"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today’s show, Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, weighs in on what she expects to happen as Congress is facing a government funding deadline, and President-elect Trump’s Treasury pick Scott Bessent. Fmr. US Secretary of Defense William Cohen discusses negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Balance of Power Begins
00:01:55 – Bloomberg’s Mario Parker and Julie Fine On DOJ Moving to Drop Trump Prosecutions, Scott Bessent Treasury Nomination, Trump Cabinet Picks
00:09:44 – Maya MacGuineas, President of Cmm. For a Responsible Federal Budget on Congress Facing Funding Deadline, Reaction to Bessent Treasury Pick
00:19:15 – Rep. Maxine Waters (D) California, on Who She’d Like to See as the Next Chair of the House Financial Services Committee
00:23:29 – William Cohen, Fmr. US Secretary of Defense, on Israel, Hezbollah Edge Closer to Cease-Fire
00:33:56 – Political Panel on President-elect Trump Picks Scott Bessent for Treasury, Friday Cabinet Announcements
00:41:43 – DOJ Formally Moves to Drop Trump Cases in Washington and Florida
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