Congress in session – and not so lame?

Nov 15, 2016
The government only has funding to stay open until Dec. 9.
Congress might want to pass a spending bill first. Above, the U.S. House of Representatives' chamber.
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Merriam-Webster says searches for "fascism" have surged

Nov 14, 2016
Also "bigot," "xenophobe," "racism," "socialism"...
Protestors hold signs against President-elect Donald Trump in front of the White House the day after the election.
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If Trump stimulates the economy, one result could be growth. Another? Stagflation

Nov 14, 2016
It was a 1970s nightmare: high inflation and no growth.
Traders at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange watch Donald Trump after he wins the U.S. presidential elections.
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Federal agencies bracing for big cuts under Trump

Nov 14, 2016
During the campaign, the president-elect said he would 'drain the swamp.' Will he follow through?
House Speaker Paul Ryan, right, listens to President-elect Donald Trump speak to the press at the Capitol.
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Trump's trillion-dollar infrastructure bill

Nov 14, 2016
Plus, President-elect Trump announces Reince Priebus as White House Chief of Staff and Stephen Bannon as Strategist.
Hung by anti-Donald Trump protestors, an upside down American flag hangs from the side of the Manhattan Bridge on November 14, 2016 in New York City. 
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The long road ahead for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Nov 14, 2016
Will the Trump administration try to reign in the agency's power?
President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the confirmation of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 
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The power of the pen

Nov 11, 2016
Executive orders aren't all they're cracked up to be.
President Barack Obama shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump discussing transition plans in the Oval Office.
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For public good, not for profit.

Trump infrastructure plan is private money and tax credits

Nov 11, 2016
The plan would produce a lot of new toll roads and bridges.
The interchange at U.S. Route 95 and Rainbow Boulevard known as the Rainbow Curve is seen in an aerial view in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
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How Trump will wrangle the executive bureaucracy

Nov 11, 2016
Managing and managing well are two different priorities.
Possible Trump cabinet members include former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right. They appear with Donald Trump, above, at a National 9/11 Memorial service on September 11, 2016, in New York.
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Trump’s free market health care reform plans create a tricky dilemma

Nov 11, 2016
President-elect Trump has pledged to “bring much needed free market reforms to the health care industry.” That could mean giving hospitals, insurers and drug companies a freer hand to merge, as many have been attempting to do. Yet, that could lead to less competition — and higher prices — for consumers. Click the above audio […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump leaves a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
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