Dan Cooney

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Social Media Producer/Coordinator @NewsHour. Past: @meetthepress, @washingtonweek, @JohnCarrollU. Journalist. What I share/RT does not always = endorsement.

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WATCH: ‘Whose throat do I get to choke’ if tariff approach fails, Tillis asks trade rep

2 weeks ago | pbs.org | Dan Cooney

Politics Apr 8, 2025 6:20 PM EDT Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday “whose throat do I get to choke” if the Trump administration’s tariff plans are unsuccessful. Watch in our video player above. The comment from the Republican senator came during a Finance Committee hearing where Greer answered concerns about the dramatic trade policy set to take effect Wednesday at midnight.
WATCH: ‘Whose throat do I get to choke’ if tariff approach fails, Tillis asks trade rep

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Dan Cooney

7 hours agoTrump's top trade rep under fire before Senate committee after days of market chaosWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator came under fire Tuesday from senators unnerved by the president’s sweeping global tariffs, a market meltdown and the heightened risk of recession from an upended global trading order.
Whistleblower Mark Klein, who brought NSA’s mass surveillance of Americans to light, dies at 79

1 month ago | pbs.org | Dan Cooney

Nation Mar 14, 2025 6:29 PM EDT Mark Klein, a whistleblower who exposed a National Security Agency program of mass government spying on American internet traffic in the 2000s, has died. He was 79 years old. His brother, Larry Klein, told PBS News that Mark died March 8 in Oakland, California. Klein had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and, later, pancreatic cancer, his brother said.
WATCH: ‘Change doesn’t need to be chaotic,’ Slotkin says

1 month ago | pbs.org | Dan Cooney

Politics Mar 5, 2025 12:36 AM EST Sen. Elissa Slotkin said late Tuesday that voters in last year’s election “made it clear that prices are too high and that the government needs to be more responsive to their needs.”But while Americans wanted change, “we can make that change without forgetting who we are as a country and as a democracy.”WATCH: Sen.
WATCH: White House refuses to ‘reveal’ DOGE administrator during briefing

1 month ago | pbs.org | Dan Cooney

Politics Feb 25, 2025 4:37 PM EST White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that while Elon Musk is a “special government employee” who is “overseeing” the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, he is not the administrator of the special agency tasked with streamlining the federal government. Leavitt declined to “reveal” the administrator from the White House podium, but promised to follow up with the name.
WATCH: White House refuses to ‘reveal’ DOGE administrator during briefing

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Dan Cooney

2 hours agoTrump Demonstrates Profound Ignorance With Remarks on Ukraine War AnniversaryIf French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit with President Donald Trump White House on Monday was a pop quiz about the United States’ longstanding …7 hours agoTrump Just Told Elon He's Stepped Over the LineMusk isn't taking it well. It took just over a month after his second inauguration, but it appears that Donald Trump may finally have put Elon Musk in …
WATCH: Harris pays tribute to Jimmy Carter at U.S. Capitol memorial ceremony

Jan 7, 2025 | pbs.org | Dan Cooney

Vice President Kamala Harris paid tribute to former President Jimmy Carter during a memorial service Jan. 7 at the U.S. Capitol. Watch Harris’ remarks in the player above. She highlighted Carter’s accomplishments during his time in office, including his appointment of more Black judges to the federal bench “than all of his predecessors combined” and the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.
Who are Trump’s Cabinet picks? Here’s every name so far

Nov 26, 2024 | pbs.org | Shyla Duff |Steff Staples |Dan Cooney |Joshua Barajas |Erica R. Hendry |Molly Finnegan

President-elect Donald Trump has assembled his core Cabinet, and the nominees share a common theme: loyalists. In the weeks since winning the election, the soon-to-be 47th president of the United States has announced who he wants in nearly every key role – a team to steer and execute his policies.
A ‘handshake,’ a Mother-in-Law and other distinctly Chicago foods

Aug 26, 2024 | pbs.org | Dan Cooney |Tim McPhillips |Deema Zein

Nation Aug 26, 2024 2:12 PM EDT When you search online for Chicago’s most iconic foods, you’re likely to find the Chicago-style hot dog, deep-dish pizza and Chicago beef. But there’s much more than meets the eye, food historians David Hammond and Monica Eng say. For locals, the city’s more distinct cuisine is a reflection of its rich immigrant history. Take, for instance, the Mother-in-Law.
WATCH: Democrats share their top election issues

Aug 23, 2024 | pbs.org | Dan Cooney |Deema Zein |Tim McPhillips

CHICAGO – While they were all gathered to officially launch their party’s ticket, delegates at this year’s Democratic National Convention had different reasons for being there. Here are some of the issues that delegates said would drive their votes this November. Democracy and freedomFor Arizona Democratic Party Chair Yolanda Bejarano, voting rights and election integrity issues are key.