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How businesses are faring after four months of Trump
How businesses are faring after four months of TrumpFour months into the Trump administration, business leaders are giving the president and the Republican Congress high marks for heading in the right direction on policies that could help companies of all sizes prosper.

Paul Ryan breaks down how Republicans will win in 2018
“We made a commitment; we ran on a plan,” House Speaker Paul Ryan tells the Washington Examiner’s Salena Zito. “Let’s do our jobs and keep our commitments.And we will be vindicated by the results.’

Trump ‘exhausted’ three days into first trip abroad as president
A White House official told reporters that President Trump is “exhausted” just three days into his first trip abroad as president.

Senate racing to make its websites hack-proof
The U.S. Senate has begun shoring up the security of its websites, a step the House has yet to take, in the wake of recent cyberattacks.
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After ‘WannaCry,’ a renewed focus on patching
After 'WannaCry,' a renewed focus on patchingIt may not be the long-dreaded “cyber Pearl Harbor,” but the recent worldwide ransomware attack on healthcare, telecom and other entities is sharpening cybersecurity policymakers’ focus on the related issues of software vulnerability disclosure and ensuring that holes in systems are patched.

States rein in cities raising minimum wage
State governments under GOP control have been passing legislation to prohibit cities and counties from adopting minimum wages that would rise above the state level.

Billy Bush: Trump changes when the camera is on
“I’ve done many interviews with him,” Billy Bush told the Hollywood Reporter, “and he always knew when the camera was on and when the camera was off because [he] changed.

Editorial: Big banks love Democrats’ big government
The CBO report spells it out: The biggest banks don’t want to be freed from Dodd-Frank’s regulations, because they’re still holding out for a potential bailout if the situation arises, just in case.

Alcohol-related deaths are rising. Will new state rules help?
Alcohol-related deaths are rising. Will new state rules help?The reduction in underage drinking and drunken driving accidents among young people is widely viewed as one of the greatest public health achievements in the United States. But data suggest that among people who are middle age, another problem involving excess drinking has been quietly brewing – more deaths by alcohol poisoning, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis.

Trump’s America: How he seized the mantle of hope and change in western N.C.
Trump's America: How he seized the mantle of hope and change in western N.C.The Washington Examiner’s Daniel Allott reports from Robeson County, North Carolina, where people were known to steal Trump for President yard signs so they could put them in their own yard.

Trump’s clean energy agenda fueled by Chinese coal
Trump's clean energy agenda fueled by Chinese coalThe Trump administration is looking to keep a number of joint collaboratives open with China on clean energy, although many of them were established under the Obama administration to fight climate change.

Trump pulled in three directions on Paris climate deal as decision looms
Trump pulled in three directions on Paris climate deal as decision loomsAfter months of delays, President Trump faces a self-imposed deadline to decide the future of U.S. involvement in the Paris Climate Accords after taking stock of the dealduring his first trip abroad this week.

Hannan: Eurocrats resent the spread of the English language​
The proliferation of English has been commercial, not political. The reason contestants are singing in our tongue is not as some sort of tribute to Churchill and Eisenhower; it’s to maximize their chances of being understood. You can see why the phenomenon annoys Eurocrats.
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