Nov 30 Carrier says it has deal with Trump to keep jobs in Indiana By Julie Pace, Associated Press Air conditioning company Carrier Corp. says it has reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana. Continue reading
Nov 30 Trump names Mnuchin, Ross to economic team By Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary and financier Wilbur Ross to lead the Commerce Department. Continue reading
Nov 30 Trump says he's stepping out of his business empire By Laurie Kellman and Julie Pace, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation's 45th president. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 2:38 Trump announces administration health officials By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump chose orthopedist and six-term Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and health policy expert Seema Verma to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump’s pick for… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 4:20 Relentless bombing kills dozens in Aleppo; residents are starved for aid By PBS News Hour In rebel-held Aleppo, the violent fight against the Islamic State is escalating, with 50 people killed and another 150 injured on Tuesday. Though Secretary of State John Kerry has been pushing for a cease-fire in the city, administration officials suspect… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 8:23 In the black community, a division over charter schools By PBS News Hour With the election of Donald Trump, a big proponent of school choice, and his like-minded pick for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, the topic of charter schools is likely to attract more attention. But among African-American parents and the NAACP,… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch 9:12 How Trump's trade policy could affect jobs in the U.S. and Mexico By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 29 Video: Why Mexico won't pay for the border wall By Larisa Epatko Mexico won’t pay for building a wall along the U.S. border, nor negotiate anything about it, said Mexico’s Foreign Secretary Claudia Ruiz Massieu. Continue reading
Nov 29 Column: Fight for $15 has brought $62 billion in raises and counting to underpaid workers By Paul Sonn, Yannet Lathrop Workers of the Fight for $15 are staging their largest strike yet on Tuesday. A new report by the National Employment Law Project shows that since the movement launched in 2012, underpaid workers have won a stunning $61.5 billion in… Continue reading
Nov 29 Not so fast: Why Trump's take on flag burning is unconstitutional By Ellis Kim The president-elect’s tweet attempts to pry open a question that has been constitutionally settled for the last quarter century. Continue reading