Lawmakers struggle to reach deal to avert government shutdown
Congressional negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement to keep the government's lights on after Dec. 20. Continuing resolution (CR) language for the government's funding package was expected to be announced on Sunday ahead of the impending shutdown deadline. But economic support for farmers emerged as an apparent last-minute impasse, with lawmakers unable to release […]
Pompeo bucks Trump, calls for Nippon steel deal
Mike Pompeo, who served as Secretary of State in the first Trump administration, supported Nippon Steel's attempt to acquire U.S. Steel, a marked change in direction from President-elect Trump, who had vowed to block the acquisition. “Blocking this purchase would reduce our ability to maintain robust and competitive domestic steel production and undermine our national […]
Israel launches strike in Lebanon, claiming Hezbollah violated ceasefire deal
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss the escalation in the Middle East just days after a … source
Donald Trump ‘eyes deal’ for Waldorf Astoria DC hotel
President-elect Donald Trump is considering rescuing the bankrupt Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Washington, D.C., and rebranding it as the Trump International Hotel, the Post reported. The incoming commander-in-chief's company, the Trump Organization, is considering options including a licensing deal and possibly buying back the lease on the government-owned 125-year-old former post office, according to three […]
NY Times reaches tentative deal with tech workers union
The union representing about 600 software engineers and other technology employees at The New York Times has tentatively agreed to a new three-year contract, just one month after they temporarily walked off the job on Election Day. announced that it had concluded. The Times Tech Guild, part of New York's News Guild, claimed victory Wednesday, […]
DREAMer Deal Should Come After Border Security, Deportations, Include Other Fixes Like Asylum Fix
In an interview with CBS News on Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) responded to President-elect Donald Trump's openness to a Dreamer deal, saying that securing the border and deporting people comes first. and then said, “We will do that.'' Then talk about what we're doing. But policy reforms are also needed. If we're going to […]
I’ll Have to Work Directly with Trump to Get DREAMer Deal, ‘Be Sensitive to His Priorities’
On Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's “Inside Politics,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he and then-President Donald Trump reached an agreement on DREAMers during Trump's first term. He said he learned a lesson from his failed attempt to tie the knot. He knows that “to get a deal, we have to work directly with […]
I Think We Can Make Deal with Trump, DREAMers ‘Deserve a Chance to Earn’ ‘Citizenship’
On Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's “Inside Politics,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he certainly thinks Democrats can come to an agreement with President-elect Donald Trump on Dreamers. He said they “deserve a chance to win.” citizenship. ” host Dana Bash asked. [relevant exchange begins around 22:05] “Donald Trump said Sunday that he would […]
Lawmakers edge closer to deal on government funding
Lawmakers said they are inching closer to a deal to keep the government's lights on for nine days but are still trying to reconcile differences over disaster relief and possible additions to the bill. There is optimism on Capitol Hill that the bill text could arrive as early as this weekend as the Dec. 20 […]
Max Fried deal signifies a serious shift in Yankees’ strategy
DALLAS — At best, the Yankees have reached an agreement with a modern-day Jimmy Key in Max Fried, an athletic, unflappable, championship-proven left-hander. Worst case scenario, the Yankees just agreed to an eight-year, $218 million contract with a pitcher who missed the past two years with a forearm problem, but forearm problems are often a […]