by People's Action | Dec 2, 2016 | Breakfast
Carrier Deal Reverberates Trump and Pence break from "free market" in NYT interview: "'I don’t want them moving out of the country without consequences,' Mr. Trump said, even if that means angering the free-market-oriented Republicans he beat in the primaries but will...
by People's Action | Dec 1, 2016 | Breakfast
Trump to Indiana Trump to tout Carrier deal in Indiana today. NYT: "...Trump is scheduled to visit a Carrier plant in Indianapolis after the company announced it would keep 1,000 jobs there, shelving plans to move them to Mexico. The details of what exactly Mr. Trump...
by People's Action | Nov 30, 2016 | Breakfast
Price Pick Threatens Medicare "Donald Trump Is Coming for Your Medicare" argues The Nation's David Dayen: "The selection of Georgia Congressman Tom Price as Health and Human Services Secretary offers the clearest signal yet that Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan are...
by People's Action | Nov 29, 2016 | Breakfast
Congress Begins Lame Duck Session Some Senate Republicans push back against plans for short-term spending bill. The Hill: "Congress is expected to pass a short-term bill to keep the government funded through the end of March, but Senate Republicans have misgivings...
by People's Action | Nov 28, 2016 | Breakfast
Trump's "Working-Class" Agenda May Buoy CEOs Trump may swap corporate tax cut for keeping Carrier plant in US. WSJ: "Representatives for the incoming administration ... have held wide-ranging policy talks with top-ranking executives at Carrier’s parent company, United...
by People's Action | Nov 23, 2016 | Breakfast
Can Trump and Ryan Agree? "What Happens When Trump’s Populism Collides with Ryan’s Austerity?" asks TNR's Jeet Heer: "[Speaker Paul] Ryan rejects Trump’s agenda on trade, on immigration, and, not least, on infrastructure ... Infrastructure will be an early test of...
