Politics

U.S. Office of Government Ethics tweeted at Donald Trump about an alleged plan to divest businesses.

Not A Hack: U.S. Office Of Government Ethics Tweets At Trump

6:18pm November 30, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

In an odd sequence of events, the federal ethics watchdog praised Trump in a series of snarky tweets for allegedly deciding to divest his businesses — something he hasn't specifically promised.

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A smoker snuffs out a cigarette at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.

U.S. Imposes Nationwide Ban On Smoking In All Public Housing

5:48pm November 30, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Obama administration has issued a sweeping final rule banning smoking in all public housing units nationwide, extending a smoke-free environment to nearly a million units.

Trump Says He Will Leave Business To Fully Focus On Presidency

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Jim Zarroli

President-elect Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that he is drafting "legal documents...[to] take me completely out of business operations." He said he will hold a press conference in two weeks with his children to explain it. Many ethics experts say he would need to liquidate all of his holdings and sell them to non-family members to avoid conflicts. At this point, his plans are unclear.

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Trump's Pick For Treasury Secretary Has Strong Ties To Hollywood

5:06pm November 30, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Erich Schwartzel, a reporter who covers the film industry for the Wall Street Journal, about Steven Mnuchin, Trump's choice for treasury secretary, and his ties to Hollywood.

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Trump's Choice To Oversee Medicaid Signals Likely Changes

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Scott Horsley

Big changes could be in store for Medicaid, the program that provides health care for more than 70 million. Trump has chosen the architect of Indiana's Medicaid overhaul to run the program nationwide.

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Trump's Ties To Deutsche Bank Present Possible Conflict Of Interest

5:06pm November 30, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Jesse Eisinger, a senior reporter for ProPublica covering Wall Street, about Trump's connections to Deutsche Bank.

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Postelection Stock Market Rise Shocks Prominent Economists

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Chris Arnold

Before the election, two prominent economists were predicting that the stock market would fall 12 percent lower if Trump won versus Clinton. But, as it often does, the market surprised everybody and went in the other direction.

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Trump Strikes Deal With Carrier To Keep Jobs In U.S.

5:06pm November 30, 2016

by Annie Ropeik

Carrier says it will keep about 1,000 jobs in Indiana instead of shifting production to Mexico. Donald Trump repeatedly singled out Carrier during his campaign and made stopping the move a priority. Now there is great interest in how Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence persuaded the company to reverse its decision.

U.S. Expected To Forgive At Least $108 Billion In Student Debt

5:06pm November 30, 2016

A report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office says the U.S. is on track to forgive at least $108 billion in student debt. This is due to the number of people who have enrolled in plans the Obama administration promoted to help borrowers avoid default. The GAO report finds the Education Department also understated the cost of these plans. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of The Washington Post.

Trump's 'Interventionist Approach' To Economic Policy Presents Consequences

4:29pm November 30, 2016

In light of Trump's deal with Carrier to keep jobs in the U.S., NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Edward Alden, senior fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations and author of Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy, about the consequences of federal government intervention in the private sector.