Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addresses the government shutdown’s impact on travel and federal travel workers across the country as we enter the second month of the standstill in Washington, DC. Tim Wu, Columbia Law Professor and tech and competition adviser under President Trump, discusses the importance of competition in the big tech landscape. For him, the best foil for China’s tech dominance and competition here in the United States. Plus, Kimberly-Clark will buy Tylenol maker Kenvue, SNAP food benefits could restart this week, and in an interview with 60 Minutes, President Trump discussed the government shutdown and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, the crypto billionaire the President pardoned last month.

Sec. Sean Duffy - 18:25

Tim Wu - 32:28

In this episode:

Sean Duffy, @SecDuffy

Tim Wu, @superwuster

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

Michael Santoli, @michaelsantoli

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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Big Tech’s Big Challenges & Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy 11/3/25

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Big Tech’s Big Challenges & Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy 11/3/25