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Need 2 Know: National Emergency, Katy Perry Engaged
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, Feb, 15, 2019.
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Transatlantic ties become strained over European car import discussion
After a contentious weekend in transatlantic relations, European cars moved once again to the centre of attention. Germany rejected the view floated inside the US government that European car imports were a threat to national security -...
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Delayed Tax Refunds, Brain Drain Worries: Shutdown's Ripple Effects Grow
It was an urgent warning from a group of professionals not known for a proclivity to scare the public. "In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play, nor predict the point at which the entire...
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After 35-Day Shutdown, Trump Agrees to Reopen Government
President Trump announced on Friday that he reached a tentative deal with Democrats to reopen the government temporarily while the two sides continue to negotiate on border security. The continuing resolution would fund the government at...
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Cheddar Crystal Ball: The Politicos to Watch in 2019
2018 was a dramatic year on the political stage ー but the best is yet to come, as new players enter the scene and deliver new disruptions to Washington. In anticipation of a new year and a new Congress, we’re gazing into Cheddar’s...
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CIA Analyst-Turned-Rep. Elissa Slotkin is Putting Pocketbook Issues Before Politics
Elissa Slotkin is ready to swap the farmland of Michigan for the gridlock of Washington. Come Jan. 3, the incoming Democratic congresswoman, a former CIA analyst, will represent Michigan’s 8th District, which President Trump won by a...
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Political Landscape is Reshaped as Democrats Seize the House
Americans woke up on Wednesday to a different political landscape ー if not the blue wave Democrats had hoped for. On the strength of female candidates and first-time voters, the Democrats successfully flipped the House of...
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LGBT, Muslim and Women Candidates Make History in the 2018 Midterms
The 2018 Midterms may well go down in U.S. history as an election of firsts, with historic wins for Muslims, women, and LGBTQ candidates.
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Expect the Markets to Cool in the Next Congress: JPMorgan Strategist
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 500 points higher on Wednesday, following a Midterm election that returned the U.S. House to Democratic Party control. But Samantha Azzarello, global market strategist for JPMorgan ETFS, told...
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Delaware Gov. John Carney: Congress Can Be 'Very Frustrating'
There are 15 days until the midterm elections, and the former three-term Congressman and current Delaware governor said the there's a lot of good people serving on both sides of the aisle, but that we 'get bogged down in the politics of...
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Delaware Gov. John Carney Warns Against 'Team' Politics as Midterm Races Tighten Nationwide
Political spectators are readying themselves for a midterm fight to the finish, but Gov. John Carney of Delaware thinks they would do well to focus on the issues ー not just winning the race. "It seems like we get bogged down in the...
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Rep. Frankel: Trump Is 'Best Recruiter' Dems Have
Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) believes the record number of women running in the midterm elections is a direct response to President Trump and his policies. Frankel said on Cheddar's 'Pink Wave' special report that women are "agitated" and...
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Rep. Frankel Says a 'Pink Wave' is Coming: Trump Is 'Best Recruiter' Democrats Have
A record number of women are running for political office, and one congresswoman thinks America has one man to thank. "The best recruiter we've had, his name is President Donald Trump," Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL) said Wednesday in an...
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Manhunt Zeroes in on Florida, as 11th and 12th Devices Found
Two additional suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats were intercepted on Friday, as the manhunt intensified in Florida for a perpetrator who is now being described as a domestic terrorist. Reporting from the distribution center...
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Donald Trump on trade negotiations with Canada
'If Canada doesn't make a deal with us, we're going to make a much better deal. We're going to tax the cars that come in'
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Jobs Numbers a 'Tribute to Republican Leadership,' Rep. McMorris Rodgers Says
Friday's strong employment report, showing an addition of 201,000 jobs in August and a 2.9 percent rise in wages, is a "tribute to Republican leadership," Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the highest-ranking Republican woman in the...
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Rep. Ro Khanna to Amazon: Pay Your Workers a Living Wage
The Congressman who represents Silicon Valley told Cheddar that the new legislation he's co-authored with Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is intended to force massive, profitable companies like Amazon to help lift workers at the bottom of...
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NAFTA talks scheduled to resume as Trump threatens to exclude Canada
Negotiations between Canada and the United States for a renewed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are scheduled to resume this week, but US President Donald Trump said this weekend that he doesn’t believe Canada’s involvement...
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Congressman Wants to Bar House Members From Corporate Boards
Rep. Tom Reed says he plans to propose a ban on House members serving on corporate boards, a bipartisan proposal designed to eliminate "potential conflict and the appearance of impropriety." The move comes a week after his New York...
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Dem Challenger in Florida District Counting on Women, Millennials
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is taking on Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo in Florida's 26th. But she's lagging behind in a district that went heavily for Clinton in the 2016 election.
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Fact-checking Trump's trade announcement
U.S. President Donald Trump said a lot in announcing his trade deal with Mexico, but how much of it was true?
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Democrat Colin Allred: Texas Wants New Leadership
Former NFL linebacker and Congressional candidate Colin Allred says the endorsement he received Wednesday from former President Barack Obama will help mobilize young voters to support his bid to unseat Republican incumbent Pete Sessions,...
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Democrat Colin Allred: Obama Recognizes Game
Congressional candidate and former NFL linebacker Colin Allred says he received former President Barack Obama's endorsement in his bid to unseat the Republican incumbent Pete Sessions because he has run an inclusive campaign worthy of...
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Calif. Democrat: Fervor to Flip House Never Stronger
Harley Rouda says he was a Republican and an independent before he sought to unseat Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in Orange County, Calif., and win back control of Congress for Democrats. "There are a lot of people out there who would...