In the past few days, the US economy has soared to new heights of economic prosperity—in the reported perception of Republican voters. Meanwhile, economic prosperity has all but disappeared—in the reported perception of Democrats. The US election result triggered these swings. The reality of economic experience cannot justify such moves.

In the past few days, the US economy has soared to new heights of economic prosperity—in the reported perception of Republican voters.

House leaders tell VOA’s Ukrainian Service say they are working with Trump to help him fulfill his goal

President-elect Trump promised to close the Department of Education. We asked several education policy experts what the impacts of doing so would mean for students and the country.

The last five presidents have all had periods where both the House and the Senate were in friendly hands — but most lasted just two years before the backlash set in.

Argentina’s president is the first foreign leader to meet Trump since his election victory on 5 November.

The vocal support is surprising given Polis is a leader of a national organization aimed at pushing back against Trump.

With Republicans now set to control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives starting in January, their health agenda remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that just about anything could be on the table, from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, to drug prices and public health. Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups are preparing to fight the implementation of abortion rights ballot measures just passed by voters in seven states. Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, and Lauren Weber of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.

On the campaign trial Donald Trump promised to abolish the Department of Education, but can he do it?

President-elect Donald Trump says his Cabinet picks are meant to shake up a broken system. Now attention is turning to the deputies and hundreds of lower-level officials who will be needed to put those ambitions into action.

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