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In weekend of deliberation, Mattis favored for Trump Pentagon chief

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday assessed several more contenders for top U.S. posts including Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani, as blunt-spoken retired Marine Corps General James Mattis emerged as a leading candidate for defense secretary.
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Publish Date: 21/November/2016 | 05:28

Trump’s Latest Staff Choices Reflect Campaign’s Firebrand Theme

EghtesadOnline: Anyone who hoped Donald Trump the president would be more moderate than Trump the candidate will find little to like in his latest personnel choices -- each of whom has taken positions that make even fellow Republicans squirm.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 10:26

Trump Says His Potential Hires Are ‘Really Talented People’

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump emerged from hours of meetings at his New Jersey golf resort, declaring that the day’s talks were “really good” and that his candidates are “really talented people” who would make good on his campaign pledge to make America great again.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 10:24

Global Warming, Fight Advances Despite Trump’s Skepticism

EghtesadOnline: More than 190 nations including the U.S., China and Saudi Arabia vowed to step up their efforts to fight global warming despite concerns that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will pull the richest polluter out of the process when he takes office next year.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 10:16

Trump to meet Wilbur Ross, possible choice for commerce secretary

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump will meet on Sunday with billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, a possible candidate for commerce secretary in the new administration, a spokesman for Trump's transition team said on Saturday.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 07:38

China state media warn Trump against renouncing free trade deals

EghtesadOnline: Chinese state media warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday against flip-flopping on trade deals in Asia, as Asia-Pacific leaders gathered for a summit amid fears that growing protectionism will stunt global economic growth.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 07:30

Mexico says labor, environment rules could be in NAFTA update

EghtesadOnline: Mexico could include labor and environmental rules in talks over modernizing a trade deal between the United States and Mexico, President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Saturday as he seeks to avoid a stand-off with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 07:20

China pledges further opening as leaders scramble for free trade

EghtesadOnline: Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to open the economy further on Saturday as leaders of Asia-Pacific countries sought new free-trade options following Donald Trump's election to U.S. president on promises to scrap or renegotiate trade deals.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 07:07

Trump blasts 'Hamilton' cast as 'rude'; creator Miranda says he's 'proud'

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded an apology from the cast of "Hamilton" for appealing from the stage to Mike Pence to "uphold our American values" while the vice-president-elect was attending a performance of the Broadway hit.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 06:59

For Syria rebels, Trump win adds to uncertain fate

EghtesadOnline: On the eve of Donald Trump's election victory, members of a Western-backed Syrian rebel group met U.S. officials to ask about the outlook for arms shipments they have received to fight President Bashar al-Assad.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 06:56

Trump defends decision to settle Trump University lawsuits

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday defended his decision to settle lawsuits over his Trump University real estate seminars for $25 million, saying he does not have time to fight the fraud cases in court now that he is headed to the White House.
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Publish Date: 20/November/2016 | 06:49

Trump to Meet With Romney as Critic Said a Contender for State

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump plans to meet Saturday with Mitt Romney, the Republican standard-bearer in 2012 and a vocal Trump critic earlier this year, who the president-elect now is considering for the job of Secretary of State, according to a transition official.
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Publish Date: 19/November/2016 | 08:25
“If you’re a U.S. tech company, your recruitment just got a lot harder.”

Facing Immigration Crackdown, Silicon Valley Rethinks Its Dreams

EghtesadOnline: Before the election, Nicole Manion and her boss joked about whether a Donald Trump victory would mean she’d have to leave her tech job in Seattle and go home to Toronto. The ribbing has stopped.
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Publish Date: 19/November/2016 | 08:18

Trump considering Petraeus, others for Pentagon chief: WSJ

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is considering retired General David Petraeus, who resigned as CIA chief in 2012 after an extra-marital affair was revealed, is being considered for the post of defense secretary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the transition process.
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Publish Date: 19/November/2016 | 06:55

Trump picks conservative loyalists for top security, law enforcement jobs

EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump picked three conservative loyalists to lead his national security and law enforcement teams on Friday, underscoring his campaign promise to take a hard line confronting Islamist militancy and curbing illegal immigration.
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Publish Date: 19/November/2016 | 06:19

Pacific rim leaders scramble for trade options in Trump era

EghtesadOnline: Leaders of Pacific rim nations scrambled to find new free-trade options on Friday as a looming Donald Trump presidency in the United States sounded a possible death knell for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
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Publish Date: 19/November/2016 | 06:10