Trump Names Peter Navarro Senior Trade Adviser; French Government Ousted in No-Confidence Vote

President-elect Trump has named former aide Peter Navarro as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing. Navarro was released from prison in July after serving four months for not complying with a congressional subpoena related to the January 6th Capitol Breach. NTD speaks with Peter Earle, a senior Economist at the American Institute for Economic Research, to assess this and Trump's picks for the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

France’s government has collapsed after a historic no-confidence vote in Parliament. The vote ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier from his position. His budget plan faced strong opposition from both left and right. President Macron must appoint a new prime minister amid divisions. Political and economic uncertainty now looms over the Eurozone’s second-largest economy.

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, died in a shooting Wednesday morning as he walked to the company's annual investor conference at a Hilton in Midtown Manhattan. Investigators are searching for clues that could help them identify the masked gunman who stalked and killed Thompson.