The Hive's Kristen Scholer and Jon Kelly discuss the recent happenings in the White House. From Gary Cohn to Sam Numberg, President Trump seems to be losing many of his allies.
Vanity Fair's Bess Levin talks about how Gary Cohn's departure worries many who were under him at The White House as they are now facing the President alone. As far as what Cohn will do next, Levin's heard he will not be going back to Goldman Sachs, but could potentially open his own firm.
Plus, Sam Nunberg has been making the media rounds this week. Vanity Fair's T.A. Frank says if we learned anything from the Russia investigation is that if Mueller failed to find anything it won't be for lack of finding people to talk to. Frank believes this investigation is close to winding down.
Amanda Chu of POLITICO reveals how lawmakers are betting millions on pharma stocks even as Trump threatens tariffs and demands steep drug price cuts. Watch!
At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.
President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be singed into law by Independence Day. And he’s pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later. Trump met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the White House early this week and has been dialing senators for one-on-one chats, using both the carrot and stick to encourage them to act. But it’s still a long road ahead for the bill. Senators want to make changes to protect Medicaid and to make sure some tax breaks become permanent. Elon Musk called the whole bill a "disgusting abomination.”
