The incoming commerce secretary will be integral to the president-elect’s tariff plans. President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 16 nominated billionaire Howard Lutnick as the commerce secretary in his incoming administration. Trump said in a statement that Lutnick would “lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States
The Commanders celebrated the development. WASHINGTON—A Senate committee advanced a bill on Nov. 19 to transfer control of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia, setting up the possibility of the NFL’s Washington Commanders to move back to the nation’s capital from Maryland. The vote in the Senate
The president-elect’s campaign pledges are a ‘negotiating tactic’ for leverage in trade talks—and they may already be working, a think-tank analyst suggests. Economists near-universally warn that President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose “across-the-board” 20-percent tariffs on imports will trigger inflation, disrupt domestic industries, and spur global trade wars. Despite overwhelming critical consensus, Trump calls tariffs
The House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources holds a legislative hearing at 2:15 p.m. ET on Nov. 19 on the following bills: H.R. 7662 (Rep. Houlahan) – “Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024” H.R. 7807 (Rep. Obernolte) – “Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For
The Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement and Subcommittee on Oversight, Accountability, and Investigations hold a joint hearing titled, “Trafficked, Exploited, and Missing: Migrant Children Victims of the Biden-Harris Administration.” The hearing is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 19. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative
Trump has filed a motion based on presidential immunity. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has agreed to postpone sentencing for President-elect Donald Trump in his business records case. A Nov. 19 letter to New York Justice Juan Merchan showed Bragg stating that his office believed “further proceedings before this Court should be adjourned to
House Democrats also reelected Rep. Katherine Clark as House Democratic whip and Rep. Pete Aguilar as House Democratic Conference chairman. WASHINGTON—House Democrats reelected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as their leader on Nov. 19, just weeks after falling short of reclaiming the lower congressional chamber. Jeffries, who also serves as House minority leader, said during a