Congress is heading back to work with a packed docket ahead of the looming government shutdown. CRTV's Nate Madden and The Democratic Coalition's Jarad Geldner join Cheddar's roundtable to discuss what awaits lawmakers when they get back from their holiday break. We consider whether the tight deadline will speed up the GOP's agenda or hinder it.
President Trump is set to meet with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi this week. We discuss whether the "Chuck and Nancy" bipartisan relationship will be more fruitful than in its last effort. The president says any potential DACA deal hinges on the construction of a border wall; our guests debate whether the ultimatum should be taken seriously.
Finally, we look ahead to what the new year holds in store for President Trump. Vanity Fair reports Gary Cohn is eyeing a White House exit after the State of the Union. Geldner and Madden discuss the potential for staffing shakeups and who might be the next to step in Trump's revolving door.
The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.
President Donald Trump says “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for American industry. The Republican president suggested Friday he was looking at a “massive increase” of import taxes on Chinese products in response to Xi’s moves. Trump says one of the policies the U.S. is calculating is "a massive increase of Tariffs on Chinese products coming into the United States." A monthslong calm on Wall Street was shattered, with U.S. stocks falling on the news. The Chinese Embassy in Washington hasn't responded to an Associated Press request for comment.
Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, minutes from last month’s meeting showed.
From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around 8:30 a.m. eastern, as everyone awaits the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report.
The Supreme Court is allowing Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now.
Rep. John Moolenaar has requested an urgent briefing from the White House after Trump supported a deal giving Americans a majority stake in TikTok.
