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Critics say HONEST Act undercuts EPA’s use of science

by Scott Tong
Apr 10, 2017
Email suggests the head of the EPA ignored staff objections to a measure that could restrict the agency's ability to use the best science
A view of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters on March 16, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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What does it take to get security clearance?

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 30, 2017
Presidential hires get to cut into the line, which can take years to get through.
Ivanka Trump participates in a listening session with manufacturing CEOs in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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What does the future of the Affordable Care Act look like?

by Kai Ryssdal and Daisy Palacios
Dec 13, 2016
As Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Mathews Burwell leaves office, she looks back on the Affordable Care Act and the challenges the incoming administration may face.
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell testifies during a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee June 10, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on 'Obamacare Implementation and the Department of Health and Human Services FY2016 Budget Request.' 
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Office of Government Ethics launches tweetstorm congratulating Trump

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 30, 2016
Who even knew the Office of Government Ethics tweeted?
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tosses a signed hat back to a supporter at a campaign rally on April 25, 2016 at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. 
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Voters say yes to spending on transportation

by Andy Uhler
Nov 11, 2016
More than 30 state- and local-spending initiatives for transportation were approved.
Passengers wait for Metro Rail subway trains during rush hour in Los Angeles, California. 
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Congress, White House dodge spending caps

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 27, 2015
Congress and the White House have once again danced around sequestration.
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Dr. Ben Carson on the economy, taxes and debt

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Oct 7, 2015
In one of his only in-depth interviews about the economy, Carson laid out his plan.
Dr. Ben Carson
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Federal contractors now mandated to receive sick leave

by Molly Wood
Sep 7, 2015
President Obama signed an executive order providing sick days to about 300,000 workers.
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What the China stock market roller coaster means

by Scott Tong
Jul 6, 2015
The government is now propping up the exchange it tried to cool down.
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Corporate inversions: back from the dead

by Paddy Hirsch
May 4, 2015
If you thought Congress put an end to corporate inversions, think again
Democratic lawmakers held a news conference to announce legislation to tighten restrictions on corporate tax inversions, making it more difficult for American companies to lower their U.S. taxation by combining with a smaller foreign business and moving their tax address overseas.
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