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☆ Trump and Fed Chair Powell could be set on a collision course over interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could be on a policy collision course in 2025 depending on how economic circumstances play out. That in turn could infuriate Trump, who lashed Fed officials including Powell during his first term in office for not relaxing monetary policy quickly enough. Though Powell became Fed chair in 2018, after Trump nominated him for the position, the two clashed often about the direction of interest rates. Should the results start to show up in the data, the Powell Fed may be tempted to hold tougher on monetary policy against inflation. "They're going to look at a very nontraditional approach to policy that Trump is bringing forward but put it through a very traditional economic lens," he said.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Donald Trump, Powell, infuriate Trump, Joseph LaVorgna, Trump Organizations: White, Washington , D.C, Federal, National Economic Council, Trump, Fed, Nikko Securities Locations: Rose, Washington ,, Trump's, Nikko

☆ DOGE wants to trim a $500 billion list of federal 'zombie' programs that includes veterans' healthcare, Pell grants, and NASA
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Andy Kiersz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal detailing their vision for cutting government costs. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are eyeing recommendations to trim a list of government programs that include veterans' healthcare, childcare grants, and NASA. The programs' funding authorizations have lapsed because they were established or renewed by legislation authorizing Congress to allocate funds for a set number of years. Advertisement"If the spending isn't authorized, then we shouldn't be spending it," Ramaswamy wrote on X on Thursday. GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers introduced legislation in 2016 — the USA Act — which would sunset what she called "zombie government spending programs" in three years and establish a commission to review all mandatory spending programs.

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☆ A tiny Italian village wants to fast-track Americans unhappy with the election into buying an entire home for 1 euro
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA small town in Italy is offering homes for 1 euro to attract Americans amid the recent election cycle. Ollolai's initiative is part of Italy's broader "Case a 1 euro" program started in the 2010s. There is also an option for digital nomads to work there for a month for only 1 euro. Ollolai started offering 1-euro homes in 2018, but other towns, like Sicilian commune Gangi, started giving away vacant houses in 2015. But if you don't want to commit fully to moving across the ocean, a redirect from the Ollolai website luring potential buyers offers an option for digital nomads.

Persons: Ollolai, Francesco Columbu, Columbo, Donald Trump, Ollolai isn't Organizations: Italian National Institute of Statistics, Business, CNN Locations: Italy, Sardinia, Italian, Europe

☆ Hiring is already picking up again postelection, recruiters say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As any recent job-seeker can tell you, hiring has been sluggish for the better part of the year. But good news could be on its way: After many organizations seemed to pause their hiring efforts ahead of the U.S. presidential election, recruiters say they're already seeing an upswing of activity that could extend into the new year. "Now that there is a clear president-elect, we saw the hiring market, especially for the executive-level candidates, open up almost immediately," Boggs tells CNBC Make It. In the week after the election, four of her clients signed offers for new jobs. Job-seeking clients are also seeing an uptick in new roles being posted online, recruiter reach-outs and interviewing activity, she adds.

Persons: Debra Boggs, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Boggs Organizations: U.S, Management, CNBC

☆ Box CEO Aaron Levie, who voted for Kamala Harris, explains why more Democrats should embrace Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementBox CEO Aaron Levie said Democrats should embrace Elon Musk. Levie, who supported Kamala Harris, said he thinks Musk is uniquely qualified to support innovation. In an interview with Business Insider, Levie explained why he thinks Democrats should make an effort to embrace Musk, and how he thinks it would benefit American innovation. Levie supported Vice President Kamala Harris for president, donating to her campaign as well as President Joe Biden's before he dropped out of the race. He said he thinks Musk would be uniquely able to identify things that get in the way of progress in those areas.

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☆ Elon Musk says he's had little to do with Trump's cabinet picks — he just likes 'spending time' with the man
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said he's had little input on Trump's Cabinet picks. Elon Musk says he's had little input on President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks. He was a major contributor to Trump's campaign, spending just under $119 million on his pro-Trump political action committee, America PAC. Musk, according to multiple media reports, has joined Trump's calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Lutnick, Musk wrote in an X post on November 16, "will actually enact change," compared to another candidate, hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent.

