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Dow Hits All-Time High As Investors Anticipate Transition To Trump

6:25pm November 10, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

Thursday trading centered on areas in which the new administration plans to loosen regulations or increase spending. Financials and pharmaceuticals were up, as were defense and infrastructure stocks.

Sen. Chris Dodd and Rep. Barney Frank celebrate as their Dodd-Frank banking regulation bill is signed into law in 2010. President-elect Donald Trump has said he is interested in doing away with it.

Trump Team Promises To 'Dismantle' Dodd-Frank Bank Regulations

5:30pm November 10, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

For six years, the Dodd-Frank Act has been rolling out rules intended to tame inappropriate risk-taking by banks. The Trump transition team now says the new administration will "dismantle" the law.

Grand Jury Indicts Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock

4:44pm November 10, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Schock faces 24 counts including wire fraud and theft of public funds. The indictment alleges he cost the federal government, his campaign and others more than $100,000.

Politically Divided Couple Struggles To Heal After Election Day

4:25pm November 10, 2016

America is reeling after a divisive and polarizing election. Protests are ongoing nationwide, publicly and privately. Some couples, including Jessica and Marty Halprin, are dealing with the aftermath in their own home.

Democrats Consider How To Move Forward After Trump Victory

4:25pm November 10, 2016

The election of Donald Trump has Democrats asking themselves why they lost and where they go next as a party. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Tamara Draut of the group Demos and Rep. Xavier Becerra, a Democrat from California.

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Young Voters In Pennsylvania Weigh In On Why Clinton Failed To Win State

4:25pm November 10, 2016

by Joel Rose

Millennial voters were a big factor in Tuesday's election. Hillary Clinton won a smaller share of their votes than President Obama. To find out why, we talked to young voters in Northampton County, Pa., which went for a Republican presidential candidate for the first time since 1988.

Election Results Provide New Insight Into Millennial Voters

4:25pm November 10, 2016

by Asma Khalid

Millennials now outnumber baby boomers, and they have the potential to affect elections for the next 35 years. Few of them voted in this election than did in 2012. NPR takes a look at how younger voters voted and what effect they had in the result this time around.

Protests Erupt Against Trump's Election In Many U.S. Cities

4:25pm November 10, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Yong Jung Cho, an organizer of the protest against President-elect Trump in front of the White House on Wednesday night.

National Security Elites Consider Whether To Work For Trump

4:25pm November 10, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

Scores of national security professionals, from former military officers to civilian specialists, said during the campaign they opposed then-candidate Donald Trump. Will they consider coming into the new Trump administration — and will it have them?

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The Mysterious Missing Trillions In Donald Trump's Tax Plan

4:25pm November 10, 2016

by Robert Smith

There are two possible versions of a Trump tax plan. He hasn't confirmed which one he plans to pursue. There's a $1.5 trillion difference between the two of them over 10 years.

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