Will the GOP learn from the health care battle as it gears up for a tax fight?

Jul 20, 2017
In a bid to avoid the legislative fiasco that was the attempt at Obamacare repeal, the GOP has tried to take a more deliberate approach to its next big priority — tax reform. The White House said it has held “hundreds of listening sessions” on the topic, and Politico reports that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and […]

The Trump hotel: gold, glitz and lawsuits

Jul 20, 2017
Maryland and DC have filed a suit that says the president's hotel has an unfair advantage.
A construction worker carries away trash as security staff patrol outside the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. during the hotel's opening in 2016.
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Domestic politics not the only reason for weak dollar

Jul 18, 2017
Stalled health care reform efforts put strain on the dollar today, as investors in Asia and elsewhere started dumping the greenback. President Trump’s difficulty in getting his domestic policy agenda passed is one factor in the dollar’s doldrums, but there are others. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

"The grid is in good shape," an Energy Department study draft says

Jul 18, 2017
Are renewable sources reliable? Come down the energy rabbit hole with us.
President Trump and Energy Secretary Rick Perry at an "Unleashing American Energy" event in June. The Trump administration believes in fossil fuel "dominance."
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Climate alliance states have significant leverage

Jul 18, 2017
Following withdrawal from Paris accord, states take the lead on emissions targets.
California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks during an energy policy conference in Beijing in June.
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The US still wants a say in how UN climate change money is spent

Jul 17, 2017
The U.S. has pulled out of the Paris climate agreement, but it’s already put $1 billion into the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund. That’s meant to help poor and developing countries manage climate change. And while President Trump said he won’t commit any more money to the fund, the White House still wants American delegates […]

Bill would reduce numbers of legal immigrants

Jul 14, 2017
Two Republican senators are working on a bill that would cut legal immigration into the country in half, by 2027.

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Is Janet Yellen's time as Fed chair coming to a close?

Jul 14, 2017
Gary Cohn, Trump's chief economic adviser, is the rumored front-runner for a replacement.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee this week.
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How the FBI is functioning on the ground, even as leadership shifts

Jul 14, 2017
“We have not missed a beat, we won’t miss a beat," says the Phoenix bureau's agent in charge.
Michael DeLeon is special agent in charge of the FBI Phoenix division.
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