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☆ Newsom Heads to California Counties That Voted for Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Shawn Hubler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom will make the first of three post-election visits to California counties that Donald J. Trump won in the presidential race, reaching out to working-class voters in the Central Valley who remain frustrated by economic woes. The appearance in Fresno, to unveil a new economic development system, comes as interviews and polls have shown that economic and class divisions were key to Mr. Trump’s return to power. With Democrats still mulling over their presidential and congressional losses, Mr. Newsom said in an interview on Wednesday that his party needed to learn from the recent election and to address the struggles of American workers. “A lot of people feel like they’re losing their identity or losing their future,” Mr. Newsom said.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Donald J, Trump, Trump’s, Newsom, ” Mr, “, ” Locations: California, Fresno

☆ Why Mexico Isn’t Panicking About Another Trump Presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Natalie Kitroeff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On his path to the presidency, President-elect Donald J. Trump consistently made Mexico a target. But Mexico’s leaders aren’t panicking — in fact, some of them see opportunity in Trump’s return to the White House, according to six current and former officials, some of whom were not authorized to speak publicly. Mexico is banking on its ability to negotiate with a deal maker like Mr. Trump. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has said that her government “will look to contact President Trump’s transition team before he enters” the White House. The goal of those talks, officials say, would be to reach agreements on key issues ahead of the inauguration in January.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, aren’t panicking, Claudia Sheinbaum, Trump’s Organizations: White Locations: Mexico

☆ Biden is scrambling to change the war in Ukraine before Trump takes over
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementJoe Biden is taking last-minute measures to support Ukraine before leaving things to Donald Trump. He finally let Ukraine use US missiles to strike inside Russia and approved anti-personnel mines. These moves appear aimed at changing the war before Trump — who seems to want most to end the conflict as soon as possible — takes office. Biden, whose administration has sent billions of dollars in weaponry to Ukraine, recently lifted long-held restrictions on Kyiv's use of American-made longer-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia. And during a press briefing that same day, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the Biden administration moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in US loans to Ukraine.

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☆ Taiwan plans to spend $1B a year pivoting its economy from semiconductors to AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wu Cheng-wen told Nikkei Asia that "AI sovereignty" is critical and benefits Taiwan's security. Taiwan is planning to spend about $1 billion a year on artificial intelligence as part of its efforts to shift its economy away from semiconductors. On Thursday, Taiwan's science and technology minister told Nikkei Asia that the government would spend $3 billion over 3 years to ramp up AI data centers and their computing ability. AdvertisementThe move comes as the country is not only trying to diversify its economy toward industries like AI, but also away from China. AdvertisementWu told Nikkei Asia that he is looking forward to cooperating with the US after Trump takes office in January.

Persons: Wu Cheng, Wu, Donald Trump's, TSMC Organizations: Nikkei, Financial Times, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Reuters, China, Bloomberg, US, Trump Locations: Taiwan, Nikkei Asia, China, India, Arizona

☆ Greene to chair new DOGE subcommittee on Oversight next Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Annie Grayer | Haley Talbot | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —House GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she will chair a new oversight subcommittee in the next Congress that will work with the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. House Oversight Chair James Comer “intends to establish a new Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) for the 119th Congress,” a source familiar told CNN, confirming that Greene will chair the subcommittee. Comer and Greene, a staunch supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, recently had a meeting with Ramaswamy and his team to discuss the new subcommittee, another source familiar told CNN. The subpanel will examine the salaries and status of members of the federal civil service and intergovernmental personnel among other oversight measures. “I’m excited to chair this new subcommittee designed to work hand in hand with President Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and the entire DOGE team” Greene said in a statement to CNN.

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Matt Gaetz, who faced a torrent of scrutiny over allegations of sex trafficking and drug use, abruptly withdrew his bid to become attorney general on Thursday in the first major political setback for President-elect Donald J. Trump since his election this month. The collapse of Mr. Gaetz’s prospective candidacy just 16 days after the election appeared to be the earliest such failed cabinet pick in modern history and underscored the haphazard way that Mr. Trump has gone about assembling his new administration. He picked Mr. Gaetz almost on a whim last week without extensive vetting, knowing that allegations were out there, but essentially daring Senate Republicans to accept him anyway. Mr. Trump moved quickly to replace Mr. Gaetz with another conservative favorite. By the day’s end, he announced on social media that he planned to nominate Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida and one of his defense lawyers in his first impeachment trial, to be U.S. attorney general.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Donald J, Trump, Gaetz, Pam Bondi Organizations: Senate, Justice Department Locations: Florida

