Day Four of the Trump administration opens in Washington, D.C. with a raft of Senate hearings including Trump's picks for the Departments of Energy and Interior as well as the EPA and VA. Also on the docket, Brooke Rollins, Trump's nominee to head up the USDA, HUD nominee Eric Turner and Secretary of the Army nominee Daniel Driscoll.
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told President Donald Trump the kingdom plans to sink $600 billion into new investments and trade with the U.S. over the next four years, according to reports. The Saudi state news agency reported that, during a phone call between the two leaders, bin Salman said expected reforms from the Trump administration could create 'unprecedented economic prosperity.
' The agency also said Saudi Arabia would like to capitalize on these conditions, though it did not say where the $600 billion would come from, how it would be deployed and if it would be public or private spending. Bin Salman told Trump the investment 'could increase further if additional opportunities arise,' the report noted. During his first term, President Trump built close ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.
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