Jan 18 Commerce pick say NAFTA will be early target for team Trump By Stephen Ohlemacher, Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Breaking with Republican orthodoxy, a new Trump administration will work quickly to re-do the North American Free Trade Agreement, a massive trade pact with Canada and Mexico that has boosted trade but still stings laid off workers across… Continue reading
Jan 17 A guide to the second week of confirmation hearings: Betsy DeVos, Tom Price and more By Joshua Barajas After a first week of confirmation hearings drew considerable attention to some of President-elect Donald Trump’s more controversial picks for the Cabinet, including Sen. Jeff Sessions, another round of nominees will this week face Senate committees with questions about their… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 8:29 Does a Wall Street Cabinet discredit Trump’s Main Street message? By PBS News Hour From the early days of his campaign, one of Donald Trump's rallying cries was to “beware of Wall Street.” But the president-elect’s Cabinet picks of Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross are stalwarts of the financial establishment. Special correspondent Paul Solman… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch After populist campaign, Trump assembles economic team of elites By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed economic team suggests a preference for Wall Street veterans, in a reversal of his campaign promise to surround himself with establishment outsiders. Judy Woodruff speaks with David Wessel of The Brookings Institution about the “elite” appointments,… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 5:11 Sen. Thune on Wilbur Ross, Trump’s trade policy and entitlements By PBS News Hour On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as his choice to head the Department of Commerce. Hari Sreenivasan asks Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a leading Senate Republican, about how Ross’ business dealings will be evaluated for potential… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 3:12 Wall Street veterans compose Trump’s economic team By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump announced two more Cabinet picks on Wednesday: Goldman Sachs veteran Steven Mnuchin for treasury secretary and billionaire investor Wilbur Ross for commerce secretary. He also chose a deputy for Ross: Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts. On Twitter,… Continue watching
Nov 30 Who is Wilbur Ross, Trump’s selection for commerce secretary? By Gretchen Frazee President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated Wilbur Ross, a billionaire investor known as the “king of bankruptcy,” to head the Department of Commerce. If Ross is confirmed by the Senate, he would become a key player in implementing Trump’s economic… 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