The National Popular Vote interstate compact would ensure that the popular vote winner actually becomes president.
Donald Trump
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Noted fiscal hawk would be federal budget director
Rep. Mick Mulvaney would lead an office that could seek to repeal Obama administration rules.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Garrison Keillor: It will be a long four years, but they will fade with passage of time
Disaffected Democrats won’t be getting what they voted for, but presidents are often less than advertised.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Charles Krauthammer: From Democrats, self-righteousness over Trump’s Cabinet nominations
But a reassertion of basic constitutionalism is warranted after eight years of liberal overreach.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
M.D. Harmon: So-called progressive movement may grind to overdue halt
May there be a ‘rightward ratchet’ once the president-elect takes over.
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Trump picks Montana Rep. Zinke for interior post
Zinke has advocated for more drilling and mining on public lands and expressed skepticism about the urgency of climate change.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
The mystique of Goldman Sachs, and why presidents are drawn to it
The firm’s occasionally dodgy public reputation is outweighed by the deference it commands in circles of power for a reason.
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Booming border cities worry that ending NAFTA would hurt economies
In Laredo, the nation’s busiest inland port, about 14,000 tractor-trailers cross the border daily and local officials say roughly 1 in every 3 jobs benefits from international trade.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Broadband investment key to rural growth
Any infrastructure program should include a major commitment to internet expansion.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Democrats get it: Success in 2018 means letting Warren wing lead
Reclaiming the populism Trump stole in 2016 is the best way to protect Democratic senators up for re-election.