Trumps picks need strong vetting, Democrats say

Dec 27, 2016
Senators are asking for tax returns and financial disclosures.
Key cabinet nominees, top row, from left: Rex Tillerson, secretary of state; Tom Price, health secretary; and Rick Perry, energy secretary. Second row: Betsy DeVos, education secretary; Wilbur Ross, commerce secretary; and Steven Mnuchin, treasury secretary.
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How the Council of Economic Advisers serves the president

Dec 26, 2016
They have the ear of the president when it comes to economic policy, but what do they even do?
Shaun Donovan, OMB Budget Director, Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Cecilia Muoz, Director of the Domestic Policy Council and Jeff Zients, Director of the National Economic Council, participate in a briefing on President Obama's FY 2017 budget request, at the White House, February 8, 2016 in Washington, DC. 
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Trump says he'll dissolve charitable foundation

Dec 26, 2016
But it's currently being investigated by the New York attorney general's office.
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The parallels between American and German politics

Dec 23, 2016
Germany's coal country could support a far-right party.
A coal mine in Jaenschwalde, Germany. 
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Map: Sanctuary cities and how much they spend in federal funds

Dec 22, 2016
The president-elect said he would cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities. So how much money could these cities lose?
Boston-area school students stage a protest against President-elect Donald Trump earlier this month.
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Economists predict uptick in economic growth for 2017

Dec 22, 2016
There's been market strength since the presidential election.
A trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook explains why he met with Donald Trump

Dec 20, 2016
It doesn't usually pay off to be on the sidelines, he told employees.
President-elect Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, Inc., listen during a meeting with technology executives at Trump Tower, December 14, 2016 in New York City. 

 
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Does America need the World Trade Organization?

Dec 20, 2016
Donald Trump doesn't seem to care for big global institutions. What happens if we leave one behind?
President-elect Donald Trump meets with cadets from the Military academies prior to the game between the Navy Midshipmen and the Army Black Nights at M&T Bank Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland.

 
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"Surreal" is 2016's top word

Dec 19, 2016
The runner-ups include "bigly", "deplorables" and "irregardless".
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Can spending hikes and deficit reductions coexist?

Dec 19, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget is House Representative Mick Mulvaney from South Carolina. He’s a deficit hawk who came into office with many other Tea Party candidates back in 2010. He has a long history of budget cutting, even embracing the term “shutdown caucus” because of his willingness […]
President-elect Trump's nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget is House Representative Mick Mulvaney from South Carolina.
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