Why efforts to persuade the electoral college to ditch Trump probably won’t work; Key Republicans say they want aggressive oversight of Trump administration; D.C.’s expansive family and medical leave policy advances; President-elect Donald Trump sold all his shares in companies in June, spokesman says; Citing Trump, Rust Belt Democrats demand crackdown on outsourcers; The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Tuesday call to reporters; High court rules on Apple-Samsung dispute, insider trading case; Pence won’t directly say whether he supports Trump’s call for 35 percent tariffs; The Daily 202: How bathroom bill backlash cost North Carolina’s Republican governor his job; Elder abuse – Often the kin did it: Feds to collect data.; Why you should watch the House in 2018;
 
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The inaccuracies in Donald Trump’s Air Force One tweet
Trump tweeted that he wanted to get the order canceled. But he was missing some critical facts.
Why efforts to persuade the electoral college to ditch Trump probably won’t work
The lobbying is aimed at giving the presidency to another Republican — or to Clinton.
 
Key Republicans say they want aggressive oversight of Trump administration
Trey Gowdy offered no specific ideas on what exactly should be investigated by lawmakers.
D.C.’s expansive family and medical leave policy advances
Legislation would create one of the nation’s most generous packages of family and medical leave benefits.
 
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President-elect Donald Trump sold all his shares in companies in June, spokesman says
The move to sell his stock, confirmed by Trump spokesman Jason Miller, would have created a cash windfall as he began to invest more money in his general election campaign. The sell-off could help address conflict-of-interest concerns about his stock portfolio, a pivotal part of Trump’s financial life that was worth as much as $40 […]
Citing Trump, Rust Belt Democrats demand crackdown on outsourcers
Trump has called for tariffs, but six Democratic senators want Congress to act on other penalties for companies who ship jobs out of the U.S.
 
The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Tuesday call to reporters
The daily update.
 
High court rules on Apple-Samsung dispute, insider trading case
Justices rule that Samsung can seek to recover some of the damages it paid to Apple, uphold conviction of man who gave trading tip to relative.
 
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Pence won’t directly say whether he supports Trump’s call for 35 percent tariffs
Trump wants to impose a 35-percent tariff on goods made by companies that offshore jobs. Pence won't directly say where he stands.
 
The Daily 202: How bathroom bill backlash cost North Carolina’s Republican governor his job
Voters punished both parties for getting distracted by divisive social issues
 
Elder abuse – Often the kin did it: Feds to collect data.
Soon-to-be-launched data collection program will assist experts in combating exploitation of the elderly.
 
Why you should watch the House in 2018
 
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