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Peter Morici, economist at the University of Maryland, tells Newsmax TV that although President-elect Donald Trump is much smarter than Barack Obama, it will take some time to undo all of the regulatory damage the outgoing command-in-chief has imposed on America during the last eight years. "I have no doubt that Mr. Trump's a heck of a lot smarter than Barack Obama but Barack Obama had eight years to do this damage so it's going to take a lot of time to undo it," Morici told Bill Tucker on "The Steve Malzberg Show."
When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Republicans will have the opportunity to pull off something they have wanted to do for years - overhaul Medicaid, the program that provides health care to tens of millions of lower-income and disabled Americans. Any changes to the $500 billion-plus program hold enormous consequences not only for recipients but also for the states, which share in the cost.
The rabbi scheduled to deliver remarks at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration charged President Barack Obama as an anti-Semite. According to a Wednesday news release sent to Mic News , Rabbi Marvin Hier , dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, will participate in the January 20th inauguration ceremony with five other faith leaders.
In this April 20, 2013 file photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. The Obama administration will release five possible plans Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, for limiting mining on federal land in the West to protect the vulnerable greater sage grouse, but it isn't saying which it prefers.
Police say a member of the Kennedy family was arrested after a bar fight in the tony resort town of Aspen. The Obama administration will release five possible plans Thursday for limiting mining on federal land in the West to protect the vulnerable greater sage grouse, but it isn't saying which it prefers.
President-elect Donald Trump responded Thursday to President Barack Obama's fresh sanctions against Russia, saying that it's "time to move on," but that he'll meet with intelligence officials to discuss Russian involvement in election hacks anyway. "It's time for our country to move on to bigger and better things," Trump said in a brief evening statement.
A senior member of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team suggested on Thursday that America would "be a leader in the world once again" after President Barack Obama leaves office because the country had chosen a "real man" over Hillary Clinton. During an interview on MSNBC's Chris Jansing, Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn downplayed reports that members of the Rockettes had objected to performing at the president-elect's inauguration.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, joined by Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., heads to a meeting of House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington. When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Republicans will have the opportunity to do something they have desired for years - overhaul Medicaid, the program that provides health care to millions of lower-income and disabled Americans.
Although President-elect Donald Trump isn't president yet, C-SPAN has unveiled his first presidential portrait as part of its American Presidents Life Portraits exhibit. C-SPAN unveils first presidential portrait of Donald Trump Although President-elect Donald Trump isn't president yet, C-SPAN has unveiled his first presidential portrait as part of its American Presidents Life Portraits exhibit.
Johns Hopkins Medicine CEO Dr. Paul Rothman, left, and Carlyle Group co-founder and co-CEO David Rubenstein arrive at Mar-a-Lago for meetings with President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team, Wednesday in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump has made the promise before.
This was a tumultuous year in health care and elsewhere. Wherever we looked, the improbable and unbelievable became true and believable: from Brexit to a President-elect Trump to alleged foreign sabotage of our political institutions.
As the "second most conservative man in the world," according to a Washington Post Magazine humor columnist, I much prefer reading, and get most of my news from, publications of the left. Like The Huffington Post, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic Monthly .
In this photo taken Nov. 10, 2016, President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. White House officials say President Barack Obama is prepared to spend his final major foreign trip talking about Donald Trump.
Patricia Krenwinkel, once a devout follower of cult killer Charles Manson and now the longest-serving female inmate in California, appeared again Thursday before a parole board - 47 years after she helped kill... Patricia Krenwinkel, once a devout follower of cult killer Charles Manson and now the longest-serving female inmate in California, appeared again Thursday before a parole board - 47 years after she helped kill pregnant... Once-bustling Renwick, Iowa, lost its grocery, hardware store, school and Ford dealership years ago, but when its sole bar closed last June, it seemed to some residents there wasn't much of a town left.
Once-bustling Renwick has lost many businesses as its population declined, but when the town's sole bar cl... . Ron Oberhelman, right, talks with fellow owners Rod Nelson, left, and Jeff Thompson, center, in their Blue Moose Saloon which opened in September in Renwick, Iowa, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016.
Talking to Valerie Jarrett about her time as senior adviser to President Obama and specifically about that time he sang "Amazing Grace" in Charleston, S.C., on June 26, 2015, got me to thinking about other amazing moments of the Obama presidency. So, before Obama nostalgia hits full-tilt after New Year's Day, here are nine "amazing" moments from his presidency.
A local resident pushing for Menlo Park to create an ordinance to protect its undocumented immigrant population is hopeful the new mayor will hold a hearing on the idea in January. Jen Mazzon, who introduced the proposal after Donald Trump became president-elect and launched a website that features a sample ordinance, community survey and regular updates, on Wednesday said she was writing a letter to Mayor Kirsten Keith, asking her to schedule a hearing on an ordinance next month.
The Obama administration will release five possible plans Thursday for limiting mining on federal land in the West to protect the vulnerable greater sage grouse, but it isn't saying which it prefers. The options range from banning new mining activity on about 15,000 square miles for up to 20 years to imposing no additional restrictions on mine locations.
They've been one of the big winners in the post-election stock market rally, largely due to the belief that they are poised to benefit more than other companies from President-elect Donald Trump's proposed policies. We spoke with Brett Reiner, a managing director and associate portfolio manager at the Neuberger Berman Genesis fund, about this recent run-up.
The Clintons are redoubling their commitment to their family foundation - pledging to donate $200,000 to their family charity after Donald Trump pulled off a stunning victory over Hillary Clinton in the November presidential election. Clinton Foundation chairman Bruce Lindsey, a longtime Clinton crony, announced the family's latest move in an email Wednesday to supporters.