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Democrats out of power, looking to win
It's not just the White House, Congress and the US Supreme Court. The Democrats have also lost power to the Republicans in a majority of state houses and governors' mansions around the country. As their National Committee meets this weekend to choose a new leader, can they seize an unexpected opportunity: massive, grassroots opposition to President Trump?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto: (L-R) DNC Chair frontrunners Tom Perez (Maryland GovPics) and Keith Ellison (Lorie Shaull)
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3 storiesNew executive order targets regulations with agency task forces
President Trump signed another Executive Order today, this time focused on government agencies including the EPA. In signing the order, the President declared, "We're going to put the regulation industry out of work, and out of business."
Read the story7 minPresident Trump gives Democrats a rare opportunity
After eight years of Barack Obama, the GOP has the White House, the Congress and state houses around the country. The Democratic Party 's in trouble. But there is a potentially powerful new asset: grassroots rebellion against President Trump. The question is, can the Democrats figure out how to use it?
Read the story34 minIs 'headline stress disorder' real?
President Trump has called the news media "the enemy of the American people." But he's talking politics. It turns out that last year's election and the first month of Trump's presidency are causing problems much deeper than that.
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