In a surprise move, President-elect Trump taps Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to be Attorney General. President Biden and President-elect Trump have a "cordial" meeting at the White House. Senate Republicans choose new leader. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
Host Christine Lee breaks down Trump's announcement of the Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
President-elect Donald Trump taps Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency to slash wasteful government spending. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee explores the context, breaks down the reaction and explains what impact DOGE will have in the future.
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This episode was hosted by Christine Lee. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Christine Lee, Jennifer Sanasie, Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.
Peter Hegseth is Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Defense. It's an impossible job, one that he can't possibly fulfill, and maybe that's the point. Plus, Israelis in Amsterdam chased and beaten, but some in the press say they (more or less) deserved it. And we are joined once more by Ben Wittes of Lawfare to talk about Trump's possible prosecutions.
Jon and New York Times columnist Ezra Klein, host of The Ezra Klein Show, talk through what we know about how Democrats started to lose working-class and lower-information voters—even before 2024—how social media and interest groups drive those divides, why blue states and cities shifted right, and what progressives can do to tackle the affordability crisis.
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Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they break down President-Elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks and what a second Trump term means for the bureaucratic state and the individual freedom of Americans.
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No, it's not real. The Social Security trust fund is a gimmick. And if it were real, it would be full of IOUs. Romina Boccia lays to rest several fictions surrounding Social Security.