☆ No one would talk to Sebastian Stan about his Donald Trump movie for 'Actors on Actors': 'They were too afraid'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementSebastian Stan plays a young Donald Trump in "The Apprentice," a movie about his life in the 1970s. Stan said other actors wouldn't discuss Trump, and the film, with him for Variety's "Actors on Actors." You won't see Sebastian Stan doing an "Actors on Actors" interview about his new Donald Trump movie "The Apprentice," because, according to the actor, no one would talk to him about it. "We couldn't get past the publicists or the people representing them, because it was too afraid to talk about this movie." "We invited him to participate in 'Actors on Actors,' the biggest franchise of awards season, but other actors didn't want to pair with him because they didn't want to talk about Donald Trump," Setoodeh said.

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President-elect Donald J. Trump has so far told advisers that he is standing behind Mr. Hegseth as his pick for defense secretary. The woman’s allegation, the outlines of which surfaced last week, have complicated Mr. Trump’s intention to have Mr. Hegseth lead the Defense Department next year. Mr. Trump has told advisers that he is standing behind Mr. Hegseth, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The complainant told authorities that she could not recall how she got to Mr. Hegseth’s hotel room or whether intercourse occurred. Mr. Hegseth told the police that he was “buzzed” but not intoxicated that night.

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☆ Who is Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media tycoon facing a life sentence in a national security trial?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now 77, he's facing a life sentence in a national security trial in Hong Kong. I would just relay to him what happened in Hong Kong when he asked me," Lai said in court, per Reuters. This mass sentencing of Hong Kong's activists was also based on charges under Hong Kong's national security law. Related storiesThe imposition of the national security law marked the effective end of Hong Kong's political autonomy from China. "Above all else, the implementation rules have the potential to radically criminalize online speech in Hong Kong," Woodhams said.

Persons: Jimmy Lai, Kong's, Lai, Hong Kong's, Mike Pence Organizations: Hong Kong, Apple, China, White House, Democracy Locations: Hong, Hong Kong, China, Northern California

☆ Opinion | Don’t Do Trump’s Work for Him on Mass Deportations
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Dara Lind | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Trump’s team has construed his victory as a mandate for carrying out what it has described as mass deportations. The constraints on a mass deportation operation are logistical more than legal. So the question is not whether mass deportation will happen. It’s how big Mr. Trump and his administration will go, and how quickly. How far are they willing to bend or break the rules to make their numbers?

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Stephen Miller, Tom Homan, Trump’s Organizations: Department of Homeland Security

☆ Desi Lydic Says Trump is ‘Picking Mascots,’ Not Leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Trish Bendix | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“So far, he’s made a number of cabinet picks whose main qualification seems to be being on TV. His defense secretary is a guy from ‘Fox & Friends,’ his transportation secretary is a guy from Fox Business, and his attorney general is a guy who I’m pretty sure was on ‘To Catch a Predator.’” — DESI LYDIC“Wow, another daytime television guy. It’s like his whole cabinet was selected by a kid who was home sick with the flu.” — SETH MEYERS“But is someone going to tell him that this isn’t actually a doctor’s job? Jr.” — DESI LYDIC“There’s not going to be a layer of competent workers at some point. Because Donald Trump isn’t really picking leaders of agencies — he’s just picking mascots.” — DESI LYDIC

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☆ Opinion | Democrats, It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Our Neoliberal Era
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Antonio Delgado | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the months ahead, Democratic Party officials and operatives will analyze election returns and voting patterns to try to make sense of what happened on Election Day. Like Goldwater after 1964, the Democratic Party can seize defeat to establish a new order — but the era of tinkering around the edges is over. Look no further than solid blue New York: Vice President Kamala Harris had the worst statewide performance for a Democrat since 1988. The contemporary Democratic Party emerged from the “greed is good” era of the 1980s in part by co-opting pieces of the Reagan agenda. President Bill Clinton built a coalition — part working class, part Wall Street — that led Democrats back to the White House without redefining the political system.

