Mar 29, 2018

03/29/2018: Trump pushes his stalled infrastructure plan

President Donald Trump smiles after arriving to give the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday night. WIN MCNAMEE/AFP/Getty Images

(U.S. Edition) President Trump will speak in Ohio later today to tout his infrastructure plan, which had been delayed in recent weeks. On today's show, we'll look at what we can expect to hear from him. Afterwards, we'll discuss how Puerto Rico's governor plans to tackle the island's debt — which will include some painful cuts. Afterwards, we'll hear from Georgetown University professor Bill Brown on how sanctions might actually help develop North Korea.

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Puerto Rico austerity plan faces hurdles

by Aaron Schrank

Mar 29, 2018

Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s governor is pushing an austerity plan he hopes will turn things around in the bankrupt U.S. commonwealth. He reckons the plan would allow the bankrupt U.S. commonwealth to pay back half of the principal on its debt — which includes more than $70 billion in bond debt and $50 […]

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(U.S. Edition) President Trump will speak in Ohio later today to tout his infrastructure plan, which had been delayed in recent weeks. On today’s show, we’ll look at what we can expect to hear from him. Afterwards, we’ll discuss how Puerto Rico’s governor plans to tackle the island’s debt — which will include some painful cuts. Afterwards, we’ll hear from Georgetown University professor Bill Brown on how sanctions might actually help develop North Korea.