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CNN
04-08-2025
- Politics
- CNN
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin; Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Former BLS Commissioner William Beach - State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin; Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Former BLS Commissioner William Beach State of the Union 41 mins On CNN's State of the Union, after President Trump abruptly fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics over a weak jobs report, her predecessor William Beach – also appointed by Trump – tells Kasie Hunt Trump's actions are 'groundless' and 'damaging.' Then, Kasie presses EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over his push to gut the government's ability to fight climate change by rolling back regulations on greenhouse gases. Next, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis joins Kasie to discuss tariffs and his party's struggle to counter Trump across the board. Finally, Bernie Sanders adviser Faiz Shakir and CNN Political Commentators Kate Bedingfield, Brad Todd, and Jonah Goldberg join Kasie to break down Kamala Harris' return to the spotlight as Democrats weigh who can win in 2028.
CNN
21-07-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke - State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke State of the Union 44 mins On CNN's State of the Union, Jake Tapper presses Senator Amy Klobuchar on why Democrats didn't release the Epstein files during the Biden Administration, Congressman Tim Burchett says Trump's call to release grand jury material in the Epstein case is a "good start." US hostage envoy Adam Boehler discusses the Trump administration's prisoner exchange with Venezuela that freed ten detained US nationals. Former Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke weighs in on the GOP's controversial push to redraw its congressional map to help Republicans. Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres, former Republican Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, former Trump campaign adviser Bryan Lanza, and CNN Political Commentator Karen Finney break down the state of both parties six months into President Trump's second term.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Clipse, Pharrell Preview Kendrick Lamar's Highly Anticipated 'Chains & Whips' Verse
The Clipse and Pharrell are full steam ahead in rolling out their forthcoming album Let God Sort Em Out. The trio previewed Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated verse on 'Chains & Whips' this week. Footage surfaced of the Virginia legends hanging on a rooftop in Paris rapping along to the record in front of a crowd of people. K. Dot's verse covered a few topics, such as Hip-Hop being dead 'again,' him giving all of his money to Rakim, the West Coast being on top, his experiences in therapy, and more. 'I'm not the candidate to vibe with/ I don't f**k with the kumbaya sh*t/ All that talent must be God-sent/ I sent yo a** back to the comics,' he rapped. There wasn't anything in particular that sounded targeted at Drake, which caused people to question why Def Jam and Universal Music Group were so opposed to clearing the song. Veteran journalist Rob Markman, who heard the song early, labeled the verse as the Compton rapper's 'State Of The Union' as opposed to being a diss. Nonetheless, as Push told GQ, his label and their parent label were concerned about the optics of two of Drizzy's foes linking up amid the ongoing defamation lawsuit. Check out a preview of the verse below. One rapper that Pusha T has held no punches about is Travis Scott. In the Clipse's recent single 'So Be It,' he went full throttle at the Houston star. 'You cried in front of me, you died in front of me/ Calabasas took your bi**h and your pride in front of me/ Heard Utopia had moved right up the street/ And her lip gloss was poppin', she ain't need you to eat/ The 'net gon' call it the way that they see it/ But I got the video, I can share and A.E. it/ They wouldn't believe it, but I can't unsee it/ Lucky I ain't TMZ it, so be it, so be it,' he rapped. He explained his issues with the Utopia artist to GQ, which stem from him playing the fence while his rapper friends went to war with one another. It's no secret that Push holds Pharrell dear, so when Scott interrupted their recording session in Paris to play his July 2023 LP Utopia without playing Drake's verse on 'Meltdown,' the Daytona rapper took that personally since both he and Skateboard P ended up receiving shots. 'He don't have no picks, no loyalty to nobody,' Push stated. 'He'll jump around whatever he feels is hot or cling onto whatever he feels is hot. But you can play those games with those people…We're not in your mix. Keep your mix over there.' Listen to 'Meltdown' below. More from Clipse Dish On The Neptunes Breakup: "Whenever We See Each Other, It's Always Still Love" I Took My Compton A** To Toronto For The Kendrick Lamar Concert. Here's What Happened Jim Jones Takes Jabs At The Clipse While Dismissing "Ace Trumpets"
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bessent: Trump tariffs set to ‘boomerang back' to higher rates if deals not reached
