Capitol Gains

Donald Trump is officially President of the United States once again. On Monday, the commander in chief was sworn. During his inaugural address, he immediately set forth his plans for the nation. In the speech, Trump touched upon his plans for inflation, immigration, tariffs, and energy, just to name a few. Following the ceremony, the president signed a number of executive orders to help follow through with the aforementioned plans.

On today's special episode of Capitol Gains, anchors Madison Mills, Rachelle Akuffo, and Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul break down everything you need to know about Trump’s first day back in office as President of the United States.

Plus, Veda Partners Director of Economic Policy, Henrietta Treyz joins the show to discuss the economic outlook for the nation as we move forward under this new administration.

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The United States is only a few days away from having President-elect Donald Trump re-enter the White House and the world is beginning to prepare for what is in store following his inauguration. What is going to happen to the stock market? Will the government or DOGE be able to finally fix the federal debt? What about tariffs and immigration? We get into it.

On this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman break down the current state of the market and the ways in which it is starting to become more volatile as Inauguration Day approaches. They also take a look at Scott Bessent’s 3-3-3 plan following his Senate confirmation hearing to become Treasury Secretary and whether or not his plan is a viable strategy.

Later on, Bipartisan Policy Center Executive Director of Economic Policy Shai Akabas joins the show to discuss the debt crisis and what the future of policymaking could look like under the new administration.

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What do Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Canal all have in common? They’re the latest to take center stage during President-elect Trump’s most recent press conference before he returns to the White House. Will Trump take back the Panama Canal, purchase Greenland, and make Canada the 51st state? We get into it.

In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman break down the highlights discussed during Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference, what the true takeaways are in the midst of the president-elect’s verbose briefing, and how it all relates back to tariffs.

“[Trump] thinks that economic pressure, specifically through tariffs, is the way he’s going to get a huge amount of his agenda done,” Werschkul says to Akuffo and Newman. “There’s still a lot of indecision within Trump’s camp about what the day one tariffs look like, but it’s clear they’re aiming to be big, they’re aiming to be dramatic. But exactly how they’re going to do it and what they do right at the beginning is being still set up for sure.”

Later on, University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu joins the show to discuss consumer surveys and how Americans are perceiving the state of the US economy.

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With 2025 just a few days away and President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day less than a month out, there’s a lot of variables up in the air for the future of American politics. What is going to happen on Trump's first day in office and in the days that follow? Will the future commander in chief fulfill his promises of implementing tariffs? Can Elon Musk and DOGE fix the national debt? We get into it.

On this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman get introspective on the state of politics in this country the past year while looking ahead to this new administration that will be taking office in just a few weeks. The team takes a look at the successes and failures of the Biden administration, what aspects of the economy matter most to everyday Americans, and forecast ahead to how Trump 2.0 could differ from his first time in office.

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President-elect Donald Trump continues to dominate news headlines as the world awaits the former commander-in-chief’s return to the White House. This week, the president-elect not only delivered remarks for the first time since his Election Day victory but was put into the spotlight for his comments regarding abolishing the debt ceiling and Elon Musk’s evergrowing involvement with the incoming Trump administration.

In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman get into these news headlines as well as what could be expected in Trump’s White House.

“I kind of feel like Trump the second time around might delegate a lot more than he did the first time around,” Newman says. "He's older. He has a clearer sense of the people he wants in place who are going to do what he wants instead of trying to block what he wants to do. He seems to be setting it up that way, so maybe he will be quite happy to delegate to Elon Musk or you could have two gigantic egos that can't fit inside the same city.”

Later in the show, London Business School Assistant Professor of Economics Joseba Martinez joins the show to discuss the debt ceiling, corporate tax rates, and what needs to be done to maximize economic prosperity in the United States.

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U.S. stocks are set to open high as we round out the trading week. Today on Morning Brief, anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Tesla (TSLA), RH (RH).

Takeaways:

Yahoo Finance's flagship show, Morning Brief, is the ultimate guide to making smarter portfolio decisions.

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Yahoo Finance's Morning Brief is hosted by Seana Smith and Brad Smith.

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With Inauguration Day a little over a month away the world is gearing up for President-elect Trump to make his return to the White House. Lots of promises were made by the president-elect during his campaign. Will he follow through with them? What will things like tariffs, clean energy, and the federal budget look like under this new administration? We get into it.

In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Yahoo Finance Anchor Akiko Fujita, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman talk about many of key issues making news headlines in recent days. The team talks anxieties surrounding Trump’s tariffs, the future of clean energy, and if anything should actually be cause for concern as we move forward into this new administration.

“There are companies that are very, very concerned about the potential for these tariffs, but there's also this realization they kind of have an idea of how things played out last time,” Fujita explains, going into details regarding the history of Trump’s tariffs during his first administration. “And there's sort of banking on that being the case this time around.”

Later, Penn Wharton Budget Model Faculty Director Kent Smetters joins the show to discuss DOGE, the federal budget, and forecast what needs to be done to get government spending under control.

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Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs! If there’s one thing all over the news in recent days, it’s President-elect Trump and his tariffs. With Trump spending much of his reelection campaign promising to enact tariffs on foreign goods as soon as he reenters the White House in January, it begs the questions - how quickly could these tariffs actually come into effect and which will he prioritize? We get into it.

In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman are joined by Raymond James Washington Policy Analyst and Managing Director Edward Mills to discuss the topic at large.

In terms of Trump’s prioritization of tariffs, Mills speculates the president-elect will try to enact tariffs on China first, then Mexico and Canada, then Europe. The rest of the world would follow. Will all of this actually happen? Only time will tell. Mills says, “take [Trump] seriously. Don’t take him literally. Not everything that gets posted [on social media] is going to get implemented. But I will tell you, if we do this interview a year from today, there will be more tariffs in place than there are today and we’ll probably have a conversation about Congress giving him additional tariff authority as they pass an extension of the 2017 tax cuts that expire on December 31 of next year.”

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President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico on his first day in office. This follows his recent appointment of billionaire hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary.

In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Akiko Fujita, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman discuss the legal, consumer, and market implications of Trump’s proposed tariffs on US imports.

The team was also joined by the Tax Foundation senior policy analyst and modeling manager Garrett Watson to explore which of Trump's tax proposals are most noteworthy and could have the greatest impact on the nation's economy.

Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed.

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Amid a busy week of speculation and nominations as President-elect Donald Trump rounds out his Cabinet, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have offered the first glimpse into what their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could look like. The pair outlined their plan in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. What does this mean for your bottom line? We get into it.

In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down Musk and Ramaswamy’s outline for what they hope to achieve as DOGE co-leads, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick’s selection for Commerce Secretary, and more.

The team is also joined by Whalen Global Advisors Chairman Chris Whalen to discuss what’s to come for DOGE, debt, and the national deficit under a second Trump administration.

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Capitol Gains is Yahoo Finance’s unique look at how US government policy will impact your bottom line long after the Presidential election polls have closed.

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