Automakers say the new standard set under President Obama would raise prices and cost jobs, but a court fight is likely.
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Kathleen Parker: It’s the Democrats’ turn to take a tip from the Republicans
Trump spoke in plain language with plain meaning: Jobs, jobs, jobs..
Our View: The power of the presidency has ebbed and flowed over time
We can’t know if this will be an era of a strong executive, or a return to the old power balance.
Analysis: Trump suggests Obama was too soft on Russia, but Putin’s friends would disagree
For the record, here’s how sanctions put in place by the Obama administration have affected the Russian economy.
Obama encourages protests, rejects comparison between his immigration policies and Trump’s
Trump has said he based his decision in part on Obama’s 2011 action on Iraqis.
Charles Krauthammer: Obama reveals his true self during his final days in office
His unquiet last acts – abandoning Israel and commuting a sentence for treason – were simply shocking.
In final news conference, Obama talks about clemency, Bushes, Cuba and more
Among other topics, he also says he reserves the right to speak out if President-elect Donald Trump violates America’s ‘core values.’
Greg Kesich: A pre-Inauguration Day letter to my daughters
Learn how to trust your fellow citizens or you’ll be an easy mark for a political con man like our next president.
Oman says it’s accepting 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees
The transfer comes just days before the inauguration of Donald Trump, who has said he not only wants to keep Guantanamo open but ‘load it up with some bad dudes.’
Our View: ‘For-profit’ plans should be met with skepticism
Prisons, schools and health-care systems should not be run to benefit stockholders.