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Obama says China would not take change in U.S. policy on Taiwan lightly

EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama said on Friday it was fine for President-elect Donald Trump to review Washington's "one-China" policy toward Taiwan, but he cautioned that a shift could lead to significant consequences in the U.S. relationship with Beijing.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 08:18

U.S. intelligence agencies feud with Republicans over Russian hacking

EghtesadOnline: Republican members of Congress are complaining that U.S. intelligence agencies are refusing to brief them widely on a classified CIA report that concluded Russia hacked Democratic Party data in an effort to help Donald Trump win the presidency.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 08:03

Mr. Trump, here’s what other presidents learned from the CIA

EghtesadOnline: Presidential transitions are perilous times. One tradition of creating continuity is for commanders-in-chief in waiting to be briefed by the Central Intelligence Agency. Some presidents-elect can’t get enough of the top-secret stuff. Some half-listen as they gear up in great haste to take office.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:58

Trump builds team of bosses to shake up Washington

EghtesadOnline: With more than 20 nominees now selected, Donald Trump ’s cabinet appears much like the president-elect himself: mostly older, white males, many of them wealthy, who see themselves as risk-takers and deal-makers and prize action over deliberation.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:21

Trump Calls for Ban on Weapons Buyers Working for Contractors

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump says he’ll impose a ban on Pentagon procurement officials going to work for defense contractors, as the president-elect again criticized the cost of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fighter jet.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:14

Trump Security Aide Flynn Has Deep Ties to Defense Contractors

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump ’s selection of Michael Flynn as national security adviser caused concern last month when it was revealed that Flynn represented a business with ties to the Turkish government while getting classified briefings during the campaign. He promised to sever those ties before Inauguration Day.
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Publish Date:17/December/2016 | 07:12

As Trump riles China, Taiwan tallies defense costs

EghtesadOnline: Before getting too carried away with Taiwan's elevated status under a Donald Trump presidency, President Tsai Ing-wen might want to check her bank balance.
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Publish Date:16/December/2016 | 10:00

U.S. oil industry cheers Trump energy pick, seeks gas export boost

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. oil and gas industry on Wednesday welcomed President-elect Donald Trump 's choice of former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the U.S. Department of Energy, and wasted no time making its first specific request of him: to support increased exports of America's natural gas overseas.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 09:30

Trump tells Vietnam prime minister he hopes ties will grow stronger

EghtesadOnline: In a telephone call, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump told Vietnam's prime minister he wanted to further strengthen fast-warming ties between the two countries, the government of the Southeast Asian nation said on Thursday.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 08:43

Trump Must Divest His Washington Hotel, House Democrats Say

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump will be in violation of his lease for the Trump International Hotel in Washington when he takes office if he doesn’t divest all financial interests in it, according to Democratic lawmakers after exchanges with the agency in charge of government buildings.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 07:45

Trump’s Threat Damps Companies’ Plans to Move U.S. Jobs Abroad

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump ’s threat of retribution against companies that move jobs out of the U.S. is already having the effect he probably intended: some business leaders are pausing plans to seek foreign addresses.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 07:44

Kissinger at 93 Expounds on Rex Tillerson, ‘One-China’ and Trump

EghtesadOnline: Henry Kissinger, the 93-year-old foreign policy guru to world leaders, isn’t slowing down. On Wednesday he weighed in on Donald Trump ’s pick of Exxon Mobil Corp. chief Rex Tillerson as the top U.S. diplomat, the importance of the ‘One-China’ policy and the president-elect’s decision to take a phone call from Taiwan’s leader.
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Publish Date:15/December/2016 | 07:25

Google extends conservative outreach as Trump calls tech meeting

EghtesadOnline: Alphabet’s Google is racing to hire more conservatives for its lobbying and policy arm, trying to get a foothold in President-elect Donald Trump ’s Washington after enjoying a uniquely close relationship with the administration of President Barack Obama.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 24:14

U.S. Energy Department balks at Trump request for names on climate change

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday it will not comply with a request from President-elect Donald Trump 's Energy Department transition team for the names of people who have worked on climate change and the professional society memberships of lab workers.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:11

Senate fight looms after Trump taps Exxon CEO as top U.S. diplomat

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump named the head of Exxon Mobil Corp, Rex Tillerson, as his choice for U.S. secretary of state on Tuesday and won backing from some Republican foreign policy figures ahead of a possible Senate fight over the oilman's ties to Russia.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:07

Fed set to hike rates, policy outlook now hinges on Trump presidency

EghtesadOnline: The Federal Reserve will conclude its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday afternoon with an interest rate increase all but assured and will issue new forecasts assessing whether the economic outlook has changed since the U.S. election.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 11:05

Trump's China Swagger Means Big Risks for U.S. Companies

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump ’s suggestion that the decades-old “One China” policy could be used as a bargaining chip to win future trade concessions from China is a brash negotiating ploy loyal viewers of “The Apprentice” might appreciate.
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Publish Date:14/December/2016 | 09:13