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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.

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Plus, not all of his Fox News picks are for Cabinet roles. A TV doc to oversee health insurance for 160 million-plus AmericansDr. Mehmet Oz outside of a polling location during the primary election in Rockledge, Pennsylvania, on May 17. In between failed bids for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016, Huckabee hosted a show on Fox News. Homan was actually the first of Trump’s picks to be announced from the Fox News orbit. An anti-mainstream conspiracy theorist and author to oversee health policyRobert F. Kennedy Jr. in New York in May.

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☆ Delta CEO says Trump administration's approach to regulation could be 'breath of fresh air'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the Trump administration's approach to regulation could be a "breath of fresh air." Speaking to reporters ahead of Delta's investor day, Bastian noted that President-elect Donald Trump campaigned saying he would take a "fresh look" at regulation and bureaucracy. "We have to invest in this industry," American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said at the Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas last week. In an interview last week, Sun Country Airlines CEO Jude Bricker said: "We just need stability and resources at the DOT." Industry members and analysts also expect the incoming administration to be more open to mergers and consolidation.

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☆ Trump picks former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy for transportation secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as his pick for transportation secretary in the next administration. In a statement announcing Duffy, Trump described the Wisconsin Republican as a "a tremendous and well-liked public servant." "During his time in Congress, Sean was a respected voice and communicator in the Republican Conference, advocating for Fiscal Responsibility, Economic Growth, and Rural Development," Trump said. He stepped down in September 2019 after saying he learned that his child would be born with a heart condition. Duffy first gained attention after appearing on "The Real World: Boston," a reality TV series on MTV, in 1997.

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☆ Trump doubles down on provocative Cabinet picks as their fates hang in the balance
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Not all of Trump’s picks are causing uproar. But in a conventional administration, controversies raging around at least four key Cabinet picks would be seen as a disaster. The president-elect’s son explains the planGaetz and several other Trump picks have caused consternation in some circles given the questions about their qualifications and past behavior. That’s what the American people want.”It would take a handful of Republican senators to block the most provocative Trump nominees early next year, given that Democrats are likely to vote en masse against them. If he’s qualified, he’s qualified.”Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt said he believed Trump’s nominees would get confirmed.

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☆ Trump picks former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as next Transportation secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday he has selected former congressman and recent Fox Business co-host Sean Duffy to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Transportation. He most recently was co-host of Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line,” after first joining Fox News as a contributor in 2020. Wednesday marked his last day appearing on Fox Business, and he interviewed for the role of transportation secretary later in the week, according to a source. In the role, Duffy would takeover the department from Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who was named to lead the department in February 2021. Campos-Duffy is the co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” where she worked for years alongside Pete Hegseth, Trump pick for defense secretary.

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☆ What the next Trump presidency could mean for US education
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Katie Lobosco | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Here are some of the things Trump has pledged and how or whether they could become reality:Abolishing the Department of EducationPledge: Trump has repeatedly said he will close the federal Department of Education, sending authority over education back to the states and saving taxpayer dollars. Trump has distanced himself from the policy paper, but a CNN review found that at least 140 people who worked in the first Trump administration were involved. How it could be done: It’s not clear how the Trump administration could achieve these goals. But the new Trump administration could set certain requirements that schools must meet to receive federal funding. The Trump administration could decide to rescind the repayment plan, which was created by a regulatory process.

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We had no income tax, and all we had was tariffs.”That’s why some Wall Street titans are trying to push for Bessent. Kyle Bass, a billionaire hedge fund investor at Hayman Capital Management, said Lutnick doesn’t have the composition to lead the Treasury. “Scott Bessent is eminently more qualified than Howard Lutnick to run the U.S. Treasury,” Bass posted on X Wednesday. A full week after appearing to decide on nominating Bessent, Trump interviewed him again at Mar-a-Lago. A key Cabinet player, the Treasury secretary advises the president on economic and fiscal matters, including spending and taxes.

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☆ Car owners claimed a bear trashed their Rolls-Royce. Insurers say it was fraud involving a person in a bear suit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The California Department of Insurance said the "bear" was actually a person in a costume. AdvertisementFour Californians said a bear damaged their luxury car, but insurers have accused them of insurance fraud involving someone dressed in a bear costume. However, CDI investigators determined that the "bear" in the footage was actually a person wearing a bear costume, the press release said. Insurance fraud is a major issue in the US. According to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, it costs the country over $300 billion annually.

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☆ Matt Gaetz's most controversial moments
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He has also been the subject of multiple House Ethics Committee probes. Related Video House of Representatives tumbles into chaos as fight for new speaker eruptsHere are some of the most controversial moments of Gaetz's career so far:He invited a Holocaust denier to the State of the Union. AdvertisementDemocrats urged the House Ethics Committee to investigate the matter. Advertisement"I'll give you the truth why I'm not speaker," McCarthy said in April 2024. House Ethics Committee probes GatezThe House Ethics Committee opened its probe into Gaetz in 2021.

