A likely Trump administration proposal: health insurance subsidies for everyone

Nov 29, 2016
The president-elect picks Rep. Tom Price, an ACA critic, for Health and Human Services secretary.
Rep. Tom Price, a surgeon by training, is one of the biggest critics of the Affordable Care Act.
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Will Indiana’s Medicaid template go national?

Nov 29, 2016
The agency's new head is known for expanding the program in Indiana, with restrictions.
Seema Verma, president and founder of SVC Inc., was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump as head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Do Democrats need to rebrand?

Nov 29, 2016
Some want fresh faces post election.
Hillary Clinton greets staff and supporters after addressing them at the New Yorker Hotel after her defeat in the presidential election.
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'Fight for $15' stages national protest on four-year anniversary

Nov 29, 2016
Movement to raise minimum wage gears up for a Trump presidency.
Workers and representatives from the Service Employees International Union leave a press conference at O'Hare Airport on Nov. 21, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. 
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Retailers are wary of a GOP plan that could increase taxes on imported goods

Nov 28, 2016
The plan is getting pushback from lobbyists for retailers who sell cheap items from abroad.
Wal-Mart employee Clara Martinez stocks the shelves at a store in 2015 in Miami. Big retailers that sell a lot of imported goods are starting to ring alarm bells over a GOP tax plan that relies heavily on import taxes.
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The Trump train hits the Washington merry-go-round

Nov 28, 2016
DC insiders wonder whether to serve in the new administration.
President-elect Donald Trump heads inside the clubhouse following his meeting with David McCormick, president of the management committee at Bridgewater Associates, at Trump International Golf Club on Nov. 20 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey. 
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What Fidel Castro's death means for U.S.-Cuba relations

Nov 28, 2016
Economic uncertainty may lie ahead.
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro at a demonstration in Havana, Cuba back in 2004. Castro had addressed tens of thousands of Cubans, criticizing U.S. travel restrictions.
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Employers figuring out the latest twist in new overtime rule: an injunction to halt it

Nov 23, 2016
What can businesses and their employees expect, now that the new rules are on hold?
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“Rage donations” turn frustration into hard cash for nonprofits

Nov 23, 2016
Since the election, a new phenomenon appears to be emerging: so-called “rage donations.” Across the country, progressive nonprofits are reporting an unprecedented surge in donations, as disappointed Clinton voters channel their frustration into hard cash for the causes they support. Click the above audio player to hear the full story.
Hillary Clinton speaks during a news conference at the New Yorker Hotel on Nov. 9 in New York City. Clinton conceded the U.S. presidency to Republican challenger Donald Trump.
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More conflicts of interest for Trump

Nov 22, 2016
"The law is totally on my side," says the president-elect.
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, right, invites United Kingdom Independence Party leader Nigel Farage to speak during a campaign rally at the Mississippi Coliseum on August 24, 2016 in Jackson, Mississippi. 
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