A looming government shutdown and tension between the Fed and the markets

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

MS NOW, Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Lawmakers scramble to pass a short term bill to prevent a government shutdown by Friday, as Trump followed through with his threat and sued the Des Moines register over a poll he didn't like. Plus, the Fed is expected to slash interest rates for the third straight time, which would be a sign they like the economic outlook -- so why are the markets sending a very different message? And, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to resign after his finance minister quit. Peter Baker, Melanie Zanona, Jeff Mason, David Gura, Ron Insana, Richard Haass, and John Herrman join the 11th Hour this Thursday.

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0:00.0	Tonight, a possible government shutdown looms in Washington, while Trump takes on the media and his HHS pick faces more scrutiny on Capitol Hill.
0:11.2	Then money-power politics.
0:13.7	The Fed considers another rate cut as we get conflicting messages about where the economy is headed.
0:19.8	Plus, Luigi Mangione indicted in New York, why his full story isn't online and how his
0:25.9	social media didn't tell the whole story as the 11th hour gets underway on this Tuesday night.
0:36.4	Good evening. Once again, I'm Stephanie Ruhl, and in just under five weeks, Donald Trump will be taking office.
0:43.2	And we have got a lot of news to talk about. Today, the Electoral College met across the 50 states to officially elect Donald Trump as the next president.
0:51.7	And it is important to point out, eight of this year's
0:55.4	official Republican electors were indicted for taking part in the so-called fake elector schemes
1:01.2	four years ago in Michigan and Nevada. Today, Donald Trump himself spent his time ramping up
1:07.0	attacks on the media. He followed through with his threat and sued the Des Moines Register,
1:12.2	pollster, Anne Seltzer, and her polling firm over a presidential poll that he didn't like.
1:17.4	Donald Trump's lawyers are accusing them all of consumer fraud. Meanwhile, Trump's pick to be
1:22.5	in charge of the health agencies that impact all Americans, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was back on Capitol Hill today,
1:29.5	meeting with Republican senators. And senators from both parties seem to have some of the same concerns.
1:35.6	Watch this. Do you think, you know, the life issue or the vaccine issues could be enough to derail our
1:43.0	These are big issues.
1:44.8	They're life and death issues.
1:46.0	It's been very serious about this.
1:48.4	This is not a political game.
1:51.4	Well-being of families and the lives of children at stake.
1:54.6	I'm all about science, right?
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