Chief Economic Adviser Gary Cohn is resigning after President Trump doubled down on his commitment to steel and aluminum tariffs - a move Cohn strongly opposed.
Todd Hitt, CEO of Kiddar Capital, and Eric Boehm, Reporter at Reason.com, discuss the effect that Cohn's departure could have on the White House. Without Cohn, the White House is losing one of its biggest globalist voices.
President Trump is committed to implementing steel and aluminum tariffs. According Axios' Jonathan Swan, the president could put announce those proposals as soon as tomorrow.
New York Senator and former presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand spoke with Cheddar on Monday about why she joined fellow Democratic lawmakers in opposing the latest $2 trillion stimulus bill.
Despite localized reductions in emissions and pollution due to coronavirus-related shutdowns, it doesn't mean that the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis will somehow turbocharge the globe's glacial steps toward reducing humanity's impact on the environment.
Stocks are down more than 3 percent in tumultuous trading on Wall Street as investors wait to see if Democrats and Republicans can settle their differences on an economic rescue package.
In a news conference, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has ordered the state's hospitals to increase their capacity for intake at least by half, if not doubling it., and also revealed that New York had procured more medical supplies in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
While the spread of the coronavirus has caused millions of layoffs across the country, select businesses are on a hiring spree to meet increased demand related to the outbreak.
Stocks are down nearly 5 percent in volatile trading on Wall Street as investors wait for Democrats and Republicans to settle their differences and pass a nearly $2 trillion rescue package for the economy.
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the first case of COVID-19 in the Senate and raising fears about the further transmission of the virus among Republicans at the Capitol.
In its boldest effort to protect the U.S. economy from the coronavirus, the Federal Reserve says it will buy as much government debt as it deems necessary and will also begin lending to small and large businesses and local governments to help them weather the crisis.
Malls, movie theaters, and retailers across the U.S. have been forced to close down to stem the spread of coronavirus, but cannabis dispensaries and retailers will stay open for business after a number of local governments deemed them “essential.”
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio 13th District) said on Friday that the $1 trillion stimulus package currently being negotiated by lawmakers won't be nearly enough to make Americans whole again.