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John Paulson visits "Mornings With Maria" at Fox Business Network Studios on October 23, 2024 in New York City. The investor John Paulson removed himself Tuesday from consideration as a potential nominee for Treasury secretary by President-elect Donald Trump. Paulson said, "My complex financial obligations would prevent me from holding an official position in President Trump's administration at this time." "However, I intend to remain actively involved with the President's economic team and helping in the implementation of President Trump's outstanding policy proposals," Paulson said in a statement. Paulson, who heads the Paulson & Co. family office, has a net worth of $3.8 billion, according to Forbes,

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☆ Trump searches for his attorney general as Justice Department officials worry about chaos and retribution
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Evan Perez | Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —From his seaside Florida resort, Donald Trump is holding a casting call to fill the toughest job in Washington: attorney general. Current and former Justice officials anticipate eventual departures in some parts of the department and employees being sidelined and forced out. The Justice Department is also charged with defending administration actions in court, covering issues from health care to the environment to gun control. “Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes,” he wrote in a Twitter post in July 2017. Trump told Fox Business in 2020 that Barr should indict Obama, Biden and others because of the Russia investigation.

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☆ Trump's pick for 'border czar' gives a peek into his plan for a mass deportation
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mass deportations may affect the economy, including inflation and the job market. Homan is set to act as Trump's "border czar" after previously serving as his first acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. "Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin. Homan earlier told Fox Business Network's Maria Bartiromo that Trump's immigration plan would be a "cost savings" initiative. Most agreed that mass deportations could increase inflation, lower GDP, and negatively impact the job market over the next few years.

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s dramatic victory has scrambled next week’s three-way contest to replace Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, the chamber’s longest-serving leader who is stepping down at the end of the year. One ally of both Scott and Trump, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., urged Trump to endorse Scott, a former Florida governor who cruised to re-election in the Senate on Tuesday night. “If you’ve got any influence with President Trump, ask President Trump to come out publicly and say he wants to work with somebody as accomplished as Rick Scott to accomplish his agenda. Cornyn joined Trump at a rally in Reno, Nevada, last month for Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown, whose race is currently too close to call, according to NBC News projections. "As I told President Trump, I'm interested in getting the band back together again," Cornyn told Fox News host Neil Cavuto on Monday.

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☆ Bernard Marcus, cofounder of The Home Depot and billionaire Republican megadonor, has died
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire Home Depot cofounder and a Republican megadonor, who in recent years became an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has died, the company announced Tuesday. “The entire Home Depot family is deeply saddened by the death of our cofounder Bernie Marcus,” The Home Depot said in a statement. The Home Depot got its start in Atlanta, a city where Marcus was a well-known philanthropist with his wife Billi. Some Trump opponents attempted to launch a boycott of The Home Depot in 2016 and in 2019 because of Marcus’ support of the Republican nominee for president. I don’t want to work — I’m too lazy, I’m too fat, I’m too stupid.’”“We used to have free speech here.

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☆ Mark Cuban praises Trump's 'great personality' but stands by assertion that he was a 'lousy president'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Cuban has been on a media blitz campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris. Cuban said Trump was a "lousy president" and "he'll be a worse president this time." After Cavuto asked Cuban to respond to Trump's attacks on him, Cuban said that it indicated his inability to focus. A spokesperson for Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside working hours. Recently, the billionaire entrepreneur has been on a media campaign, speaking on various platforms, from the "All-In" podcast to The New York Times.

Persons: Mark Cuban, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Cuban, Trump, —, Kamala Harris's, Fox Business's Neil Cavuto, He's, Cavuto, Harris Organizations: Fox Business, Service, Cuban, Business, New York Times Locations: Wisconsin , Arizona, Michigan

☆ A pro-Trump PAC has received millions in crypto donations since June
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Aditi Bharade | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A pro-Trump PAC has raised more than $7.5 million in cryptocurrency donations since June. Trump 47 PAC raised the amount in bitcoin, ether, USDC, and other cryptocurrencies, per FEC filings. AdvertisementA political action committee called Trump 47 has raised $7.5 million in cryptocurrency donations for former President Donald Trump's White House bid. According to Federal Election Commission filings on Tuesday, the Trump 47 PAC received donations in bitcoin, ether, XRP, and other cryptocurrencies. But in May, Trump hosted an event in Mar-a-Lago, where he said he would accept cryptocurrency donations for his campaign.

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Former President Donald Trump called Democrats and others who have opposed or investigated him "the enemy from within" in an interview that aired Sunday, describing them as more dangerous than major foreign adversaries of the United States, including Russia and China. "I always say, we have two enemies," Trump said, adding, "We have the outside enemy, and then we have the enemy from within, and the enemy from within, in my opinion, is more dangerous than China, Russia and all these countries." Trump added that a "smart president" could handle outside adversaries "pretty easily," but "the thing that's tougher to handle are these lunatics that we have inside, like Adam Schiff." House Republicans have joined Trump in his ire against Schiff, who is leading in the California Senate race against former baseball player Steve Garvey, a Republican. Mueller's report found no explicitly coordinated effort between Trump's campaign and Russia to influence the election.