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☆ Should Olaf Scholz Step Aside in the New Race for German Chancellor?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Christopher F. Schuetze | Jim Tankersley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Earlier this month, as he prepared to give one of the most important speeches of his political career, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany appeared before Parliament in a suit that appeared at least a size or two too large. Mr. Scholz has never seemed a natural fit as chancellor. He was an unlikely selection to lead his Social Democratic Party four years ago. Now, his popularity has sunk, his government has broken up, and Mr. Scholz finds himself fighting for his political life. Mr. Biden eventually stepped aside, and his replacement on the ballot, Vice President Kamala Harris, lost in November to former President Donald J. Trump.

Persons: Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany, Scholz, —, Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald J, Trump Organizations: Social Democratic Party, Democratic Party

(Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images'That is a huge, huge gap'There is a growing disillusionment taking hold. Men are steadily dropping out of the workforce, especially those between the ages 25 to 54, which are considered their prime working years. A study by the Pew Research Center found that men who are not college-educated leave the workforce at higher rates than men who are. In 1995, both young men and women equally were likely to hold a bachelor's degree, at 25%. "That is a huge, huge gap," Pollak said.

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Two years ago, Gen. Mark A. Milley, then the chief military adviser to President Biden, suggested that neither Russia nor Ukraine could win the war. A negotiated settlement, he argued, was the only route to peace. Mr. Trump has made clear his distaste for continuing to help Ukraine take back territory seized by Russia, making a negotiated settlement the only real viable option left. The ascendance of Mr. Trump as Ukraine suffers losses on the battlefield in fact means less room for Ukraine to maneuver. Mr. Trump has said he would end the war quickly, though he has not explained how.

Persons: Mark, Biden, Donald J, Trump’s, Trump, JD Vance Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Europe

☆ Here's the role every Trump family member will have — or won't have — in the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementSome Trump family members will serve as unofficial White House advisors in his second term. After serving as a senior advisor during Trump's first term, Ivanka Trump will not reenter politics. President-elect Donald Trump's family members may not hold as many formal White House roles as they did during his first term, but they'll still remain important parts of his political operation. Aside from Melania Trump, who will return as first lady, Lara Trump holds the most established leadership position as cochair of the RNC. Other Trump family members like Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump will remain out of the spotlight.

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The Twitter approach to government efficiencyDonald Trump picked Elon Musk and the financier Vivek Ramaswamy to tackle one of his administration’s biggest priorities — reducing the size of the federal government. The two have now shed some light on what Trump has called the Department of Government Efficiency plans to do. They appear to be taking a page from Musk’s playbook for extreme cost-cutting. “We won’t just write reports or cut ribbons,” Musk and Ramaswamy wrote in an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal, addressing skepticism that their initiative, known as DOGE, can achieve. (That said, Congress created the public broadcasting organization and authorizes its budget.)

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, ” Musk, Ramaswamy Organizations: Trump, Department of Government Efficiency, Street, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

☆ More Biden judges will be confirmed, but four appeals court nominees won’t see a vote under Senate deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Tierney Sneed | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

However, the four Biden appellate nominees already faced tough odds of confirmation, with some, like 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Adeel Mangi, facing opposition among Democrats as well. The Senate deal puts Biden in a position to potentially beat Trump’s record of number of district court judges confirmed. Still, Demand Justice, an organization that advocates for progressive judicial nominees, blasted the new deal for depriving the four Biden circuit nominees of floor votes. Those efforts were always going to face headwinds and got more arduous when Trump demanded that Senate Republicans blockade all pending Biden nominees for the bench. Under the new deal, Republicans backed off procedural tactics that would stymie the confirmations of six district nominees that were on the floor Wednesday night and on Thursday.

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☆ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tapped to work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as new DOGE subcommittee chair
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., attends a roundtable discussion with members of the House Freedom Caucus on the COVID-19 pandemic at The Heritage Foundation on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been tapped to lead a new House subcommittee that will work with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Greene and House Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., have met with Ramaswamy and his team and are "already working together," a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on Thursday. "I'm excited to chair this new subcommittee designed to work hand in hand with President Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and the entire DOGE team," Greene said in a statement to CNBC. It aims to investigate government waste, and seek out ways to reorganize federal agencies and cut red tape, the source said.

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