rather than an across-the-board action. Related storiesTrade deals to avoid tariffsKenningham said EU policymakers could also negotiate a deal to avoid US tariffs. Advertisement"There is a possibility that if the strategy toward Europe is very aggressive, Europeans may change attitudes toward the Transatlantic Alliance.

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☆ Inside the conservative hunt for partisans in the federal government before Trump takes over
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The requests were like thousands of others sent in the past two years by Trump-allied groups seeking to identify perceived partisans within the federal government. Dominic Gwinn/AFP/Getty Images/FileHowell estimates his group has submitted around 65,000 requests to federal agencies under the Freedom of Information Act, a law that governs public access to records produced by the government. Timothy D. Easley/AP/FileTrump as a candidate vowed to reinstate a 2020 executive order known as Schedule F, which gave him power to commence mass firings of federal employees who could be impediments to his agenda. America First Policy Institute also has close ties to Trump’s transition. However, it so far has not published a list of federal employees for the Trump administration to target, though Howell did not rule it out.

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