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☆ Israel may have military superiority, but it lacks a clear strategic vision, say experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Experts told BI that Israel still lacks a long-term strategic vision on how to end the war. But while Israel may have military superiority in the region, it lacks a clear, long-term strategic vision to end conflict in the Middle East, according to security experts. It's clear the Israel Defense Forces have achieved a series of tactical gains in recent weeks, but they still lack a clear military strategy, security analysts told Business Insider. "Neither outcome achieves Israel's security objectives, which would represent a defeat for the IDF and could threaten the survival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government," Pfaff said. The problem may be that Israel's security doctrine has long been based on short wars.

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☆ Kevin O'Leary says the US needs to go 'DEFCON 19 against China' and break the country with heavy tariffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"You squeeze them because the Chinese only understand the stick," O'Leary told Fox News on Sunday. Advertisement"Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary says the US needs to level the playing field against China by imposing heavy tariffs on the country. I've said it countless times, they understand the stick, they respect the stick, give them the stick," O'Leary added. And just so everybody knows why I'm so biased — they have screwed me over the last 12 years," O'Leary told Varney. But they've really taken advantage of our country," Trump told "Sunday Morning Futures" host Maria Bartiromo in February.

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☆ The Middle East is on high alert for October 7 anniversary attacks as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza and Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Hannah Abraham | Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Middle East is anticipating strikes on the anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. Israeli offensives have targeted several Middle Eastern regions, including Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. AdvertisementThe Middle East is on high alert for military strikes timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks on Israel. AdvertisementThere are fears the conflict could escalate into a full-blown war in the Middle East. AdvertisementIn June, the IMF said that the long-term economic effects of conflict on real GDP per capita in the Middle East would be particularly severe.

Persons: —, Yuval Baron, Keith Siegel, Adm, Daniel Hagari, Israel, Khader Ali Tawil, Kfar Yuval, Georgios Petropoulos, Jake Oubina, Piper Sandler Organizations: Service, Gaza Health Ministry, Reuters, Military, UN Humanitarian Affairs, CNN, Hamas, Health Ministry, BBC, Bank of Israel, Fox Business Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Haifa, Israel, Iran, Tiberias, Beirut, Kfar, suboffice, Rafah, Yemen

☆ Israel steps up its airstrikes on Beirut as the conflict in the Middle East escalates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israel is intensifying strikes on Lebanon in an attempt to dismantle Hezbollah's command. Israel also blocked a major road near Lebanon's Masnaa border crossing with Syria, a report said. AdvertisementIsrael carried out air strikes in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday as it stepped up its efforts to dismantle Hezbollah's leadership. According to The New York Times, citing Israeli officials, Israel targeted Hashem Safieddine, the rumored successor of Hezbollah's assassinated leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Related storiesThere are now growing fears that the conflict could transform into a full-blown war in the Middle East.

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☆ Israel is weighing up how to strike back against Iran. Here's how it could play out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Global stocks dipped again on Thursday, while oil prices rose further as markets braced for a wider regional war in the Middle East. "He has been advocating for hitting Iran and for the United States to target Iran. There are several potential targets Netanyahu may be considering:Iran's oil facilitiesOne target could be Iran's oil production facilities. Oil prices spiked for a third day on Thursday, fueled by speculation that the growing conflict could limit production. With oil prices rising, there are fears that the industrial recession the US economy is experiencing could snowball into a full-fledged downturn.

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☆ The economy is in an industrial recession and higher oil prices could spark a full downturn, Wall Street economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US is in an industrial recession, according to Piper Sandler economist Jake Oubina. A spike in oil prices could be enough to tip the economy into a full recession, Oubina added. But in general, the economy's showing an industrial recession," Oubina said in an interview with Fox Business on Tuesday. AdvertisementThe economy could slip into a broader recession if there's a spike in oil and energy prices, Oubina added. "Oil prices spiking, energy prices spiking in the past, have been enough to tip the economy from a slowing into a recession.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Jake Oubina, —, That's, Oubina, Brent Organizations: Service, Institute of Supply Management, Fox Business, Atlanta Fed, Bank of America Locations: Iran, Israel

☆ Trump is threatening tariffs on yet another business — and economists say it makes no sense
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Ana Altchek | Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Now, trade economists say Trump's latest trade threat makes no sense. I love the company, but as you know, they've announced a few days ago that they're going to move a lot of their manufacturing business to Mexico," Trump said at Monday's event. AdvertisementJohn Deere is the latest company to face a threat of tariffs from Donald Trump. It's not the first time Trump has threatened companies and Trump's threat to impose large tariffs on imports also isn't new. Trump's tariff goals going into the next election go beyond his former policy on international imports.

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