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that countries will see their respective tariff rates 'boomerang back' on Aug. 1 to the higher levels announced three months ago, if they don't strike a deal with the U.S. sooner. In Sunday show interviews, Bessent doubled down on President Trump's comments Friday, in which the president told reporters that the 'reciprocal' tariffs — first announced on April 2 and then paused for 90 days a week later — would officially take effect on Aug. 1, not July 9, when the 90-day pause is set to expire. 'We'll see,' Bessent said on CNN's 'State of the Union,' when asked 'what happens' on July 9. 'I'm not going to give away the playbook because we're going to be very busy over the next 72 hours.' Bessent said Trump will 'be sending letters to some of our trading partners, saying that if you don't move things along, then on Aug. 1, you will boomerang back to your April 2 tariff level.' 'So, I think we're going to see a lot of deals very quickly,' the secretary continued. 'And, you know, Dana [Bash], we're going to send out probably 100 letters to small countries where we don't have very much trade, and most of those are already at the baseline 10 percent.' Bessent insisted, however, that the new effective date is neither a new deadline nor a pause on the original deadline announced three months ago. 'It's not a new deadline,' Bessent said on CNN. 'We are saying, this is when it's happening. If you want to speed things up, have at it. If you want to go back to the old rate, that's your choice.' In an interview on 'Fox News Sunday,' anchor Shannon Bream asked if it is 'fair' to call the new date a 'bit of a pause.' 'I don't think it's a bit of a pause because I think what's happened is, there's a lot of congestion going into the home stretch,' he said. Trump has 'created maximum leverage' ahead of the deadline to strike a deal to stave off the higher reciprocal tariffs, Bessent told her. 'So, by telling our trading partners that they could boomerang back to the April 2nd date, I think it's really going to move things along the next couple of days and weeks,' Bessent said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Leader Live
07-07-2025
- Business
- Leader Live
Trump seeks to pressure trading partners to make deals before tariffs deadline
That furthers the uncertainty for businesses, consumers and America's trading partners, and questions remain about which countries will be notified, whether anything will change in the days ahead and whether President Donald Trump will once more delay imposing the rates. Mr Trump and his top trade advisers say he could extend the time for deal-making but they insist the administration is applying maximum pressure on other nations. Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, told CBS's Face The Nation on Sunday that Mr Trump would decide when it was time to give up on negotiations. 'The United States is always willing to talk to everybody about everything,' Mr Hassett said. 'There are deadlines, and there are things that are close, so maybe things will push back past the deadline or maybe they won't. In the end the president is going to make that judgment.' Stephen Miran, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, likewise said countries negotiating in good faith and making concessions could 'sort of, get the date rolled'. The steeper tariffs that Mr Trump announced on April 2 threatened to overhaul the global economy and lead to broader trade wars. A week later, after the financial markets had panicked, his administration suspended for 90 days most of the higher taxes on imports just as they were to take effect. The negotiating window until July 9 has led to announced deals only with the United Kingdom and Vietnam. Mr Trump imposed elevated tariff rates on dozens of nations that run meaningful trade surpluses with the US, and a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries in response to what he called an economic emergency. There are separate 50% tariffs on steel and aluminium and a 25% tariff on vehicles. Since April, few foreign governments have set new trade terms with Washington as the Republican president demanded. Mr Trump told reporters on Friday that his administration might be sending out letters as early as Saturday to countries spelling out their tariff rates if they did not reach a deal, but that the US would not start collecting those taxes until August 1. On Sunday, he said he would send out letters starting Monday — 'could be 12, could be 15' — to foreign governments reflecting planned tariffs for each. 'We've made deals also,' Mr Trump told reporters before heading back to the White House from his home in New Jersey. 'So we'll get to have a combination of letters, and some deals have been made.' He and his advisers have declined to say which countries would receive the letters. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rejected the idea that August 1 was a new deadline and declined to say what might happen on Wednesday. 'We'll see,' Mr Bessent said on CNN's State Of The Union. 'I'm not going to give away the playbook.' He said the US was 'close to several deals' and predicted several big announcements over the next few days. He gave no details. 'I think we're going to see a lot of deals very quickly,' Mr Bessent said.
